Your Bluebeam tool chests, in the browser, for half the price.
Keep your Bluebeam tool chests. Drop the Bluebeam bill.
Import .BTX in minutes. Auto-build legends and device takeoffs. Share live review with GCs — they don't install anything.
Built Specifically for Low-Voltage Contractors
Vanguard Drawing Intelligence™ was purpose-built for professionals working with fire alarm, access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, structured cabling, emergency communications, and public safety systems. Every workflow, symbol library, and collaboration feature is designed specifically for Division 27 and Division 28 projects — not adapted from a general-purpose tool built for every construction discipline at once.
Keep Your Existing Bluebeam Workflow
Import Your Existing Tool Chests
Switching platforms shouldn't require rebuilding years of work. VDI imports existing Bluebeam® Tool Chests (.BTX) so your organization can continue using familiar symbols and workflows immediately.
Drag & Drop Your .BTX File
Symbols, colors, and categories import automatically
Purpose-Built Symbol Libraries
Thousands of industry-specific symbols — all editable, resizable, rotatable, and auto-numbered.
Built for
Click a trade to see what VDI does for it specifically.
Everything You Need to Review, Mark Up, and Deliver a Drawing Set
The workflow difference, not just a feature list.
Bluebeam is a registered trademark of Bluebeam, Inc. Comparison is provided for informational purposes.
How VDI works
One workspace, start to finish.
STEP 1
Upload Drawings
Bring in multi-page PDF sets directly — pages become navigable sheets automatically.
STEP 2
Organize Projects
Structure drawing sets by project, revision, and discipline inside a real organization workspace.
STEP 3
Review
Navigate multi-sheet sets with bookmarks, hyperlinks, and viewports built for professional review.
STEP 4
Markup
Clouds, arrows, callouts, stamps, and text — the full professional markup set.
STEP 5
Measure
Calibrate scale once, then measure distance, area, and perimeter with live results.
STEP 6
Generate Legends
Legends build automatically from placed symbols and stay in sync as the drawing changes.
STEP 7
Collaborate
Share a project via CommandLink™ — browser-based, no software installation for either side.
STEP 8
Export
Produce a flattened, standard PDF — every markup, symbol, and measurement composited in.
Everything Needed to Review Construction Drawings
Everything a professional drawing review workflow needs.
Markups
- Cloud
- Text
- Callouts
- Arrow
- Rectangle
- Circle
- Highlight
- Stamps
Measurements & Takeoffs
- Distance
- Area
- Perimeter
- Counts
- Takeoffs
- Scale Calibration
Organization
- Layers
- Live Legends
- Multi-Sheet PDFs
- Multi-Document Tabs
- Revision Tracking
Access & Export
- Export
- Offline Projects
- Cloud Projects
- CommandLink™
Legends That Build Themselves
Every placed symbol automatically updates your drawing legend. No manual counting. No spreadsheets. No missed devices. Always synchronized.
Secure Cloud Workspace
VDI stores projects as structured drawing data — not isolated PDF files. Every markup, symbol, issue, measurement, legend, and revision becomes searchable project intelligence.
Enterprise Security
Pricing
Professional browser-based drawing review, markup, and collaboration for construction teams.
CommandLink™
Every licensed user can create unlimited CommandLink™ collaboration sessions.
Invite
Each CommandLink™ session includes one collaborator seat at no additional cost — every collaborator after that first one must be a paid VDI user.
Browser-Based Collaboration Included
No software installation required.
Enterprise Deployment
Organizations requiring:
Ready to Go Beyond Drawing Review?
When your organization is ready to extend beyond professional drawing workflows, upgrade to the Vanguard Intelligence Platform™ and unlock the Vanguard Intelligence Layer™.
Frequently Asked Questions
Professional Drawing Markup. Built Specifically for Low-Voltage Professionals.
Replace generic PDF workflows with software designed around your industry. Start your workspace today.