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tool to be extremely useful. This feature allows users to copy markups on one floor and paste it
onto another floor and thereby reducing repetitive markups. The copy/paste function is great,
especially when working with high-rise buildings with similar floor plans on upper floors. Commonly
used markups can also be saved in Revu's exclusive Tool Chest, where they are saved across
sessions of the program and reapplied with just one click.
Additionally, Plano's plan reviewers used Bluebeam's Stamp feature to paste paragraphs and code
notations from building codes onto project drawings to more clearly explain violations. Custom
stamps can be created with Bluebeam's stamp editor, or by grouping together markups and saving
them in the Tool Chest. "Using Bluebeam's markup tools to electronically redline drawings provided
us with a better, more visual way to explain code requirements to architects designing in our City,"
said Han.
“Using Bluebeam's markup tools to electronically redline drawings provided us with a better, more
visual way to explain code requirements to architects designing in our City.”
Anthony Han, City Plan Review Services Supervisor
On January 1, 2009, after two years of successfully testing through voluntary projects, the City of
Plano Building Inspections Department reviewed document submission requirements. Selected
commercial building projects over 10,000 square feet are required to submit electronic copies of
project documents and just one hard copy of drawing sets. "There are so many advantages to
electronic submission and review, it made sense to make electronic documents a part of our
program for our City's larger projects," said Han.
Over the course of this program, the Building Inspection Department has realized many benefits.
They have found that electronic plan review is not only an efficient process, but that it also makes
these documents more consumable to other city departments. For example, the police and fire
department can now access PDF copies of drawings to more quickly assess floor plans in crisis
situations. In addition, because they have gone digital, the Building Inspections Department has
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