Scripting - Bluebeam eXtreme Conference 2014
- 1. Provider No. 40119250 Course Number: BBX026 Scripting Peter Noyes Lead Systems Engineer Software Engineer #bbeXtreme Ali Ghorbani
- 2. Credit(s) earned on completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request. This course is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product. ___________________________________________ Questions related to specific materials, methods, and services will be addressed at the conclusion of this presentation
- 3. Course Description Make the most out of the advanced features in Bluebeam Revu eXtreme to improve your digital workflows with a number of built-in scripting commands. Employ JavaScript and Revu Script, such as Field Properties, JavaScript Console, JavaScript Editor and JavaScript, to create forms, form fields and stamps.
- 4. Learning Objectives • Work with dates, such as adding on days to the current date in a stamp • Hide or show fields based on events • Operate dependent dropdown boxes • Execute a script when a form is loaded • Create and edit forms
- 5. Work With Dates • Date arithmetic (Add 7 days to today’s date) • Convert from Date to string • Convert from Time to string • Use JS_Developer_Guide reference – e.g. “Use Dates Objects” section
- 6. Revu JavaScript UI • Global Scripts – Document Menu -> Script • Properties Windows – Forms Tab -> Select the Field -> Properties -> Actions • JavaScript Console – R-Click Tabs -> Show -> JavaScript console
- 7. Hide/Show Fields Based on Events • Field display property – Display.Visible – Display.Hide • Button caption – getButtonCaption – setButtonCaption
- 8. Execute a Script When a Form is Loaded • Global scripts are executed at load time • Menu -> Form -> JavaScript -> Add – Initialize fields – Expiration
- 9. JavaScript Stamps • JavaScript dialog shows when stamp is placed • Populates data in form fields • Customizable sample
- 10. Conclusion In this course we learned how to use the supported JavaScript functionality in Revu eXtreme to hide/show fields, launch external URLs, perform load time functionalities and create stamp dialog boxes.