Bluebeam announces key new AI technology integrations from Anthropic and Firmus-AI as they power a new premium Bluebeam Max subscription product offering with a suite of additional features that will add value to Revu and Bluebeam Cloud users in AEC workflows globally.
Bluebeam, one of the world’s leaders in software for the building industry, and a daughter company of German AEC industry giant the Nemetschek Group, is unveiling Bluebeam Max, a next-generation AI-powered version of its namesake flagship software Bluebeam. Bluebeam is world famous for its AEC industry-specific markup tools that contractors, engineers, and architects use for collaborating, reviewing, and marking up PDF-based construction plans and documents.
Bluebeam Max
The new Bluebeam Max is a new premium subscription plan that boosts Bluebeam Revu with a range of AI features powered by Anthropic’s Claude AI platform technologies.
Bluebeam Max with Anthropic’s Claude AI integration.
In addition to the new Claude AI integration, there are multiple other new features, including additional AI features and capabilities. Here is what Bluebeam Max looks like in full:
- Revu + Anthropic Claude Integration — this new AI integration enables Revu users to utilize natural language AI prompts to automate tasks and transform markup data into actionable insights
- AI-REVIEW — AI technology from the recent Firmus-AI acquisition, AI-REVIEW uses the industry’s leading AI technologies to surface data in drawings uploaded to the cloud to uncover design issues early and detect scope gaps.
- AI-MATCH — AI technology that automatically matches various plans in overlay fashion with unparalleled accuracy, including plans from different AEC disciplines and at different scales to help in coordination workflows.
- Stitching — automatically combines multiple drawing sheets into a single, navigable view for infrastructure-scale projects.
- Advanced “MagicWand” Markup Tools — new Convert To, Duplicate As, and Offset markup actions automate repetitive placement and reduce manual clicks to make takeoffs faster and more accurate.
- Connected Sessions with Revit — this tech bridges 2D markups with 3D BIM models for faster coordination between design and build teams.
“AEC professionals are entering a new season of intelligence where AI isn’t just a buzzword –it’s a tool that empowers teams to eliminate waste, reduce risk, and build with greater confidence,” said Usman Shuja, CEO of Bluebeam. “Bluebeam Max is designed for this moment, blending the trusted collaboration of Revu with the transformative power of AI so our customers can spend less time managing files and more time shaping the world around us.”
In addition to the introduction to Bluebeam Max, at Unbound 2025, the Pasadena-headquartered software company also announced other important updates to its Bluebeam Revu desktop flagship software and its cloud and mobile platforms. Look for our second report on that shortly.
Architosh Analysis and Commentary
As we await the keynote this Wednesday morning in DC to learn more about the new AI Claude-based features, we can safely assume that Bluebeam had a particular reason for selecting Anthropic’s Claude AI engine over competing chatbots and LLM technology from OpenAI or Google, with its Gemini AI technology. This is interesting because Nemetschek already has former AI Google researchers and experts leading the German company’s broader AI strategic plans, and the utilization of Gemini in future brand products seems assured. We look forward to learn what specific criteria led to the incorporation of Anthropic’s Claude technology.
