Open PDFs in Bluebeam

If you want PDFs to open in Bluebeam rather than within your Internet Browser you can accomplish this by changing a setting in Adobe Reader.

1. Open Adobe Reader and go to the Edit pulldown and then select Preferences

2. Then Select Internet and Uncheck Display PDF in Browser



Details, Details.

Hello, we have added a new section to the Wolski tool palette and you won't believe that you were able to live without it to this point.

The palette tab is called Detailing and it includes breaklines, wood and metal sectional studs, batt insulation and more. Check it out and let us know if there are additional items that you would like to see included.

Pen Assignments - Updates

The following update have been made to the Wolski Pen Assignments to add more "punch" to the drawings. 



The following adjustments were made to the Wolski.ctb file on the server (if you require the older settings they are saved to Wolski-Original.ctb).

Bluebeam Administrator

If you have an issue with Bluebeam, likely it can be resolved with the Bluebeam Administrator.

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"How do I start the Administrator?"
Start Button - > All Programs -> Bluebeam Software -> Bluebeam Administrator
Or from within Bluebeam PDF Revu:



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“I don’t know where Bluebeam is saving my PDFs”
Check out the Printer Options:



While you are at it double-check to make sure the Bluebeam Printer Monitor is running:



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“My PDFs are opening in Adobe not Bluebeam"
Set Bluebeam as the default viewer:

Offset to Current Layer

Here is a great tip for creating for wall lines from grid lines:

1. Draw grid lines on GRID layer
2. Set the WALL layer current.
3. Offset your wall line from the grids using the Offset to Current Layer option (this will create lines on the WALL layer).

So how do you set this magical offset option?

At the command line type OFFSET and then L (for Layer) and C (for Current) and then continue with your offset distance...

Same principle works for creating T-bar ceiling lines from wall lines, have fun!

Frustration with MText

Wow, editting a large piece of Mtext can be frustrating. When you click to edit Mtext, AutoCAD makes the text appear large....but this disables the zoom command. The only way to get to the bottom are the arrow keys on your keyboard.

Here is a tip from Chris Green if you can't stand this behavior.

Type at the command line: MTEXTFIXED and set to 1

Till next time.

Shop Drawing Workflow

This chart outlines the standard paperless shop drawing workflow:

Enjoy!