Attend a Studio Session

For the most part, continue using Revu just like you normally do. By participating in a Studio session, you are able to collaborate with members of your project team on one or more files. Use the Markup and Measure tools to add comments and takeoffs to the PDF document. Change, edit, and delete markups and measures that you have created and Reply to any markup or measure that other Attendees have created.

Additionally, there are features that are only available in a Session. You will see markups and measures added by other Attendees immediately as they are added or changed. You can follow an Attendee and your display will update to show what they are seeing. You can chat with other Attendees and you can see a record of each markup, comment, and chat as it happens.

There are a few things that are different in a Studio Session. The Host, the person who started the Session, is initially the only one who can add or remove documents from the Session. The Host can give permissions for other users to add documents. You can Reply to other Attendees' markups and measures, but you cannot edit them. You can add markups and measurements, but you cannot make changes that change the PDF's content. For example, tools like Add, Delete or Reorder PDF pages, Edit Text, Flatten and Sign are not available because they change the document's content. For the same reason, you can use existing Bookmarks and Flags, but you cannot create new ones.

Menus and toolbars that cannot be accessed during Studio Sessions are grayed out.

The Session Host may restrict an Attendee's ability to save, print, or add markups to documents in the Session.

You can continue to work with other documents while you work in a Session. The document tabs at the top of the Revu workspace will show a small Studio icon for documents that are part of a Session.

You need only three things (besides a computer) to participate in Studio:

1. An installation of Revu or Vu (version 8.5 or above; Vu is available for Windows only), or Revu for iPad.
2. An email address (to create a Studio Server account).
3. An Internet connection.

Attendees do not need to purchase Revu to participate in Studio. Both Vu and a trial version of Revu can be used to access Studio, both of which can be downloaded from http://www.bluebeam.com.

A Studio Account must be created so the Host can authorize you to participate in the Session and so other users can identify you. The account is free and only requires a valid email address.

An Internet connection is required so you can connect to the Studio server. A dial-up connection is not recommended.

You might receive an invitation to the Studio Session a number of ways, though the most common are by email or in person (in either case, you should also be told the Studio ID, which you can use to join).

Before you can join a Studio Session , you must have a Studio account. If you do not, it's a simple matter to create one.

If you received an email invitation to a Studio Session , click on the Session URL in the message and you will connect to the Studio server automatically.

If you do not have a Studio account, the Create Studio Account dialog box appears first. You must create an account to join the Session.

You can also join a Studio Session using the Studio ID:

1. Select the Studio tab.

2. Click Join. The Join dialog box appears.

   

   • If you do not have a Studio account, the Create Studio Account dialog box appears first. You must create an account to join the Session.
3. Enter the Studio ID and click OK.