Nemetschek Group brand Bluebeam has expanded its partnership with Procore. The two companies are deepening this partnership with two new product integrations. The details of this partnership will be further expanded upon at Bluebeam’s Unbound global conference event, taking place in Washington, DC, this week, starting tomorrow.
Bluebeam + Procore
The new integrations are called Procore Documents + Bluebeam and Procore Submittals + Bluebeam.
Procore Documents + Bluebeam
The first of these integrations enables users to add markups directly to files stored in Procore Documents, with all changes automatically saved back to Procore. Files can be imported into Bluebeam Studio Sessions for quick, multi-user review and markup work. Project stakeholders are ensured that they have access to all the latest content without the risk of version control issues.
Procure Submittals + Bluebeam
This integration connects the Procore Submittals workflow with the powerful markup tools inside of Bluebeam. Teams can launch Bluebeam Studio Sessions directly from Procore, review the PDFs collaboratively, and return the marked-up documents automatically to Procore. This does away with the manual steps of preserving a complete audit trail for shop drawing submission, review, and approvals.
Luke Prescott, Head of Product at Bluebeam remarked:
These integrations remove barriers to collaboration and keep teams focused on building, not managing documents and data.
“By deepening our integrations with Procore,” he continues, “we’re removing barriers to collaboration and ensuring that project teams can work more efficiently and accurately. Our goal is to empower construction professionals with tools that keep everyone on the same page, across the project lifecycle.”
Bluebeam + Procore integration showing the new Procore Submittals + Bluebeam integration process.
“Seamless collaboration is critical for driving efficient and successful project delivery,” said Geoff Lewis, SVP of Product Management at Procore. “Our expanded integrations with Bluebeam give customers powerful, connected workflows that reduce friction and ensure everyone is working from the same set of information. Together, we’re helping the industry build smarter and faster.”
Other Integrations
Bluebeam’s expanding integration strategy includes other leading AEC/O industry tools, both inside and outside the Nemetschek Group. Additionally, other Nemetschek Group brands also have new integrations with Procore, including:
- Solibri — The new Solibri CheckPoint integration brings advanced, cloud-based BIM model checking and issue management into Procore for real-time validation of Revit and IFC models
- GoCanvas & SiteDocs — GoCanvas enables automated mobile data collection and safety management workflows within Procore, while SiteDocs links compliance records and safety forms to projects for a unified safety platform.
- dRofus — a new workflow between dRofus and Novorender, a Procore company, allows instant visualization of BIM project data within Novorender’s 3D environment and direct integration into Procore for comprehensive coordination.
For readers wanting to learn more about other integrations and innovations from Bluebeam, they can register for the Bluebeam Unbound annual global event for AEC professionals, taking place 30 September — 2 October, in Washington, DC.
Procore and Bluebeam will host a session about the partnership on Wednesday afternoon of Unbound.
For even more industry insights, catch Bluebeam at Procore Groundbreak, October 14-16 in Houston, TX.
Architosh Analysis and Commentary
It appears that Bluebeam has been making significant progress on its cloud and API technologies, and integrating more deeply is a major win for North American construction professionals who rely on both platforms extensively. At the same time, we wonder how a deeper partnership with Procore and others impacts Bluebeam’s own plans for Bluebeam Cloud. We will be in attendance at Unbound this week to hear the exciting keynotes.
Unbound in Washington, D.C., this week will be a major event for the Nemetschek Group and not just Bluebeam. Speakers include not just Nemetschek Group CEO Yves Padrines, but also Professor Georg Nemetschek and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Duncan Wardle, former head of Innovation & Creativity at Disney, will also be a speaker.
