Slip sheeting

Slip sheeting is a workflow, where markup process has already been started in Bluebeam, but the PDF content ends up being updated in ACC. Meaning that the PDF file, the stakeholders are working on is already outdated and their markups need to imported to the new version PDF.

This process has two prerequisites:

  1. Files must be in ACC Sheets

  2. Files must also be in Bluebeam Studio Project

The PDF updates usually happen without further notice, so it means people are already working on the "old" version of the document. To be able to support most of slip sheeting needs, it is strongly suggested to always use Studio Project and Studio Session.

In the ideal workflow, the PDF is sent from ACC to Bluebeam Studio Project and then to dedicated Bluebeam Studio Session for collaboration.

Create a Studio Project

  • Go to Management page

  • Click Manage under Bluebeam box

  • Click + New... and choose New Studio Project

  • Fill in the needed information

    • Name is the only mandatory field

    • These can be edited later

  • Click Create project at the right bottom corner

Select Data sources

  • Go to Manual Transfer page

  • Select ACC as Data source 1

    • Choose Sheets as the service

    • Choose Hub

      • If there are multiple hubs available, choose the right one

    • Choose Project

  • Select wanted Bluebeam server as Data source 2

    • Choose type (Project)

    • Choose the wanted Studio Project

PDFs from ACC Sheets to Bluebeam Studio Project and Session

  • Use filters to narrow down the selection

  • Click burger menu from the address bar and select Filters

  • Set one or multiple filters:

    • Version set

      • Listing all the available version sets, these can be dynamically search by starting to type.

    • Collections

      • If collections are being used, these can also be used a filter

    • Tags

      • Tags can also be used as a filter, clicking the field shows all the assigned tags. These can also be dynamically searched by starting to type.

    • Results must include all tags

      • In case multiple tags were selected, this option will narrow down the results to sheets including all the selected tags.

  • Activate the filters by clicking Apply changes

  • Select the wanted sheets by clicking the checkbox in front of the sheet

    • Select multiple sheets by pressing and keeping CTRL/Command down and by clicking left mouse button

    • Select multiple consecutive sheets by Press and keep Shift down and by clicking left mouse button

    • Select all by clicking the checkbox above all the sheets

      • In case the list of sheets is long, scroll down to load all the sheets before select all works

  • After the wanted sheets are selected, click Transfer selected button at the bottom of the page

  • Choose to upload sheets are single or separate files

  • Next step is to push the files from Bluebeam Studio Project to new Bluebeam Studio Session

Collaboration is on-going, until there is an update to the PDF at hand.

Update PDF from ACC to Bluebeam Studio Project and Session

  • Go to Manual Transfer page

  • Select ACC as Data source 1

    • Choose Sheets as the service

    • Choose Hub

      • If there are multiple hubs available, choose the right one

    • Choose Project

  • Select wanted Bluebeam server as Data source 2

    • Choose type (Project)

    • Choose the wanted Studio Project

Selecting Sheets

  • Use filters to narrow down the selection

  • Click burger menu from the address bar and select Filters

  • Set one or multiple filters:

    • Version set

      • Listing all the available version sets, these can be dynamically search by starting to type.

    • Collections

      • If collections are being used, these can also be used a filter

    • Tags

      • Tags can also be used as a filter, clicking the field shows all the assigned tags. These can also be dynamically searched by starting to type.

    • Results must include all tags

      • In case multiple tags were selected, this option will narrow down the results to sheets including all the selected tags.

  • Activate the filters by clicking Apply changes

  • Select the wanted sheets by clicking the checkbox in front of the sheet

    • Select multiple sheets by pressing and keeping CTRL/Command down and by clicking left mouse button

    • Select multiple consecutive sheets by Press and keep Shift down and by clicking left mouse button

    • Select all by clicking the checkbox above all the sheets

      • In case the list of sheets is long, scroll down to load all the sheets before select all works

  • After the wanted sheets are selected, click Transfer selected button at the bottom of the page

  • Choose to upload sheets are single or separate files

  • User is prompted if they want to overwrite the existing file

    • Choose yes, and the slip sheeting happens automatically

    • Connector fetches the PDF from Bluebeam Studio Session to Studio Project, sends the new PDF from ACC to Studio Project and slip sheets the two documents into one (based on page labeling)

  • After the overwrite is done, user is prompted if they want to upload the new file to the on-going Studio Session

Import files from Bluebeam Studio to ACC Sheets

  • Make sure ACC Sheets is selected as Data source 1

  • Navigate to the right file in Bluebeam Studio under Data source 2

  • Choose the right file and click Transfer selected at the bottom of the page

  • Choose from two options how to import the sheets back to ACC

    • A new version set

      • Name the version set

      • Set issuance date

      • Select possible collection

    • Existing version set

      • Choose the existing version set

  • To proceed with the import, click Next

  • Sheets will go through the same process as in ACC

    • Review sheet numbers

    • Edit titles and tags

  • After these are done, click Publish to finalize the import

    • Import process takes some time and it varies depending on the file size and internet connection

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