Command Line Options

PbMngr5.exe is the Bluebeam Administrator application found in C:\Program Files\Bluebeam Software\Bluebeam Revu\2016\Pushbutton PDF. It must be run from this folder.

These command line options allow you to automate changes to settings in the Bluebeam Administrator, including product registration, silently via the command line.

Administrator privileges are required to change most of these settings.

/help or /?		Shows command line help for PbMngr5.exe.
/about		Displays about screen for Bluebeam Revu.
/printername		Displays the printer name used by Bluebeam Revu.
/printerdpi <number>		Sets the default DPI of the Bluebeam PDF printer.
/reinstallptr		Uninstalls and reinstalls the Bluebeam PDF printer
/dvon		Makes Bluebeam Revu the default PDF editor.
/dvoff		Resets the default PDF editor.
/update		Updates Bluebeam authorization server with current version and machine name.
/register [<version> <serial number> <product key> [NoAuth]]¹		Register with no parameters will attempt to register a delayed authorization. Register with parameters will cross register between Bluebeam products. [NoAuth] delays authorization.
/expire		Expires trial, forces Revu to be used as a reader.
/setup [options]²		Setup is used to initialize the following options:
	/DVON	Makes Bluebeam Revu the default PDF editor (default).
	/DVON32	Makes Bluebeam Revu 32 bit the default PDF editor (off by default).
	/DVOFF	Resets the default PDF editor (off by default). Required parameter to avoid changing default viewer to Revu.
	/IF:<flags>³	Bitwise flags to install plugins into (default is 0; 1023 enables all plugins³): Office(1), AutoCAD(2), AutoCAD Lt(4), SolidWorks(8), Revit(16), Internet Explorer(32), ProjectWise(64), Outlook(128), Sketchup(256)
	/DPS:[A4 or Letter]	Default page size to use with Bluebeam PDF printer (default is Letter).
	/NCPATH:<path>	Netconfig path.
	/JOPATH:<path>	Job options path.
	/PREFSPATH:<path>	Path to a Bluebeam Revu preferences setup file used to push out new RevuPreferences to users. Absolute and UNC paths are supported.
	/RED	Use Red icon for PDF files (off by default).
	/BLUE	Use Blue icon for PDF files (default).
	/QL	Enable Quick Launch of Revu (default is disabled).
	/NODESKREVU	Prevents the creation of a new desktop shortcut for Revu (off by default). Does not remove existing shortcuts.

Notes:

The /register command can be used to re-register the product with a different license (for example, when converting to an Enterprise License).
When using the /setup command, values must be specified for all of the options or the settings will revert to defaults, with the exception of the /NCPATH, /JOPATH and /PREFSPATH options.
The /IF parameter is additive. Sum the values of the plug-ins you want to enable. 1023 enables all plugins. Also note that Navisworks is tied to Revit.

Examples:

Register with parameters as below to change your current Bluebeam 2016 licenses (note that command must be on a single line):

"%ProgramFiles%\Bluebeam Software\Bluebeam Revu\2016\Pushbutton PDF\PbMngr5.exe" /register 16 1234567 ABCDE-5FGHIJK

Disable Office Plugins, leaving only the AutoCAD and Internet Explorer plugins enabled:

"%ProgramFiles%\Bluebeam Software\Bluebeam Revu\2016\Pushbutton PDF\PbMngr5.exe" /setup /IF:34

Enable the Red icon for PDF files and enable Quick Launch of Revu where all plugins are enabled:

"%ProgramFiles%\Bluebeam Software\Bluebeam Revu\2016\Pushbutton PDF\PbMngr5.exe" /setup /RED /QL /IF:1023

Deploying an updated set of Revu Preferences where all plugins except the Internet Explorer plugin need to remain enabled:

"%ProgramFiles%\Bluebeam Software\Bluebeam Revu\2016\Pushbutton PDF\PbMngr5.exe" /setup /IF:479 /PREFSPATH:"G:\Bluebeam Software\Settings\RevuPreferences.xml"

When doing this it is recommended that you delete everything else from the XML so as not to change any other settings.

In order for the preferences to merge, the modified date of the RevuPreferences file you push out must be newer than date of the UserPreferences.xml file for the user. If it isn’t, Revu will ignore the preferences so as not to overwrite newer settings with something that might be outdated. The UserPreferences get saved when Revu is closed.

When merging preferences, you need to add Merge=”True” (case sensitive) into the header of this RevuPreferences.xml file:

<RevuPreferenceDictionary Version="1" Merge="True">

Here's an example of pushing out only the setting to turn ON the File Access Preference "Toolbar Integration Only":

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<RevuPreferenceDictionary Version="1" Merge="True">

<DocManSys>

<ToolbarIntegrationOnlyx64.>True</ToolbarIntegrationOnlyx64.>

</DocManSys>

</RevuPreferenceDictionary>

See the Enterprise Solutions Guide for more information.