Bluebeam Revu: Estimating Level 2  

Part 1 - March 21, 2023 9:30am - 1:00pm
Part 2 - March 22, 2023 9:30am - 1:00pm

Synopsis  

Bluebeam Revu: Estimating Level 2 is a course that takes you and your staff on a deeper dive of how to Bluebeam Revu for Estimating at a more advanced level. Built specifically for individuals that have take the Estimating Level 1 course, this course promises to build on that knowledge and improve your workflow efficiency.  

Duration  

7 hours  

Requirements  

• A laptop or desktop PC and mouse  
• Bluebeam Revu 20 or newer (Standard, CAD, or eXtreme) Pre-Requisites  
• A working knowledge of the use of personal computers  
• Bluebeam Revu Basics training course  
• Bluebeam Revu Estimating Level 1 course  

Helpful  

• Familiarity with PDF documents  
• Scroll wheel mouse  
• Microsoft Office Suite installed  
• Familiarity with the use of Microsoft Excel  

Who Should Attend  

Any field or office professionals in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry that wishes to extend their understanding and use of Bluebeam Revu for Estimating purposes.  

Description  

Taught exclusively by Curtek, this two-half-day, instructor-led course promises to shorten your staff's learning curve and maximize your investment in Revu by:  

• Providing hands-on instruction by an experienced Senior Estimator 
• Focusing on the best practices needed to use Revu to achieve greater productivity  
• Delivering frequent skills reinforcement through hands-on classroom activities, contextual feedback, quizzing and discussion  
• Applying a progressive learning structure where each learning module builds on previous learning objectives  
• Equipping learners with takeaway reference material, including practice files and a reference workbook to use beyond the classroom  

Course Outline  

The Revu: Estimating Level 2 curriculum includes the following modules:  

Module 1: Introduction  

• Course introduction  
• Review Profiles, Tool Sets, & Layers  

Module 2: Spaces  

• What are Spaces  
• Adding, editing, and removing Spaces  
• Dynamic Fill Spaces  
• Classroom Exercise  

Module 3: Hyperlinks  

• What are Hyperlinks  
• Absolute Path vs Relative Path  
• Creating Hyperlinks Manually  
• Search & Hyperlink  
• Batch Link (eXtreme version required for this feature)  
• Classroom Exercise  

Module 3: Managing Changes and Revisions  

• Compare Documents  
• Comparing Page Regions  
• Classroom Exercise  
• Overlay Pages  
• Overlaying different size documents  
• Classroom Exercise  
• Batch Compare and Batch Overlay  
• Using Batch Compare  
• Using Batch Overlay  
• Classroom Exercise  

Module 4: Slip Sheeting Take-off pages  

• Replace Pages  
• Using Replace Pages  
• Classroom Exercise  
• Batch Slip Sheeting (eXtreme version required for this feature)  
• Using Batch Slip Sheet  
• Batch Slip Sheet summary reports  

Module 5: Advanced Markups List  

• Review of the Markups List  
• Advanced custom columns with formulas  
• Best Practices for Subject & Label  
• Export Settings - Config  
• Quantity Link (eXtreme version required for this feature)  
• Classroom Exercise  

Module 6: Instructor Session: Questions and Answers  

• Specific examples from Trainees real work will be addressed