Bluebeam Tips – How to check Scale Accuracy of Architect Drawings using Bluebeam
July 2, 2026
Video Overview:
Have you ever wondered how to match the architectural scale of a drawing in Bluebeam or how to check the scale accuracy of a drawing that you print or receive?
Here is a step by step tutorial showing how to confirm scale accuracy of printed sheets or pages using Bluebeam in a fast and efficient way.
You will likely need to do this often in your career, in order to ensure that documents you may receive from consultants or contractors are indeed to scale or not to scale.
The sooner you can learn this skill as an architect the better architect you will be down the road.
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Detailed Description:
You will need to have Bluebeam Revu downloaded in order to follow along with this video step by step on your computer, which is not necessary, but is recommended in order to practice and retain this skill.
If you don’t yet have access to Bluebeam on your home computer, here is a link to Bluebeam’s different plans…
We would suggest getting at least the Core version, so that you have access to professional grade mark-ups and measurements.
For current students, Bluebeam has a free student version, which may work for checking scale accuracy, however we have not confirmed the student version has full measurement tools for this task. We have no affiliation, promotion of, or affiliate program with Bluebeam here. It just appears to be the standard pdf markup resource in the field of architecture at this point in time.