By hand
Days per drawing set
1
Highlight every panel tag on every sheet.
2
Type each size, ID and room into a spreadsheet.
3
Check it all against the specification.
4
Start again when the next revision lands.
AI that reads your
construction drawings
For estimators, quantity surveyors and facade, panel and fit-out contractors in Australia.
What is AI drawing takeoff?
A construction takeoff is counting and measuring what’s on the drawings. AI drawing takeoff does it for you. It reads your PDF drawing set, finds every panel code and pulls out sizes, IDs and room references. You get a schedule with every line linked to its sheet, and anything unclear is flagged for a person.
The job today
A manual construction takeoff,
and the same job with AI
With AI takeoff
Your team checks the flags
1
Upload the drawing set and the specification.
2
It finds, measures and checks every panel.
3
You review only the lines it flags.
4
Run the revised set again with the same setup.
Construction professionals spend about 5.5 hours a week looking for project data such as revised drawings (PlanGrid and FMI, via Construction Dive, 2018).
What you get
Construction takeoff software
that shows its work
Four things you get from every drawing set.
Marked-up drawings
Each panel code on your plans and elevations is found and colour-coded by type on the PDF, so you can see at a glance what was counted.
Panel schedule
A facade panel schedule built from your elevations. Every line links back to the sheet it came from.
Specification check
Drawn sizes and materials are matched to the specification and materials schedules. Anything that doesn’t line up is flagged, not fixed for you.
Exports and history
Download the schedule, the marked-up set and page exports, or pull the data through an API. Every job is kept, so you can trace a number back months later.
- Facade panel
- Glazed panel
- Solid infill
PanelSize (mm)RoomQtySheet
P-011200 × 3000Living3A-301 ↗
P-02900 × 3000Living2A-301 ↗
P-031400 × 3000Bed 11A-301 ↗
P-04600 × 3000Bath1A-301 ↗
P-051200 × 3000Bed 21A-301 ↗
PanelDrawingSpecificationResult
P-011200 × 3000, FC-11200 × 3000, FC-1Matches
P-02900 × 3000, GL-2900 × 3000, GL-2Matches
P-031400 × 3000, FC-11400 × 3000, FC-1Matches
P-051200 × 3000, SI-11200 × 2950, SI-1Check: 50 mm taller
P-06600 × 3000, FC-2No entryCheck: not in spec
- xlsxpanel-schedule_tower-b.xlsx214 lines · sheet linksReady
- pdftower-b_marked-up.pdf86 sheets, colour-codedReady
- jsontower-b_schedule.jsonStructured data for your systemsReady
- logjob-historyEvery run, setting and output keptSaved
The difference
Set up for your panel codes,
not a template
Standard takeoff software counts what it was built to count. This reads your own codes and conventions, and asks when it meets one it doesn’t know.
Try it: P-07 turned up on sheet A-301.
Your panel library
6 codes- P-01Facade panel
- P-02Glazed panel
- P-03Facade panel
- P-04Solid infill
- P-05Solid infill
- P-06Facade panel
Needs a person
FlaggedP-07 on sheet A-301, 1200 × 1450 mm. This code isn’t in your library.
1 line waiting for your team
Why not just use ChatGPT or standard takeoff software?
| General AI chatbot | Standard takeoff software | AI drawing takeoff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A full set of 200+ sheets | One sheet at a time | Yes, item by item | Yes, in one run |
| Your own panel codes | No | Built-in symbols | Your library |
| Counting and scale | Unreliable | Yes, by hand | Yes, unclear sheets flagged |
| Specification check | No | Separate job | Built in |
| Every line linked to its sheet | No | Partly | Yes |
| What your team does | Checks everything | Does the counting | Checks the flags |
For the people who work from the drawings
Estimators and quantity surveyors
Quantity takeoff software that does the counting, so your time goes on pricing.
Facade, panel and fit-out contractors
Panel schedules straight from the architect’s set, checked before you order.
Design and document managers
Check construction documentation against the specification before it’s issued.
Need takeoff and estimating software in one? Our estimating engine prices the quantities from your past projects. See construction cost estimation
Spec sheet
Inputs, outputs and where it runs
The details your IT and document control teams will ask for.
Inputs
Reads
PDF plans, elevations, sections and detail drawings, plus specification documents
Works with
Drawing sets exported from Revit, ArchiCAD or AutoCAD
Outputs
Finds
Panel codes from your library, dimensions, IDs, room references and quantities, at the drawing scale
Returns
Excel or CSV schedule, marked-up PDF, page exports, structured data through a REST API
Audit trail
Full job history, every value linked to its sheet, live job status
Where it runs
Runs in
Your own AWS, Azure or Google Cloud account
Private AI
Drawings stay in your environment and aren’t used to train models for anyone else
FAQ
AI drawing takeoff questions
What happens next
Send us one drawing set
01
Send the set and your panel codes
PDF drawings, the specification and your code list.
02
We run the takeoff
Your library is set up and the full set is read.
03
45-minute walkthrough
We go through the schedule and every flag with your team.
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