Bluebeam develops advanced technologies to seamlessly work with your enterprise systems. Bluebeam’s bFX protocol enables Revu to open PDF files from a remote location, such as a website, add markups and post them back to the remote location. Studio Server allows you to host collaboration sessions behind your own firewall for enhanced security.

1. Provider No. 40119250
Course Number: BBX019
bFX and Studio Server
Olajide Jaji
Product Manager Senior Application Engineer
#bbeXtreme
Omar Sheikh

2. Credit(s) earned on completion of this
course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA
members. Certificates of Completion for
both AIA members and non-AIA
members are available upon request.
This course is registered with AIA CES for
continuing professional education. As
such, it does not include content that
may be deemed or construed to be an
approval or endorsement by the AIA of
any material of construction or any
method or manner of handling, using,
distributing, or dealing in any material or
product.
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Questions related to specific materials, methods, and
services will be addressed at the conclusion of this
presentation

3. Course Description
Bluebeam develops advanced technologies to seamlessly
work with your enterprise systems. Bluebeam’s bFX®
protocol enables Revu to open PDF files from a remote
location, such as a website, add markups and post them
back to the remote location. Studio Server™ allows you to
host collaboration sessions and projects behind your own
firewall for enhanced security.

4. Learning Objectives
• Host and support Bluebeam Studio on your own server
• Manage Studio Session content and monitor ongoing activity
• Navigate and apply bFX technology to your workflow
• Learn about bFX practical examples and see it in action

5. Studio SEenrtveerprrise

6. What is Studio?
Sessions

7. Architects Contractors
Projects
Project Managers

8. What is Studio Enterprise?
• Self-Hosted Collaboration and Security
• Configurable
• Enables Reports on Session Activity
• iPad-Compatible

9. Benefits
Security
• Behind your firewall
• Controlled and monitored by IT
Manage Sessions
• Files management
• Maximum attendees
• Markup & File size
Configuration
• Verify users
• Manage certificates
• Connect to database

10. Benefits
iPad Compatibility
• Participate in Sessions and Projects on iPad
Performance
• Spec your server to meet your needs
• Scale the server as your use grows
Studio Portal
• Monitor activity
• Manage users

11. What’s New in Studio Enterprise 3.0?
Brought into line with Studio (cloud-hosted):
• Versioning in Studio Projects
• Push Email Notifications & Markup Alerts
• Studio Sessions Offline

12. What’s New in Studio Enterprise v.3.0?
Exclusive to Studio Enterprise:
• Active Directory authentication
• Password complexity enforcement
• Server Switching
• Default user permissions
• ‘Soft’ delete for Projects
• Support for Windows Server 2012

13. Compatibility
• Windows Server 2008 R2 x64
• Windows Server 2012 R2 x64
• SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard
• SQL Server 2012 Standard
• Bluebeam Revu 8.5 and above
• Bluebeam Revu 12.5 for SSO &
Switching
• Vu iPad 1.1 and above
• Revu iPad 1.1 and above
(Revu 2.8 and above for AD support)
• ASP.NET 4.5
• IIS 7.0 and above
• .NET Framework 4.5
• SMTP Email Server

14. Client Deployment
Bluebeam Revu needs to be pointed at your Studio
Enterprise
• Set manually via Preferences > Studio
• Automate during…
– Pre-installation via MSI or Silent Setup
– Post-installation via preferences Merge Tool

15. New Look for Studio Installer

16. Let’s See It in Action!

17. Questions?

18. bluebeam File eXchange

19. What is bFX?
Bluebeam File Exchange, or bFX, is a protocol that enables Revu
to open PDF files from a remote location, such as a website or
content management system (CMS), allows for adding markups,
then posts the markups back into the remote location.

20. Benefits
Security
• Dynamic security, based on user
• No requirement for passwords
• Use existing document security
Accountability
• Markups protected at user level
• Statuses and replies are tracked
• Full action trail in Markups list
Single Source of Truth
• One copy of document
• Always viewing the latest revision
• Single DMS
Configuration
• Fit your work process
• Define your business logic
• Control who sees what

21. How does it work?
1 User clicks Markup on website. The website
dynamically generates a BFX file for Revu.
2 Revu downloads the PDF and markup files


4 Website response to POST with the
status.

from the website using the URLs in the BFX.
User adds markups to PDF file and clicks
Save. Revu POSTs markups to website.
3 
REVU
Revu is responsible for
opening the BFX file and
downloading PDF files and
markups. Revu allows the
user to add markups and
upon save will POST
markups back to the
website.
WEBSITE
The website is responsible
for generating BFX files,
hosting the PDF files and
BAX markup files as well as
providing URLs that accept
HTTP POSTs of BAX markups
back into the system.

22. Viewing a Document

23. What Can I Integrate It With?
Microsoft SharePoint
Bentley ProjectWise
EMC2 Documentum
CMiC Project Management
Custom website or web service
Any other content management system with an
API and support for HTTP GET/POST

24. PDF Security
Set standard PDF file security dynamically at the time the
user opens the PDF to allow/deny:
• Printing
• Copying content or markups
• Filling form fields
• Saving a copy of the drawing
• Commenting

25. Engineer clicks
Markup, a bFX is
dynamically
generated & PDF
opens in Revu
Marks up PDF in
Revu and clicks
Save, markup
layer posted to
site
Real World Scenario
Architect clicks
Markup, PDF
and markups
open in Revu
Marks up PDF
and clicks Save,
but cannot edit
the engineer’s
comments
Contractor clicks
Open, only
architect’s
markup layer
shows
Architect
Engineer Website Contractor

26. Let’s See It in Action!

27. Identification
bFX Example
<BluebeamRemotePackage Version=”1.1” ID=”pk123”>
<Provider>XXX</Provider>
<LogoURL>www.bluebeam.com/logo.png</LogoURL>
<ProviderURL>www.bluebeam.com</ProviderURL>
<UserID>u123</UserID>
<UserName>Frank</UserName>
<CompanyName>Bluebeam Construction Company</CompanyName>
<UserType>Subcontractor</UserType>
<Date>DATEFORMAT</Date>
<Project Name=”Stadium” ID=”p123”>
File
<ProjectURL>www.bluebeam.com/isotopes.html</ProjectURL>
<File Name="MEC-102-CP" ID="f123">
Security
<FileURL>www.bluebeam.com/isotopes/files/electrical.pdf</FileURL>
<Comment UserID="u123" ID="c123">
<FileURL>www.bluebeam.com/isotopes/files/markups/u123.bax</FileURL>
<ResponseURL>www.bluebeam.com/MarkupPost.asp?ID=u123</ResponseURL>
</Comment>
<Comment UserID=”u456” ID=”c456”>
<FileURL>www.bluebeam.com/isotopes/files/markups/u456.bax</FileURL>
</Comment>
</File>
<File>
<FileURL>www.bluebeam.com/isotopes/files/HVAC.pdf</FileURL>
<Load>True</Load>
<Security>
<SaveAs>False</SaveAs>
</Security>
</File>
</Project>
</BluebeamRemotePackage>

28. Conclusion
This concludes The American Institute of Architects
Continuing Education Systems Course

29. #bbeXtreme
Questions?