Bluebeam Revu & Microsoft Excel – Perfect Together!

Let’s face it, Excel is the workhorse of the estimating world. We all use it to finalize calculations and easily change costing information for every project. The problem is, Excel works alone and it doesn’t have any connection to your visual construction documents . . . or does it? With Bluebeam Revu eXtreme you can connect Excel right to your PDF plans and as you run takeoffs in Revu, every value can be dynamically linked to your own, custom, Excel spreadsheets so that areas, volumes, counts, etc. are updated in real time.

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[brianmugabi]

Thanks for the presentation. I would like to inquire; If one drawing gets deleted, are the quantities as well automatically deleted in the linked excel sheet?

[linn]

How could this be accomplished for structural steel takeoff which has a plethora of material sizes of varying lengths and needs to be grouped by like material description, sorted by length longest to shortest? Each takeoff object (record) has lets say 10 variables. As I understand this, the Markup List is connected to Excel. How is the real question I am searching for. I have built a template that works by exporting from BB, however I want to eliminate that process by linking with Excel. Quantity Link is a one cell setup that falls way short of the solution I am looking to accomplish. I cannot summarize materials in linear footage due to size and material length availability. Each piece of material is an individual record.

Thank you. But I think the qs-tools are still standing out when it comes to taking off. They allow taking off quantities from autocad to excel automatically and the two can work together in all directions. This makes the work so easy and accurate

[ConstructionEntrepreneurs]

That was so good. But I'm so late. lol

[Mattletic]

Bluebeam extreme is no longer an option, as they have changed their billing structure. Which plan is required to perform this on the new bluebeam platform? is it "Core" or "Complete"

[jasoncherene]

How did you get those little buttons with the Tub/Shower, a crane, door, Esel, toilet, and

[iboy]

Do we have to do the QUANTITY LINK every time for every take-off and for every new measurement? Or is there a way to have templates set up where we can just open the PDF and the excel file, and just start doing markups? (without having to define every quantity link?)

[pu]

I dont have the option to create link, only to search folders, any advice?

[ramk]

How do I extract quantities if I only have Bluebeam Standard version ?

[ddpp]

What is the difference between Blubeam CAD and Extreme?

[mikecc]

Why can I not use the fillable forms on some pdfs, but then it works on others. Revu not extreme

[MeganSalazar-oi]

Great video. Is it possible to use the Bluebeam to Excel link for other markups besides takeoffs? For example, if I have an excel spreadsheet of schedule dates, and I want those dates to automatically link and update as markups on the PDF, is this possible?

[flv]

Hi James, your presentation is awesome. Looking at the original Markups List, I can see that the volume is only calculated for the Wood Laminate flooring but not for the Carpet Type flooring. I have made a few custom columns but they always calculate the column for all subjects. How do I tell Bluebeam to only calculate the custom column for specific subjects? Thank you.

[dee]

how do i filter out so it only shows my take of not hundreds of "AutoCAD SHX Text" ?

[FadomasYT]

Hi James, great video!!! Do you know if it's possible to insert to excel a custom column?

[rudyramones]

All of these can be done using Auto CAD. That's why I'm always lazy at learning these special takeoff software because I've been doing these using Auto CAD and Excel for years. Probably estimators who use Bluebeam, Planswift and other special takeoff software have not mastered Auto CAD.

[nielsbarfoed]

Cant get the quantity link in Excel, and I have the Extreme version :-)

[Tupacandme]

DO you have a video on customizing tool chests?

[cptcosmo]

A LITTLE HINT - STAE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE VIDEO THAT THESE FEASTURES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE IN BLUEBEAM EXTREME - I WASTED 23 minutes watching this thinking it was for Std. BLuebeam.