What’s New in Bluebeam

If you aren’t aware, Bluebeam has updated to version 21.4.0. Make sure you update your Bluebeam to this version if you want to use some of these features. This blog will go over some of the major updates over the last few months.

Version 21.4.0 – January 14^th, 2025

This release added the markup selection cycle. This will allow you to cycle through markups that are layered on top of each other.  This will allow you to cycle between markups should you need to change any of the markup’s properties easier than past releases. To cycle between markups, simple press the [SHIFT] key.

One important note is that when you right click, it will default the right click menu to the markup that is “in front” of everything – typically the last placed markup. You may have to adjust the Order of your markups. Alternatively, any shortcut keys that are on the right click menu, such as Copy [CTRL] + [C] work when you cycle through a markup.

Other than that, there were some minor bug fixes that you can read about below.

• 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.

Version 21.3.0 – September 24^th, 2024

This version added a dark mode setting to Bluebeam. You can turn on by going to View > Dark Mode, pressing [CTRL] + [3], or from the Navigation toolbar.

Turning on dark mode can assist with eye strain caused by staring at a monitor. You can look at the drawing below for a comparison. You’ll notice that the background, markups, and content may have changed colors. Keep that in mind when designing or using your tools!

There were some other minor updates & fixes below if you want to learn more about them.

• 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.