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Bluebeam Revu 21 vs Revu 20

Revu 21 subscriptions come in three guises, each plan is tailored for a variety of project needs in the office and the field.
All Revu 21 plans include a combination of Revu and Bluebeam Cloud (web and iOS only) solutions,
plus services to boost your productivity.

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Product Comparison Guide

Bluebeam Revu 21 vs. Bluebeam Revu 20

Here’s a detailed overview of all versions of Bluebeam Revu:

Features Bluebeam Revu 21 Bluebeam Revu 20
  Basics Core Complete Standard CAD Extreme
Bluebeam Revu 21 or Bluebeam Revu 20
Bluebeam Studio®
Bluebeam Cloud - Markup Editor
Bluebeam Cloud - Field Tools
Bluebeam University
Unlimited centralized cloud storage
Integrations - Bluebeam and partner-built
Tech support - email, phone, self-serve
Geolocation Insights
Features Bluebeam Revu 21 Bluebeam Revu 20
  Basics Core Complete Standard CAD Extreme
Document Markup & Tracking
Annotate PDFs with markups such as customized text, shapes, and stamps
Track and manage annotations
View, filter and sort markups and comments in the Markups List
Save and reuse tools from the Tool Chest
Change the tool subject and add a comment in the Tool Chest
Set and remove scale from tool sets
Assign markups to layers
Flatten PDF markups
Import PDF markups
Redact PDF content permanently
Translate markups to different languages
Create and add dynamic stamps to PDFs
2D photo markups
Insert hyperlinks into documents and assign a hyperlink to a specific area
Create custom Markup List filters and save them for reuse
Embed 2D photos in markups with Capture
Embed 360° photos and videos in markups with Capture
Calibrate tool sets to dynamically resize on PDFs with different scales/viewports
Create and save markup legends to the Tool Chest
Create, view and apply custom hatch patterns
Create calibrated polygons, polylines, rectangles, and ellipses using Sketch to Scale tools
Create custom statuses
Features Bluebeam Revu 21 Bluebeam Revu 20
  Basics Core Complete Standard CAD Extreme
Content Creation, Access & Management
Add or edit headers and footers
Combine separate documents to create a single PDF
Customize the size of new pages and resize existing pages
Embed file attachments
Erase and cut PDF content
Extract, delete, rotate and insert blank pages
Insert existing PDF pages
Preserve hyperlinks when combining and separating linked PDFs
View 3D PDFs
Create a table of contents from bookmark
Reduce file size using preset and customizable fidelity options
Split documents without altering the source file
Manually create bookmarks and page labels
Automatically create bookmarks and page labels
Mark up 3D views
Overlay pages to compare two or more PDF revisions
Process colors
Create, mark up and manipulate 3D PDFs from any IFC or U3D file
Open, create and modify Sets, and tag files to sort and navigate Sets documents
Features Bluebeam Revu 21 Bluebeam Revu 20
  Basics Core Complete Standard CAD Extreme
Navigation & Personalization
Launch multiple instances of Revu
Access and view recent PDFs
Drag document tabs out of interface and into their own windows across multiple monitors
Change markup properties and save for reuse
Create customizable keyboard shortcuts
Customize toolbars
Search local drives and pin files in categories
Transform scanned images into text-searchable PDFs using Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Search for symbols with VisualSearch
Features Bluebeam Revu 21 Bluebeam Revu 20
  Basics Core Complete Standard CAD Extreme
Measurement Tools
Apply measurements of different scales in one PDF using viewports
Measure PDFs with basic measurement tools for length and area
Measure PDFs with advanced measurement tools such as perimeter, volume, angle and count
Add formulas to custom columns for calculations
Link real-time data from measurement markups to Excel worksheets with Quantity Link
Section off and fill drawing regions to generate markups, measurements and spaces with Dynamic Fill
Features Bluebeam Revu 21 Bluebeam Revu 20
  Basics Core Complete Standard CAD Extreme
Studio in Revu
Collaborate in real time with markup tools in existing Studio Sessions
View and upload files to existing Studio Projects and Studio Sessions
Sync Studio Project files locally for offline editing
Create new Studio Projects and Studio Sessions
Features Bluebeam Revu 21 Bluebeam Revu 20
  Basics Core Complete Standard CAD Extreme
Plug-Ins & Integrations
One-click PDF creation and batch directly from Microsoft® Office and Outlook®
Integrate with SharePoint® and ProjectWise®
Convert any Windows file to PDF or TIF, JPG, BMP, PSD, PNG, PCL, GIF, EMF and WMF files using the Bluebeam PDF printer
Export scanned PDFs as editable Word, Excel®and PowerPoint® documents
One-click 2D PDF creation and batch directly from AutoCAD®, Revit® and SolidWorks®
One-click 3D PDF creation directly from AutoCAD, Revit and Navisworks®
Convert Revit Rooms to Revu Spaces
Batch convert files from AutoCAD, Revit and SolidWorks to PDF, TIF, JPG, BMP, PSD, PNG, PCL, GIF, EMF and WMF files
Transfer hyperlinks from an AutoCAD file
Import files with SHX fonts from AutoCAD
Import sheet sets from AutoCAD
Features Bluebeam Revu 21 Bluebeam Revu 20
  Basics Core Complete Standard CAD Extreme
Security & Digital Signatures
Add digital signature fields that require certified digital IDs
Track all digital signatures and certificates
Apply password protection and set permissions
Features Bluebeam Revu 21 Bluebeam Revu 20
  Basics Core Complete Standard CAD Extreme
Automation
Use Automatic Form Creation to convert PDFs into forms
Merge form data
Apply scale to multiple sheets simultaneously
Batch compare multiple drawing revisions
Automatically create navigational hyperlinks across a specific group of documents using Batch Link®
Batch process hyperlinks for large document sets
Automatically insert new page revisions or replace current pages with new revisions across multiple documents using Batch Slip Sheet
Apply a digital signature and professional seal across a batch of multiple files
Implement scripting commands
Features Bluebeam Revu 21 Bluebeam Revu 20
  Basics Core Complete Standard CAD Extreme
Data Export
Generate and export a PDF summary of all markups in a file or across multiple files
Generate and export a CSV or XML summary of all markups in a file
Track and generate reports on markups located in pre-defined customized regions
 

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