Guides
Drawing-control guides, written by a construction project manager. How to do the everyday work with PDF drawing sets: measuring, reviewing revisions, stamping and issuing, each step tested in Stamppa.
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Measure and take off
Review drawings and revisions
Drawing control
- Construction contract documents: what binds youDrawings and specs are contract documents. Submittals and RFIs usually aren't, but they carry weight in a claim. What binds you and how to control it.Updated
- Received stamp on drawings: why and howA Received stamp is the first step of document control on a construction project. What it should say, and how to batch stamp a whole PDF drawing set.Updated
Bluebeam, Acrobat and other tools
- Bluebeam alternatives for construction drawingsBluebeam Revu, Acrobat Pro, Drawboard, PlanSwift and PDF editors compared by a construction project manager for reviewing drawings. Every fact sourced.Updated
- Can you use Bluebeam on a Mac? Options in 2026Revu for Mac reached end of life in 2023. Parallels, a separate Windows PC, Bluebeam on the web or another app: the pros and cons of each, with sources.Updated