Troubleshooting - Revu 21
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Do you need help with Revu? Follow our troubleshooting solutions for issues you might encounter when using the software.
Bluebeam account shows as Unpaid/Unassigned
Error: “Sorry this combination doesn’t look right…”
Error: “Illegal characters in path”
Studio Error: “The Project file path is too long.” | Revu 21
How to use Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) with Revu
Installed fonts don’t appear in Revu | Revu 21
Error: “The maximum number of seats has been exceeded” | Bluebeam Subscription Management
You’re prompted to log into Revu even if you didn’t log out
Error: “The document could not be saved. The process cannot access the file \\?\C:\… because it’s being used by another process.”
Common Studio error messages
Studio error: “Email already exists”
View mode is now Read-only without a subscription | Revu 21
How to disable access to Bluebeam services
Error: “We can’t log you in because of an authentication error” | Bluebeam Subscription Management
Not receiving Bluebeam subscription welcome emails | Bluebeam Subscription Management
Error: “Your font cache is corrupt, rebuilding now.”
Studio display name update isn’t reflected in current or past Sessions or Projects
Measurement tools snap at 45 and 90 degree angles
Deleting, inserting, or combining pages fails for PDFs in Revu
Legend doesn’t show all the markups on a page
Export options for Excel, Word, and PowerPoint aren’t available
Error: “No converter is available for file type ‘.docx'”
PDFs print as blank pages and print preview is blank
The measurements you create use an incorrect scale or measurement unit | Revu 21
Error: “converter.warning.symbolic.font.ocr”
No text or unexpected text styles appear after opening Revu
Plugins are grayed out in the Bluebeam Administrator | Revu 21
Error: “We can’t log you in… contact your Salesforce administrator.” | Bluebeam Subscription Management
Error: “The media name selected could not be found on the HDI postscript printer PC3 file”
Error: Unable to find a Project or Session with ID
How to enable debugging messages | Revu 21
My computer seems to perform slowly after installing Revu
How to disable Revu icon flashing on taskbar
Installation Error 1303: “Insufficient privileges to access this directory”
Error: Disabled by your system admin
Multiple “Save As” dialogs display when creating PDF from plugins or Bluebeam PDF printer
Revu not compatible with ARM processors
Error: “File is locked by another user. Would you like to open a read-only copy of this file?”
Tools and menu items are disabled | Revu 21
Error: “Revu’s Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software must be installed”
“Save As” dialog never appears when creating PDF documents
The AutoCAD page setup defaults to a letter-sized sheet after a PDF is created
“Error creating new contact, error duplicate record. Contact already exists.”
Error: “Your trial will expire in ‘x’ amount of days” | Bluebeam Subscription Management
Trial expired when using the AutoCAD, Navisworks, Revit, SolidWorks or SketchUp Pro plugin
Error: “This request is not permitted from this version of your client software.”
TrueType text is clipped at the edge of a sheet or viewport
Customized profiles don’t import with the same settings on another system
How to remove duplicate page sizes
Error: You do not have permission to access ‘______’
Truncated file name when printing to Bluebeam PDF Printer
The Bluebeam plugin does not appear in my application
Pages are rotated or skewed after running OCR
Unable to properly calibrate your drawings
Error: “Stapler has encountered an unsupported file type” | Revu 21
Compatibility & System Requirements
Error: “Stapler is not included in your current subscription”
RDP LoadLibrary Error 126: “The specified module could not be found”
Tools and menu items are grayed out during a Studio Session | Revu 21
Editing a flattened PDF prevents markups from being unflattened
AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT: Bluebeam PDF printer doesn’t appear in the printer list
Error: “OCR module failed – Failed to replace document pages”
AutoCAD PDFs don’t contain searchable text
Digital Signature error: “Signature cannot be created, certificate has been revoked”
Measurements panel: “This document has a protected scale”
Fatal error when opening Revu
Gray background after opening a file – Error: “Revu has stopped working”
Can’t make custom columns or statuses in a Session
Unable to sign in with BBID | Revu 21
Measurement markups aren’t created
Document tabs automatically disappear
Recover Unsaved Changes isn’t responding
Highlight and Select Text aren’t working
Error: The server ‘______’ does not support Windows authentication
Rendering issues in Revu
Printing markups using Adobe Acrobat® or Reader®
Document pans unexpectedly when moving the mouse
Pages rotate when printing from Revit to the Bluebeam PDF Printer | Revu 21
The edge is cut off when creating PDFs in AutoCAD
Revu creates a blank PDF from AutoCAD
Error: “Please enter a valid email address. Email address does not exist.”
Error: “A validated email address is required to login. A new validation email has been sent.”
Error: “Oops, something went wrong…” when trying to create a Studio account
Pen tool draws broken lines when used with a Microsoft Surface Pen | Revu 21
How to disable Snap to Content in Measurements | Revu 21
Cursor and markups move unexpectedly | Revu 21
Manage pages error in Bluebeam Administrator
Error: “Could not connect to Studio” | Revu 21
Files fail to upload or download in Studio because the computer clock is incorrect | Revu 21
“Error Loading Tool Set” in Tool Chest | Revu 21
Error: At least one invalid Studio URL has been detected and removed
How to recover deleted Studio Session documents | Revu 21
Resolve “Fatal Error Loading Bluebeam Revu” | Revu 21
Error: “SharePoint document failed to download (The specified path, file name, or both are too long)…” | Revu 21
Revu hangs or freezes when opening a PDF | Revu 21
Highlights are opaque and conceal drawing or text | Revu 21
Menu Bar is missing | Revu 21
Single-key keyboard shortcuts aren’t working | Revu 21
Documents print slowly or incorrectly | Revu 21
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