Before your next bid
Know what the workspace supports.
Check the drawing requirements, assisted workflow and sample limits before relying on a quantity or estimate. Unmeasured scope, unresolved symbols and missing prices still require your review.
Which plan files can I use?
The assisted tools use supported PDF plans. Authenticated private uploads have a 30 MB per PDF and 100 page technical limit; split larger documents and select the sheets you intend to bid. The public sample does not accept your own plans. Existing approved Studio accounts can save, reopen and export their assisted private drafts. Own-plan public trials are not enabled.
How do I establish the scale?
Use two points on a reliable printed dimension, enter its real length and verify a second dimension where possible. Areas and lengths need calibration. Mixed-scale details require explicit judgment; whole-sheet scale does not validate every view.
Will a scanned plan work?
A legible PDF scan can be viewed and manually measured after calibration. Poor resolution, image-only labels and unclear symbols can require manual interpretation. Automatic OCR, handwriting recognition and complete symbol detection are not available in the supported workflow.
Is the takeoff automatic?
No. The current workflow is assisted: a person traces or corrects areas and lengths, places counts and reviews coverage. The sample’s preloaded manual boundaries are an editable example, not proof of automatic recognition. Unknown symbols and unmeasured work are not zero.
Where do material and labor prices come from?
You enter and review your own rates or identify an allowance. No live supplier prices are provided. Material and labor can share one installed quantity; separate cost rows do not create additional objects. A missing price stays Unpriced.
What can I export?
The supported assisted workflow exports an Excel workbook, CSV, annotated PDF with estimate, and portable project backup. Check the draft’s quantities, prices, source references and unresolved review states before using it for a bid.
Is the sample my free trial project?
No. It is one included residential floor plan plus two excluded reference elevations, with 69 preloaded manual area pieces and no supplied object counts or prices. Own-plan public trials are OFF. The planned free 14-day trial covers one construction project’s PDF plan set: currently configured for 1 PDF file, up to 100 pages and 30 MB. Sample use does not start the trial. Corrections, reopening and revisions within the same project do not consume another trial; failed uploads or processing must not consume eligibility. Server enforcement and hosted acceptance are required before enabling it.
What does Pro include, and can I buy it now?
Subscription pricing and commercial usage allowances are not available yet. The supported assisted workflow includes manual measurements and counts, source-linked quantity review, your own material and labor rates, and exports. Checkout and annual purchasing are disabled; Team collaboration is planned. No human estimator service or unlimited AI entitlement is included.
See the workflow before your next bid.
Explore an anonymized residential plan with editable manual areas, or start fresh on the same drawing. Review the scope, build a draft and check the export. No own-plan trial or payment is enabled.