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All PDFs are not created equal

All PDFs are not created equal - Bluebeam Tutorial

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All PDFs are not created equal

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- Hi, Jim Rogers here, bringing you another episode of Bluebeam Tips and Tricks. You know, I have another weekly series here in the LinkedIn Learning Library called Construction Industry Weekly, and when I started out that series, I talked about going digital, getting rid of the paper drawings, and Bluebeam is a perfect example of one way to do that. In one of the episodes there, I talked about making sure that when you ask for digital drawings, you're asking for a vector PDF, and so, while we're here in Bluebeam, I want to talk about the differences between a vector PDF and a raster PDF, and a PDF with and without real text figures in it. And, I want to talk about the effect that that can have on the effectiveness of some of the tools that you'll use in Bluebeam. Let's take a look. So, first thing, the major issue with digital drawings and digital PDF drawings is that, to be really effective, you need to ask for a vector PDF. Sometimes, you won't get that. Sometimes, you'll get…

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