Switching from paper to digital markups took me a year to get used to

I used to do all my redlines on physical prints with a red pencil. The old foreman I worked with in Nashville back in 2018 swore by it. He'd mark up a set of plans for a 40-unit apartment complex in about 20 minutes flat. Now I use Bluebeam for everything and I still feel slow compared to him. The tools are better for sure, no smudges or lost sheets, but I miss that feeling of having a stack of marked-up pages on my desk. Anyone else struggle to switch over?

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bettyk5316d ago

Did you ever try scanning your marked up pages? I kept a few just to look at. The old ways had their own feel, but digital saves my back from hauling paper sets around.

emeryfox16d ago

Honestly scanning marked up pages is the best middle ground, you get to keep that handwritten feel without the back pain. Tbh just use a cheap flatbed scanner and save them as PDFs.