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Takeoff

Measure quantities off drawings and turn them into priced estimate lines.

Takeoff

A takeoff is the act of measuring quantities off a drawing — areas, lengths, counts. Takeoffs measure how much; assemblies turn those measurements into priced lines. Doing the two together is the fastest path from a PDF drawing to a priced estimate.

In this section

  • Measuring — drawings, scale, area/length/count tools, takeoff groups.
  • Naming groups — why two extra seconds on a name pays off in better AI suggestions.
  • Applying assemblies — turn measured groups into priced rates.
  • Live updates — what changes automatically when you re-measure or update prices.