Revu 21 release notes

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Revu 21.10

2 June 2026

What's New

  • Expanded MCP workflows including targeted search and markup editing.

  • Improved Stitching with text size controls for regions and matchlines.

  • Updated Connected Sessions with Revit 2027 support.

  • Introduced Session Restoration in Studio, allowing hosts to restore deleted Sessions and files directly from the Studio panel.

  • Updated the User Account experience with a refreshed interface and improved account access.

  • Added Autodesk 2027 plugin support for AutoCAD, Revit, and Navisworks.

  • Added localized QTO and worksite planning profiles for Spanish, Norwegian and Polish.

  • Added Smart Review door checks that automatically flag door tag mismatches between plans and schedules, including missing schedules, missing or duplicate tags, and tags that don't appear in the plans.

  • Updated the default stamp folder location. In Revu 21.10, stamps are stored in the user profile at %AppData%\Bluebeam Software\Revu\21\Stamps instead of C:\ProgramData\Bluebeam Software\Bluebeam Revu\21.

What's Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where certain characters in the Hardware ID for offline licenses could appear visually identical due to font rendering.

  • Fixed an issue where MCP could override locked markups when executing prompts.

  • Fixed an issue where .txt files could fail to convert when using Stapler.

  • Fixed an issue where Split Count could fail in certain files containing custom columns with a Number format.

  • Fixed an issue where Vitrium-protected files could appear blank instead of displaying a Protected message.

  • Fixed an issue where files converted using Office plugins could display an incorrect file path in the footer.

  • Fixed an issue where Revu could fail to notify users that a file was read-only.

  • Fixed an issue where Tool Chest items could move unexpectedly after updating.

  • Fixed an issue where page numbers in hyperlink URLs could be removed when converting Word files to PDF.

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3 March 2026

What's Fixed
  • Printing to the Bluebeam PDF printer could cause other open instances of Revu to close unexpectedly.
  • Links to PDF files wouldn't open correctly in the Web tab.
  • When polyline editing, control points didn't respond correctly when using modifier keys.
  • File names in footers could change when converting Word documents to PDF using Stapler.
  • Restored expected behavior for temporarily disabling Snap to Grid using keyboard shortcuts with certain tools.
  • The Import Icon option was unavailable in Tool Sets.
  • Revu could become unresponsive when working with custom line styles and adjusting the Properties panel.
  • Some custom sequences couldn't be resumed.
  • Polygon Cutout didn't work properly on areas with curved segments.
  • Some images in PDFs didn't render correctly on ARM64 devices.
  • Markups didn't snap to grid correctly after rotating a PDF when using certain regional settings.
  • Additional improvements and fixes.

2 December 2025

What's New
  • Round Corners: Round one or more corners for Polygon and Polyline markups.
  • Studio Project Search now includes markup results per file which link directly to their location.
  • Delete a whole word when editing text markups in Revu by pressing Ctrl+Backspace.

Task Link

Task Link is an integration between BluebeamRevu and GoCanvas that empowers office users to dispatch tasks to field teams and access real-time field updates within Revu. It requires a paid Bluebeam and GoCanvas Lite subscription or above. It is available for all global regions. GoCanvas supports only US-EN language.

  • Drop a markup on the drawing, assign a GoCanvas mobile form, and send it straight to your field team.
  • Your field team will get notified to complete the form in the GoCanvas app with everything they need—task details, reference Revu PDF drawings, and a due date.
  • The completed form shows up in Revu, linked right to the markup, so your office team always has the latest updates from the field.

What's Fixed
  • When placing an Area Measurement that has a highlighted fill, it appears opaque and blocks the view of the document when trying to place the Markup.
  • Issue with some Vitrium locked files not opening in Revu.
  • When opening a PDF that is an Outlook attachment, the screen is blank on ARM64 computers.
  • Polygonal Area measurements disappear at certain angles during placement.
  • Output folder in Stapler wizard always reverts back to Custom Folder and default system save path.
  • Clicking a link in a file continually launches new web tabs.
  • When printing from AutoCAD to the Bluebeam PDF Printer, the page is rotated 90 degrees.
  • Some links open within a web tab instead of being opened as a PDF file.
  • Cannot copy under Properties, Project Path links in Projects or Original Location in Studio Sessions.
  • Files containing JavaScript to submit Form do not work.
  • Additional improvements and fixes.

3 September 2025

What's New

  • Create New Studio Session has an improved user experience.
  • Support for ProjectWise 2024.

Studio Project Search

Studio Project Search helps you find files, folders, and markups quickly using keywords or natural language. It is available for users in the US server region and supports only US-EN language.

  • Find PDF files and content (text and markups) efficiently with the enhanced Studio Project Search feature. Search for keyword matches across all folders and subfolders within a project.
  • Build queries using natural language and refine your search with available filters.

What's Fixed

  • Text no longer appears garbled in PDFs created using PScript or GhostScript.
  • Fixed an “Unhandled exception has occurred…” error that appeared when launching Revu.
  • Excel (.xlsx) files now display properly in the Windows File Explorer Preview Pane when Revu is installed.
  • Corrected embedded font rendering issues (Type 0 - CID Type 2) that only occurred in Revu.
  • The Batch Sign and Seal preview window now allows resizing a signature to the same scale as single-document signing.
  • The AutoCAD Plant 3D 2024 plugin now works correctly with Revu.
  • Resolved an “unknown error” that could occur during PDF post-processing when files contained headers and footers.
  • Fixed an issue on ARM devices where “Automatically Create Form Fields” produced an error and failed.
  • Studio Projects permissions dialog now displays correctly when duplicate group names exist.
  • Exporting to Office programs now works correctly when Revu’s language setting does not match English (US) and the OS region format is set to other English locales.
  • Additional improvements and fixes.

8 July 2025

What's Fixed

  • Hovering over Symbols in the Tool Chest no longer showed additional information.

  • Dynamic Toolset scale was misapplied to Sequence markups.

  • Placing a profile on a network drive caused "My Tools" to duplicate in the profile.

  • Unpaid participants were unable to collaborate in Studio Sessions due to "Tool Sets available after sign in" blocking access.

  • Count Measurement details (e.g., Subject, Label) could not be edited in the Tool Chest.

  • Sequence Markups disappeared and an exception was thrown when flattening documents containing them.

  • Grouped count symbols failed to appear on the page while using Resume Count until the tool was deselected.

  • Font family, size, and color settings for the Length tool did not persist when set as default or applied from the Tool Chest in properties mode.

  • The "Automatically Create Form Fields" feature did not detect form fields.

3 June 2025

What's New

  • Markups on Capture – Directly mark up your embedded images.

  • ARM processors - Full support for ARM-based Windows PCs.

  • Tool Chest enhancements – Improved Tool Set management, new Punch Key options, multi-select markups, drag-and-drop multiple markups, improved Detail mode.

  • Sign In – Improved signing in to Revu, using Microsoft Edge WebView2.

  • Autodesk 2026 plugins – Support for AutoCAD 2026, Revit 2026, Navisworks 2026.

What's Fixed

  • Visual trails appeared along the cursor path when using a custom count from a Snapshot on a rotated document.

  • A specific form behaved unpredictably on certain computers.

  • Column data was incorrectly written to the Tool Set when reused.

  • Customized "My Tools" toolbar showed as missing after closing and reopening Revu.

  • Comments disappeared from tools in Properties mode when Reuse was enabled.

  • Image markups from a custom toolset randomly became invisible after placement.

  • Entrust signatures prompted for sign-in twice when used in Revu.

  • Toolbar lock setting was not preserved after closing and reopening Revu while not signed in.

4 March 2025

What's Fixed

  • Numeric page labels were not maintained when extracting pages or using Batch Slip Sheet.

  • Files with corrupt bookmarks could cause Revu to freeze.

  • Some users couldn't double-click to edit the text of certain grouped markups.

  • AutoCAD Plugin Save As window was always opening to Last Saved Folder.

  • Form field name was not preserved when copying and pasting.

  • Printing from Revit via Plugin or Bluebeam PDF Printer did not produce PDF dimensions matching ISO standard specs.

  • Printing to Revu resulted in missing image when using the Excel Plugin.

  • Check/select value actions were not triggered by Enter key/space bar.

  • Revu was unable to open SharePoint files that had a hashtag character in the file name.

  • Special characters in file paths would break links to files when converted from Excel.

14 January 2025

What's New

  • Markup Selection Cycle – Cycle through and select from crowded overlapping markups with ease.

What's Fixed

  • Prompt to install Bluebeam PDF printer when trying to print to a different location.

  • Printing via Microsoft Word plugin resulted in misaligned text.

  • Printing to KIP & Canon printers inadvertently resulted in Pages printing in Gray Scale.

  • 'Lines Merge' function was not producing the expected output.

  • Revu not shown in Windows Task Bar while open.

  • Tag Date Format was not respecting locale settings.

  • Switching views in Revu could lead to a crash over time.

  • Large discrepancies between the original and resulting .pdf when converting documents with Plug-In/Stapler.

  • Export to Office programs resulted in 0kb file if the language in Region setting was set to certain English regional formats.

  • Bluebeam plugin formatting was not matching original Word document.

  • Studio Session Reports were incorrectly labeling the "Page Label" column.

  • Additional improvements and fixes.

24 September 2024

What's New

  • Dark Mode — Reduce eye strain by turning any file into a dark color scheme viewing experience.

  • Plugin support for Revit 2025 and AutoCAD 2025.

  • Localization improvements for French and Spanish.

  • Improved Sharing experience for Studio Sessions and Projects.

What's Fixed

  • Unable to edit text with PT Sans font recently installed.

  • Users with Norwegian language couldn't use Bluebeam PDF Printer (using Save As) in version 21.2.

  • PDF printed from Revit using BB printer was changing content on larger paper sizes (2A0 size).

  • Part of the page wouldn't render in Batch Sign & Seal window.

  • Search Set option wouldn't work in Sets stored in Projects.

  • Copying and pasting Studio Project Folder into itself would delete the whole folder structure.

  • Blank space was being added to PDFs made from Bluebeam Word plugin when stored in OneDrive.

  • Revu was crashing as a result of Applocker policy.

  • Additional improvements and fixes.

25 June 2024

What's New:

  • Status Keyboard Shortcut – Accelerate your tasks by applying markup statuses with keyboard shortcuts.

  • Auto Align Improvements – Increased efficiency and performance, now up to 8x faster.

  • Export Latest Status Only – Create a focused Markup Summary that zeroes in on the latest statuses while leaving out the entire audit history.

  • German Localization – Translation improvements for German, along with improved support for metric units and ISO formatting.

  • Revu in VMs – Improved support for using Revu in non-persistent virtual machines.

  • New PDF Units – Create new or insert page using any units, independent of Preferences setting.

  • Hide Individual Markups – Quickly surface and interact with markups whose visibility is obscured by overlapping markups.

What's Fixed:

  • Decimal character in Markup Formula did not work.

  • Word Plugin & Stapler was removing Paragraph spacing.

  • Error when adding a date and time to Header/Footer when Revu's language is set to Germany.

  • Converting Polylength to Arc resulted in unexpected direction of arc.

  • Punchkey Import was failing to import CSV files made with other region settings.

  • Markup List: Custom Column choice was importing values from CSV with other delimiter.

  • Printing to Bluebeam PDF Printer/Plugin via Revit shifted content when printed to page size over 48″ width.

  • Additional improvements and fixes.

April 9, 2024

What's New:

  • Auto Align - Overlay Pages and Compare Documents now have a brand new alignment option. Using Bluebeam AI technology, pages can be aligned automatically.

  • Preferences Search - You can now search Revu's Preferences for available settings.

  • Banner - Revu can now communicate contextual information about features you're using without blocking you with alerts.

What's Fixed:

  • Dynamic fill causing Revu to crash.

  • Source folder option will not work for some folders when using Office Plugin when Onedrive is enabled.

  • In PDF files created by tx_pdf 25, the text does not display properly.

  • Page Scale and Page Label in Thumbnails tab defaults to "ON" every time Revu is closed and reopened.

  • Additional improvements and fixes.

October 17, 2023

What's New:

Markups & Measurements

  • Multiply – Create offset copies of Markups and Measurements. You can specify direction, rotation, distance at scale, number of copies, as well as preview before placing on your document.

  • Custom Captions – Customize your measurement captions with data from your Markups List columns. You can choose from Revu's columns, or display values from your custom columns.

  • Center Coordinates – You can now also add center coordinate values to the Markup List. This allows increased precision for workflows that require the exact center point of Markups.

Studio

  • Bluebeam users who are invited to collaborate in a Studio Session, but are not yet part of a Plan, can now collaborate more effectively. Collaborators are now also able to use colors, Stamps, Snapshot, Cloud+, and Highlight.

  • Revu now includes and fully supports the BEAst 3.0 Profile. Revu users in Sweden can use the latest Profile version that complies with the BEAst nordic standard.

What's Fixed:

  • Sketch-to-Scale measurements could not be moved to an exact position in 21.0.40.

  • Slow typing in text boxes in Windows 11 when Virtualized Webcam Drivers are enabled.

  • Printing via Word plugin resulted in misaligned text.

  • Source folder option would not work for some folders when using Office Plugin with OneDrive is enabled.

  • Unable to edit text with PT Sans font recently installed.

  • Hatch Patterns (.PAT) did not import on systems with INTL Settings using comma as decimal.

  • Error "The document could not be saved…" when saving or checking out a file.

  • Custom columns partially cut off in Properties Panel.

  • Additional improvements and fixes.

July 20, 2023
What's New:

  • Enhanced support for SharePoint Online.

  • Support for ProjectWise 2023.

  • Plugin support for Revit 2024, AutoCAD 2024, and Navisworks 2024.

What's Fixed:

  • Fixed an issue where use of decimal as a separator for depth on measurements wasn't working.

  • Fixed an issue where the Bluebeam Printer wasn't saving files with associated special characters.

  • Fixed an issue where files encrypted with FileOpen DRM were failing to open.

  • Fixed an issue where connecting to SharePoint Online using the "Open in Revu" option for the first time presented errors.

  • Fixed an issue where very large Studio Projects failed to download. Additional improvements and fixes.

March 28, 2023

What's New:

Microsoft Information Protection (MIP)

  • Revu now supports the ability to open PDF files protected by Microsoft's MIP protection service. MIP protected files shared within an organization can now be opened read-only.

What's Fixed:

  • Fixed an issue where documents wouldn't open, or were unable to connect to Studio.

  • Fixed an issue where users were unable to delete or insert pages on multipage files with broken bookmarks.

  • Fixed an issue where layers associated with custom markup tools reset.

  • Fixed an issue where Revu didn't support long filename paths in SharePoint.

  • Fixed an issue with inconsistent snapping of pages when scrolling to top of document.

  • Fixed an issue where JavaScript stamps weren't functioning as expected.

  • Fixed an issue with View/Sheet Sets not remembering selections made for files located in BIM360.

  • Fixed an issue where PDFs created from iTextSharp weren't displaying as expected in Revu.

  • Fixed an issue where some hyperlinks were failing to open as expected.

  • Fixed an issue affecting text selection.

  • Many additional improvements and fixes.

September 20, 2022

Revu 21 makes it easy to securely access your work anywhere. You can log into any desktop with Revu installed and access your project files, or send your Tool Chest to Bluebeam on web and mobile for markups on-the-go. You can learn more about Bluebeam on web and mobile here.

What's New:

Sign In

  • Sign in securely on any desktop with Revu installed and access all the features corresponding to your Bluebeam Plan.
    Bluebeam Plans allow you to access Revu 21, Studio, and Bluebeam on web and mobile on up to three devices using a single login.

Tool Chest Anywhere

  • Send your Tool Chest directly to Bluebeam on web and mobile and access many of your favorite tools on any web or iOS device.

Plugins

  • Enjoy added support for Revit, AutoCAD and Navisworks 2023.

What's Fixed:

  • Fixed an issue where selecting fonts in DPT would crash Revu.

  • Fixed an issue where text added to a text box was not being recorded in a Session.

  • Fixed an issue where check-in information was not updated in the SharePoint version history dialog.

  • Fixed an issue where signatures were incorrectly showing as invalid.

  • Fixed an issue with Bluebeam Administrator settings for Bluebeam PDF printer.

  • Fixed an issue with AutoCAD plugin not respecting an option for deleting temporary files.

  • Fixed an issue with converting an Outlook email to a PDF. Fixed an issue where Windows updates were crashing Revu for deployed installations.

  • Fixed multiple issues with IGC digital certificates significantly increasing file size.

  • Fixed an issue with editing multi-page files with broken Bookmarks.

  • Fixed an issue with Office plugin not converting files with overlapping images.