Using Bluebeam Revu

with Tekla Structures

Summary
This article explains how to create 2D and 3D PDFs from Tekla, as
well as setting up your computer to open those PDFs within Revu.
Additional 2D Shop Drawing resources are also available.
Relevant Products
Bluebeam Revu, Tekla Structures

Creating 2D PDFs in
Tekla Structures
After installing Bluebeam Revu, you must set up the Bluebeam PDF
printer in Tekla Structures in order to create PDFs.

 Click File > Print > Printer Catalog.

 Type a name for the new printer: Bluebeam PDF.
 Click Add to add the printer to the list.
 With the Bluebeam PDF printer selected, under Printer:, click
Browse.
 In the Select Printer dialog, click Bluebeam PDF, then click
OK.
 Click OK.
Now you can create PDFs by selecting Bluebeam PDF as your
printer when you print drawings.

Opening PDFs from Tekla

with Revu
After installing Bluebeam Revu, you must set Revu as your default
PDF viewer in order for Revu to open PDFs from Tekla Structures.
 To set Bluebeam Revu as your default PDF viewer, follow these
steps:

 Click Start > All Programs > Bluebeam Software > Bluebeam
Administrator.
 Click the Revu tab.
 Check the Use as Default PDF Viewer box.
 Click OK.

Creating 3D PDFs from Tekla

Structures in Revu
Use Tekla's Publish to 3D-PDF extension (downloadable from
Tekla Extranet) to create U3D files from which Revu creates 3D
PDFs.

 First install Publish to 3D-PDF. Refer to Tekla for install

instructions.
 Then open a model and a 3D view.
 With the 3D view open, click Start > Tekla Structures Publish
to 3D-PDF > Tekla Structures Publish to 3D-PDF.

 In the Publish to 3D-PDF dialog box, check the Create U3D file
only box and click the Publish button. Once the process
completes, you may exit Tekla.
 Open Revu and click File > Open.
 Click the list next to the File Name box and click 3D files, then
find your U3D file and click Open.
 In the New 3D PDF dialog box, select the desired settings and
click OK. The PDF is created and opens in Revu.
Additional Resources for Using
Revu for 2D Shop Drawing Review