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New takeoff

From plans to a reviewed proposal

From plans to materials.

Upload your plans for a project preview and, for framing, a measured material list with estimated prices. Review it, approve it or ask for changes; our team reviews it before your offer.

Watch the 1-minute guide
Built around your drawings
  1. 1Upload plans
  2. 2Review takeoff
  3. 3Team review
  4. 4Your proposal

Start with your drawings.

Choose your plan files and add a little project context. You can review your takeoff before sending anything to our team.

Your plans and projectView or edit
Plan files and project details

Your plans

Drop your plans here or click to choose files Tap to choose files Upload complete PDF or ZIP plan sets, or clear photos · CAD files go to our team

Many sheets? Upload complete PDF or ZIP plan sets, including plans, details, schedules and notes. No page-count limit · up to 1 GiB per file and per set. CAD files go to our estimating team.

    PDF, ZIP or clear photos · no page-count limit · up to 1 GiB per file and per set · large sets may use more than one pass

    File limits & drawing checklist

    Start with a clear plan set.

    Upload the drawings available for your project, including permit sets, renovations, architectural, structural, civil or MEP plans: plans, sections, schedules, connection details and engineering notes. Keep dimensions, specifications, revisions and sheet numbers readable. Framing requires engineering sources. Other trades use their applicable plans, schedules and specifications. Automatic reads accept PDF, ZIP, JPG, PNG and WebP. ZIP files may contain PDF, JPG, PNG and WebP drawings and must not be encrypted.

    Up to 300 uploaded or extracted files and 1 GiB per file and for the full set after ZIP extraction. Automatic reads have no page-count limit and are indexed in resumable batches. Large, dense sets can use more than one pass of up to 12 minutes; completed work is retained between passes. All pages are indexed first. The default reads the scopes found in your drawings; you can also focus on one trade and its references. Unsupported items are withheld, and the project total stays pending until enough material lines have confirmed catalog prices. DWG, DXF, HEIC, HEIF, TIF and TIFF are accepted for team review.

    Tell us what to look for.

    Add the project town and any scope notes. Your takeoff stays preliminary until the team reviews it. You add contact details when you confirm and send for review.

    Need help with your drawings? Talk to our team or watch the one-minute guide.

    Project details

    Start with all scopes found in your drawings, or choose one trade. Reuse the same files for a focused read.

    Scope notes (optional)

    Add notes optional
    Up to 4,000 characters.

    Your drawings are stored privately and analyzed automatically. You choose when to send the result for team review. How we handle your files.

    Preliminary takeoff. Our team verifies the scope before your proposal.

    No drawings yet? Explore a rough planning estimate

    Tool NL-08 · Planning estimatorNo plans yet? Ballpark it

    Ballpark the materials

    No drawings to upload? Describe the building and get planning-level quantities for the whole shell, framing to roofing, with preliminary price-book pricing, in seconds. When the drawings exist, the real takeoff is free.

    The building

    The building · updates as you type

    One floor's area, not the total. 100 – 50,000.
    Adjust the model 8 ft ceilings · 2×6 walls at 16" · 6/12 roof · openings counted for you · roofing, drywall, insulation and siding included
    Leave blank and we'll assume a typical count.
    Updates as you type · nothing is sent anywhere
    Planning assumptions. This tool models a simple rectangular building. Its quantities depend on the dimensions and options you enter; no accuracy percentage is guaranteed. Prices are preliminary figures from our internal price book. Verify quantities against your drawings. See how the takeoff process works before sending your plans.

    Exact numbers come from the drawings.

    Upload your drawings, explore your takeoff and let our team prepare your project proposal.

    New takeoff How takeoffs work

    Your one-minute guide

    From drawings to a reviewed proposal.

    1. Add your plans. Choose a PDF set or clear photos. Add the town and any scope notes.

    2. Review your takeoff. Review material quantities, estimated costs and open questions before requesting your final quote.

    3. Confirm once. Add your contact details and send the same plans for review. No payment is due now.

    4. Approve your proposal. Check the reviewed scope, price and conditions before paying. Then follow your order with your private link.

    Close this guide to continue. Your selected files stay in place.