AI Takeoff Software for Subcontractors & Estimators
The fastest way for subcontractors to measure quantities from PDF construction drawings — type your scope and AI handles the takeoff.
AI-Powered Takeoffs for Subcontractor Estimating
Below are samples of some of the measurements you can automate.
Floor, road and landscaping areas
- GFA
- NFA
- Floor finishes
- Site areas
- Concrete volumes
- Split by level or room
Download a sample output:
Measure wall runs
- Interior
- Exterior
- Stud
- Masonry
- Gypsum
- Railings
- Fences
Download a sample output:
Count and measure opening sizes
Count devices, fittings and fixtures
- Lighting
- Plumbing
- Fire safety equipment
- Outlets
- FCU/ACU
Download a sample output:
Measure linear MEP
Measure facade elevation areas
How AI Takeoffs Work for Subcontractors
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 the take-off scope you need (e.g. “measure and categorise floor finishes by type and measure all openings”). Hit Run to start the processing.
3
Get results, review & export
The AI performs the measurements and our QA team reviews the results. See the results on your annotated drawing. Download your results as
Excel
&
Annotated PDF
Project case study
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 prompts
"We just ask a question and get cited answers, no more flipping through specs."
5-15 minutes
saved per prompt
"Cuts out the manual legwork of measuring and cross-referencing drawings."
97%
results accuracy
"Consistently accurate, even on older scanned drawings."
528+ hours
efficiency saving
"The time savings were equivalent to 2.8 months of full-time work per year."
Savings verified over 12 months of Civils.ai usage with a team of 38 users at JTC.
Modernise Your Subcontractor Estimation & 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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