Why Traditional Takeoffs Are Slow
- You print plans or load a PDF, zoom in, measure every wall.
- Mist one doorway and the whole material list is off.
- One small house can take 4-6 hours to finish.
Enter AI: Pattern-Spotting on Autopilot
- The software “reads” the drawing like face-recognition on your phone—only it’s spotting walls, fixtures and symbols.
- It traces each object, measures length or area and drops the numbers into a spreadsheet. No magic words, no code; just click “Auto-Detect.”
Accuracy: Can You Trust the Robot?
- If your plan is to scale and clear, we see ±2 % variance—better than most humans after a long day.
- You can manually tweak anything the AI misses.
What About Revisions?
Upload the new file, hit “Re-Run,” and your quantities update—no more redlining sheets.
Takeaway
AI isn’t replacing your estimator. It just removes 90 % of the finger-drumming so you can think about margins and scheduling.
AI takeoff guide.
