Naming Takeoff Groups
Why two extra seconds on a group name pays off in better AI-suggested assemblies.
Naming Groups Well
Group names drive AI assembly suggestions later. Spend the extra two seconds.
The rule
- “GF slab” → vague suggestions, you’ll scroll the picker.
- “Ground floor 150mm reinforced slab” → the right assembly is in the top three.
What a good name contains
Pack three things into the name where you can:
- Where — Ground Floor, Roof, Corridor 2.4.
- What — Reinforced slab, Painted wall, Copper pipework.
- Spec — 150 mm, Two-coat, 22 mm.
So instead of “Slab”, write “Ground Floor — 150 mm Reinforced Slab”. The picker has more to match against, and the AI suggestion is far more likely to be right.
Why it matters
Every wrong-suggestion picked manually costs 5–10 seconds. Across a 150-line takeoff that’s 15+ minutes of friction you avoid by spending two seconds per group name up front.