Bluebeam Revu Security Floorplan Estimation App Test

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Jun 15, 2017

Bluebeam Revu is a construction design markup tool that claims it is "used by 94% of top US contractors", but what role does it have for physical security professionals?

In this report, we share our tested findings of Bluebeam Revu, including 2 video screencasts explaining key applications and contrasting it to AutoCAD and IPVM's Camera Calculator to analyze its strengths and weaknesses.

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  • ******* ** * ***** ************ ****** ****, ******* ****** *******, field ** **** *********, ** *** *******.
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  • ******* ** ********, ****'* ********* ** **** **** * *** program **** * **** ********* ** .*** ******, *** **** controls *** ******* ***** *****.
  • **** ********* **** *******, *** **** ********* **** ******* .*** editors *** ****'* ****** **********

Revu ** * ************ ******** *** ******

*************, **** ** * .*** ****** **** ** ********** *** blueprint *** ********* *******. ***********, **** ******* ************ ******, ***** need ** *******, ****, ** **** ******* ****** ******* **** are **** ** ************ ******** *** ******** ********* *******.

** ****-********* ******** ********, ********** *** **** *** ****** ****** to ****** ******* ** ********** ************* *** *** *****. ****** than ***** ********* ** ********* *** ******** *** * ******** software *************** **** *********** ********* *** ******* *******, ******** **** ****** tradespeople, **** ***********, ** **** **** *** ****** .**** **** can ** ************ **** ******** **** ***** *** ******** ********* and ****** **** **** ******, **** *******.

Security ******** ******** *** ********

**** ****** ******* ******** **** ******** **** **** ******* *** scope ** *********** ******** **********. ** ****** ****'* *** ****** and ******* *******, ******* ********** ******** ***********, *** ******* ********** and ******* ********** ********.

** *** ***** *****, ** **** * **** ** ****'* layout *** **** ******** **** ********** ** ***** ************ ******:

**** ** **-***** **** ** ****'* ************* ******** *** ******* collaboration ********* ** ************** ************ ************.

Security ****** *********

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  • ********/****: ***** ***** ************ ******* ********* ******* *** *********
  • **** *** **** ******: * ***** ** ********* ***** ****** symbols, ********* ****, *********, *** **** ************
  • **********: * ******* ******* ** ****** ********** ******, ********* ******** boxes, ******* ********, *** ******* **********
  • ******* *** **********: ******** ***** ***, ********, ****, ******* *****, and ***** **** ********** *******

Revu *** * ***** ****** ****

** *******, *** **** ***** **** ** *** ******** ** specific ****** ** *** ****** **** *** ******** ***** ****** planning. *** *******, *** '**** ***' ****** ********* ******* ***** symbols ***** *** **** *********** ** ***** *** *** *********** design ***. *** ********/**** ***** ***** **** ****:

**** *** **** ** *** ******* ** ********** ******* ** the ******, *** ********* ******* **** *****/*****, ******** ** ******** heights, ** *** ****** *** *** ********.

** ****, ******** **** *** **** *** *** ***** *******, but ** **** *** ** ****** ** * ******** ************ design **** ****** *********** ****** **** ** ***** ** **** camera ** ***** *******.

Takeoff *** ********** ********

*******, ** ***** ******* *** '**** ** ******' ** ********** drawn **** * *** ** *****, **** ***** ***** * big ********* ** **** ********** ****. ** *** ***** *****, we ******* *** ****** '******' ******** *** *** ** *** speed ** *** ******* ******* *** ******** ******:

***** *** ****** ***** *** ***** ******** *********, * ****-***** takeoff *** * ***** ******* *** ** **** ** *******, rather **** ***** ** ********* ****** ********* *** ******* ********.

Embedded ***° ********

*** ****** ****** ** **** *** ********* ** ******* ** general .*** ******* ** *** ******* ** ****** *** ***** 360° ********* ****** ******** **** * ****** ***. *** ***** video ***** *** **** *******:

*** ***********, ***** **** ** **** ** *** **** ****** can ** * *** **** ** ******* '**-*****' *******, ******** site ********** *** ********, ** **** ******** *** ******** ********. Revu's ***** ****** ** **** ** *** **** ****** *** allows ****** ************* ** ******** *** ******* ** **** ****.

Version ******* *** ******** ***********

******** **** ** ******* ******* ********:

  • **** ******** *** ~$*** *** *******, ***** ******** *** *** markup *** *******/********** ******** *** ******* **** ***** **** ******** integrators *** ******** **** *** ******* ***.
  • **** ***, ***** *** *** *** '********' ******** *** **** CAD **** ******* *** ******** ******** ******* *** ***** *** platforms *** ~$*** *** *******.
  • **** *******, ***** *** *** ** *** *** ******* ********, but ******** ***, ********* ***** ***** *** **** ******* *** ~$500 *** *******.

*** '***' *** '*******' ******** ****** **** ** ********* ******** high ******* ** ******** *********** ** ****, ** ***** ****** with ************** ***** '****** ** ******', *** *** ****** ** working ******** ****** **** ****** ** *********** ****.

****** *********** **** ** $*** *** ********, *** **** ******* and **** **** *** *********, ******** **** *** ** ******* limited ******** ** ******* ********. *********** ********* *** ******* *** volume *********.

Revu's ******* ********: ******* *********

******* ***** ***** **** ****** **** *** ********** ********** *** powerful ****** ********, ***** **** ***** **** ** *****. ****** finding **** ** * ******* ******* ********* *** **** **** to ********. ***** **** .*** ******* *** ***** ** *********'* Office/Ribbon ************, ******** **** ***** *** ****** **** **** * CAD *******, *** *** *** ******** **** *** *** ****** follow ***** ****** *** *** ******** *****.

Versus *******

** *** ******** ** *****, **** ** * ********** '**** backward' **** *******, *** ** ** ********** ******* ** ***** it *** *** ***** ******* ** *** **, **** **** not ****** ******* ** *** ****.

*************-****, **** ****** *** ********, *** **** ** *** * professional ******** *** ******** ****** *******, *** **** ** ***** the ***** ** ****** ***** *** ******* ********* ** ***** users.

*******, **** ****** *********** ****** *** ***-**** ***** *** .*** files, ***** ******* ********* ****** ** *********** .*** ********* ******* files ** ******** ********** ****** *********** *******.

** ***** ** ****, **** ** *** **** ********* **** AutoCAD ** ****** * ** ******, ** * ****** **** of******* **** ~$*,*** *** **************'* ***-**** **** ** $*** **** ~$*** ****** ************** *** ***** *******.

Versus ****'* ****** **********

****'* ********** **** *** **** *** ******** ****** *** ************* tools *** **** ***, *** ***** *** ****** ****** *******, titleblock *********, *** *******, *** ********* ********* ********* ** ********. Nor **** *** **** ********** **** *** ***** ***********, ********, or ******* '******' ********. *** **** ** *** ******** ***** using ****'* ********** ** *********** ****** *** ******** ****, *** not ************** *** ************.

*******, ** ***** ** * ****** ****, **** ***** *** variable ******** ** ****** ***** *********, *** *** *** **********, and **** ******* **** ****** ****** *** ***** ******* **** are ********* ****** ******************. ****, *** ******** ** ******* ********** ******* ** ****'* calculator ** *******, **** * *****, ****** ***** ****** ********* compared ** ****'* ******** ******** ******** *** ******** ******* ********.

** ********* *****, ****'* **** ******** *** **** ***** .*** file ****** *** ******** ******* *** **** ****** ******** *** be **** ** *********** **** **** **** ** ***** ******.

Comments (19)

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Jon Klieman

06/15/17 03:28pm

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Michael Ventiere

06/15/17 03:34pm

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Mark Rindy

06/15/17 03:47pm

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John Jenkins

DGI | 06/15/17 05:00pm

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Jon Klieman

06/15/17 05:01pm

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06/15/17 05:31pm

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Michael Miller | 06/15/17 05:35pm

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In reply to Brian Rhodes | 06/15/17 05:39pm

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IPVMU Certified | In reply to Michael Miller | 06/17/17 11:16am

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IPVMU Certified | 06/15/17 06:26pm

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In reply to Brian Mattson | 06/19/17 03:44pm

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