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SUMMARY:Bluebeam Basic Material Takeoffs & Estimates - August 2026
DESCRIPTION:*Mandatory Pre-requisite   Baseline Basics**Bluebeam Training   Takeoffs & Estimates Basics (2 Hours)**  \n*Prerequisite: Baseline Basics*  \nOffered by the certified instructors at UChapter2\, this course introduces standard measurement tools and markup customization options to help convert your highlighters into powerful takeoff tools. \n\nWith emphasis on the Markups List and workflow tips\, this **Bluebeam software course** helps estimators improve speed and accuracy from day one.Learning Objectives:Introduction to ViewportsMeasurement Tips & TricksCustom Estimating ToolsFacilitator:\nTroy DeGroot\, Bluebeam Certified Instructor\, UChapter2 | OwnerTroy DeGroot is a globally recognized Bluebeam Certified Instructor\, Consultant\, and Implementation Specialist\, known for delivering practical\, workflow-based training courses that empower construction professionals to get results. As the founder of uchapter2.com\, Troy trains over 4\,000 professionals each year\, helping teams streamline processes with custom tools and implementation strategies built around their real-world needs.With 30+ years in the design and construction industry\, Troy brings a unique ability to align technology\, team goals\, and field workflows. Having served as the BIM Manager for a large\, multi-discipline engineering firm\, he understands both the day-to-day challenges of software\, project teams\, and the strategic priorities of leadership.Troy is a featured speaker at national and international events including AIA chapters and major industry conferences like Bluebeam's Unbound Conference (formerly XCON). Widely regarded as one of the leading authorities in the Bluebeam ecosystem\, he's known for making complex tools easy to understand\, and training that sticks.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false"><p style='box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-variant-alternates: inherit\; font-weight: 400\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 2em\; font-family: "Open Sans"\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(85\, 85\, 85)\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;'><strong fr-original-style='box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: bold\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: "Open Sans"\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\;' style='box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: bold\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: "Open Sans"\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\;'><span style="font-size: 18px\; color: rgb(209\, 72\, 65)\;">*Mandatory Pre-requisite &ndash\; Baseline Basics</span></strong></p><hr style="box-sizing: content-box\; clear: both\; margin: 20px 0px\; height: 0px\; border-width: 1px 0px 0px\; border-style: solid none none\; border-color: rgb(238\, 238\, 238) currentcolor currentcolor\; border-image: initial\; color: rgb(85\, 85\, 85)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; user-select: none\; break-after: page\;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: content-box\; clear: both\; margin: 20px 0px\; height: 0px\; border-top: 1px solid rgb(238\, 238\, 238)\; border-right: 0px\; border-bottom: 0px\; border-left: 0px\; border-image: initial\; color: rgb(85\, 85\, 85)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;" /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:10pt\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;font-family:Cambria\,serif\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">**Bluebeam Training &ndash\; Takeoffs &amp\; Estimates Basics (2 Hours)** &nbsp\;</span><span style="font-size:11pt\;font-family:Cambria\,serif\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:11pt\;font-family:Cambria\,serif\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">*Prerequisite: Baseline Basics* &nbsp\;</span><span style="font-size:11pt\;font-family:Cambria\,serif\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:11pt\;font-family:Cambria\,serif\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">Offered by the certified instructors at&nbsp\;</span><a fr-original-style="text-decoration:none\;" href="https://uchapter2.com/?utm_source=Partner&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Partner&utm_content=partner-course-des" style="text-decoration: none\; user-select: auto\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;font-family:Cambria\,serif\;color:#1155cc\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:underline\;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none\;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">UChapter2</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt\;font-family:Cambria\,serif\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">\, this course introduces standard measurement tools and markup customization options to help convert your highlighters into powerful takeoff tools.&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-size:11pt\;font-family:Cambria\,serif\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:11pt\;font-family:Cambria\,serif\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:11pt\;font-family:Cambria\,serif\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">With emphasis on the Markups List and workflow tips\, this **Bluebeam software course** helps estimators improve speed and accuracy from day one.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:10pt\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;font-family:Cambria\,serif\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:700\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">Learning Objectives:</span></p><ul fr-original-style="margin-top:0\;margin-bottom:0\;padding-inline-start:48px\;" style="margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 0px\; padding-inline-start: 48px\; list-style-position: inside\;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc\;font-size:10pt\;font-family:'Noto Sans Symbols'\,sans-serif\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:10pt\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;font-family:Cambria\,serif\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">Introduction to Viewports</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc\;font-size:10pt\;font-family:'Noto Sans Symbols'\,sans-serif\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:10pt\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;font-family:Cambria\,serif\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">Measurement Tips &amp\; Tricks</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc\;font-size:10pt\;font-family:'Noto Sans Symbols'\,sans-serif\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:10pt\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;font-family:Cambria\,serif\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">Custom Estimating Tools</span></p></li></ul><hr style="box-sizing: content-box\; clear: both\; margin: 20px 0px\; height: 0px\; border-width: 1px 0px 0px\; border-style: solid none none\; border-color: rgb(238\, 238\, 238) currentcolor currentcolor\; border-image: initial\; color: rgb(85\, 85\, 85)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; user-select: none\; break-after: page\;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: content-box\; clear: both\; margin: 20px 0px\; height: 0px\; border-top: 1px solid rgb(238\, 238\, 238)\; border-right: 0px\; border-bottom: 0px\; border-left: 0px\; border-image: initial\; color: rgb(85\, 85\, 85)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;" /><p><strong fr-original-style="">Facilitator:</strong><br />Troy DeGroot\, Bluebeam Certified Instructor\, UChapter2 | Owner</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3900000000000001\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:8pt\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;font-family:Aptos\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">Troy DeGroot is a globally recognized&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-size:12pt\;font-family:Aptos\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:700\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">Bluebeam Certified Instructor</span><span style="font-size:12pt\;font-family:Aptos\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">\,&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-size:12pt\;font-family:Aptos\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:700\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">Consultant</span><span style="font-size:12pt\;font-family:Aptos\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">\, and&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-size:12pt\;font-family:Aptos\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:700\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">Implementation Specialist</span><span style="font-size:12pt\;font-family:Aptos\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">\, known for delivering practical\, workflow-based training courses that empower construction professionals to get results. As the founder of&nbsp\;</span><a fr-original-style="text-decoration:none\;" href="https://uchapter2.com/?utm_source=Partner&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Partner&utm_content=partner-instructor-bio" style="text-decoration: none\; user-select: auto\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;font-family:Aptos\;color:#1155cc\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:underline\;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none\;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">uchapter2.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt\;font-family:Aptos\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">\, Troy trains over 4\,000 professionals each year\, helping teams streamline processes with&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-size:12pt\;font-family:Aptos\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:700\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">custom tools and implementation strategies</span><span style="font-size:12pt\;font-family:Aptos\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">&nbsp\;built around their real-world needs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3900000000000001\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:8pt\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;font-family:Aptos\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">With 30+ years in the design and construction industry\, Troy brings a unique ability to align&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-size:12pt\;font-family:Aptos\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:700\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">technology\, team goals\, and field workflows</span><span style="font-size:12pt\;font-family:Aptos\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">. Having served as the BIM Manager for a large\, multi-discipline engineering firm\, he understands both the day-to-day challenges of software\, project teams\, and the strategic priorities of leadership.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3900000000000001\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:8pt\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;font-family:Aptos\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">Troy is a featured speaker at national and international events&mdash\;including AIA chapters and major industry conferences like Bluebeam&rsquo\;s&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-size:12pt\;font-family:Aptos\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:700\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">Unbound Conference</span><span style="font-size:12pt\;font-family:Aptos\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">&nbsp\;(formerly XCON). Widely regarded as one of the leading authorities in the Bluebeam ecosystem\, he&rsquo\;s known for making complex tools easy to understand\, and training that sticks.</span></p></body></html>
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