AI for quantity takeoffs from 2D CAD Drawing PDFs
Simply type which quantities you want to extract from 2D CAD PDFs for estimation & bidding.
Extract data and search 2D CAD drawing PDFs
Simply type in your prompt and we handle the manual work
Below are samples of some of the measurements you can automate.
Floor areas and site layout
- GFA
- NFA
- Floor finishes
- Ceiling finishes
- Site areas
- Split by level or zone
Measure wall runs
- Interior
- Exterior
- Stud
- Masonry
- Gypsum
- Railings
- Fences
Count and measure openings
- Windows
- Doors
- Count & measure sizes
Count devices and fixtures
- Lighting
- Plumbing
- Fire safety equipment
- Outlets
- FCU/ACU
Measure linear MEP
- Pipework
- Ductwork
- Cable tray
- CHWS
- CHWR
- CHWP
Measure facade elevation areas
- Cladding
- Glazing
- Formwork
- Split by type
Civils.ai cross-references specs, schedules & details
Search for information across all the drawing sheets
Search floor & site plan drawings
Find rooms, dimensions, annotations & symbols
Search infrastructure & civils drawings
Pull specs, levels, chainages & notes
Search architectural details
Sections, elevations, callouts & schedules
Search utilities & layout drawings
Services, equipment layouts & legends
Connects between the specifications and quantities
How it works
1
Upload PDFs
Drag & drop your drawing or document PDFs and select Extract CAD data. Works with scanned, historic and multi-sheet drawings.
2
Type out your prompt
Type what you need in natural language (e.g. “measure and categorise floor areas by type and count and measure windows & doors”). Hit Run and the AI performs the takeoff and our QA team reviews the results.
3
Get results, review & export
Review the results with against your annotated drawing.
Download your results as:
Excel
&
Annotated PDF
Project case study
Where Civils.ai has been having an impact
We support the Contractor Penta Ocean with automated workflows to help them bid for tunnelling projects more efficiently.
We support Consultants at Asia Infrastructure Solutions with automated workflows to extract data and feed into digital twins for Infrastructure Projects.
We help the Developer JTC automate checking processes like code compliance, contract compliance checking and cross-checking items like schedules of rates against variation orders.
2,842
AI workflow runs
"We use Civils.ai getting answers across our 400+ page contracts, specs and COP."
5-15 minutes
saved per prompt
"We save 5-15 minutes per prompt depending on the task complexity."
91%
results accuracy
"For drawings, text & tables it's excellent. We appreciate the team's efforts to always take our requests onboard."
528+ hours
efficiency saving
"The time savings were equivalent to 2.8 months of full-time work per year."
Savings demonstrated over 12 months of Civils.ai usage with a team of 38 users.
Modernize your estimation and bidding workflow
Stop digging through PDFs and doing takeoffs manually
Simply type in the quantities you need and let AI fetch the quantities from the drawings
Review and make any corrections to the takeoff before exporting it to Excel.
Share your repository
- Save the AI workflow to your team account
- Give others in your team permission to run your workflow
- Share outputs and your results with others in your team
Sync with Autodesk & more
Get started by uploading your PDF drawings manually or sync us with your ACC so we can automatically pull in your drawings and start indexing them.
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