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Simple Quantity Takeoff with Bluebeam Revu

Simple Quantity Takeoffs with Bluebeam is a progressive training series designed to help construction professionals perform accurate, efficient quantity takeoffs using Bluebeam Revu. Built around real-world estimating workflows, the series starts with core navigation, scaling, and measurement fundamentals and advances through data customization, space-based organization, and project-level QTO control. You'll learn how to produce reliable quantities, manage and refine takeoff data, automate workflows, and export results for use in Excel and downstream estimating processes. By completing the series, estimators and project teams will be equipped to create consistent, repeatable, and defensible quantity takeoffs that support faster and more confident project decisions.

This live online series offers 4 four-hour courses. You can take all 4 courses or just the ones that meet your needs. Each separate course is delivered in 2 two-hour sessions. A live instructor explains the detailed functions and addresses questions as the class progresses. Classes are taught by Bluebeam Certified Professionals.

Note: Instructor will present using Bluebeam Revu Complete 21. Students who wish to follow along with instructor are encouraged to use the same version. Some tools shown may not be available in Revu Basics or Core. Looking for this class in Bluebeam Revu 2017, 2018, 2019, or 20? Contact us to make arrangements.

Recording: Registrants for a course will receive access to a recording of each session for 7 consecutive days. Access will start the next business day after the session ends.

Simple Quantity Takeoffs with Bluebeam I

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4 hour course | 4 CPC/CEU credits

Bluebeam Revu is a powerful and flexible quantity takeoff tool, but accuracy and efficiency depend on understanding how to use it correctly. This course introduces the core Bluebeam features estimators and project teams rely on for everyday quantity takeoff work. You’ll learn how to navigate Bluebeam Revu efficiently, properly scale and calibrate drawings, and use measurement tools to produce reliable quantities that support faster, more confident estimates.

Session 1: Understanding Bluebeam

  • Tabs, Palettes, and Toolbars
  • Multiview Tools
  • Running Multiple Sessions of Bluebeam Revu
  • Navigation and File Access

Session 2: Measurement and Takeoff Tools

  • PDF Scaling and Calibration
  • Linear Measurement Tools
  • Area and Volume Tools
  • Item Counts and Search Tools

Simple Quantity Takeoffs with Bluebeam II

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4 hour course | 4 CPC/CEU credits

Building on basic takeoff skills, this course dives deeper into the measurement properties and advanced markup tools that make Bluebeam Revu a powerful QTO platform. You’ll learn how to refine measurements, manage complex quantities, and control how takeoff data is displayed and edited. Designed for estimators and project teams, this course focuses on improving accuracy, consistency, and efficiency in real-world quantity takeoff workflows.

Session 1: Measurement Properties

  • Segment Lengths and Drop/Riser Values
  • Applying Slopes to Areas
  • Split, Merge and Continue Counts
  • Using Multiple Viewports at Differing Scales
  • Editing Actions for a Measurement

Session 2: Beyond Basic Markups

  • Working with Layers and Display Controls
  • Adding Hyperlinks and Images
  • Controlling Markup Status
  • Cutting/Erasing PDF Content
  • Flattening Markups

Simple Quantity Takeoffs with Bluebeam III

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4 hour course | 4 CPC/CEU credits

Building on the foundational skills from Level I and II, this course takes your Bluebeam QTO expertise to the next level. You’ll learn how to customize takeoff data, create and manage spaces and places, and automate workflows to improve efficiency and consistency. Participants will also explore best practices for exporting and sharing takeoff data with stakeholders, making your QTO process more accurate, repeatable, and connected to project teams.

Session 1: Customizing QTO Data

  • Grouping and Sorting Takeoff Items
  • Controlling Column Display
  • Working with Custom Columns
  • Working with Status Models and States
  • Adding Comments and Replies to Markups
  • Importing and Exporting Markups Between Files
  • Extracting Takeoffs to Excel and PDF

Session 2: Organizing by Space and Place

  • Creating and Labeling Spaces
  • Nesting Spaces
  • Using Spaces in Markups List
  • Creating and Naming Places

Simple Quantity Takeoffs with Bluebeam IV

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4 hour course | 4 CPC/CEU credits

After mastering custom fields and spaces in Level III, this course focuses on structuring and controlling your QTO data for collaboration, review, and approvals. You’ll learn how to organize projects with bookmarks, sets, and categories, use underutilized Bluebeam tools like document comparison and overlays, and link takeoff data to Excel for dynamic, actionable workflows. Designed for estimators and project teams who handle QTO regularly, this class ensures your data is accurate, organized, and ready for efficient project decision-making.

Session 1: QTO Project Structures

  • Generating Bookmarks
  • Building Sets and Categories
  • Working with Set Tags
  • Bookmarks and Page Labels
  • Updating Sets with Revised Files

Session 2: Underutilized QTO Tools

  • Use Compare Documents to Verify QTO Requirements
  • Use Document Overlay to Align Floors and Trades
  • Excel Quantity Linking Process
  • Using Dynamic Fill Tools
  • Document Management
  • Importing and Exporting Markups Between Files
  • Extracting Takeoffs to Excel and PDF
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