Digital takeoff

Upload any scaled plan or image and measure directly on screen. Set a calibration reference on a known measurement and you can measure areas, lineal lengths, and point-based items without manual scaling or guesswork.

All you need is a reliable scale or defined measurement on that plan that you know is correct. In digital takeoff, the first step is calibrating the measurement system using that scale.

So long as you are confident in the accuracy of that measurement, you can essentially measure anything that is an area or a lineal item. Tip: use the longest available measurement on the plan (e.g. a full wall run or site boundary) for the most accurate calibration.

What you can measure

• Multiple areas or sections, each with its own settings.
• Individual components by area, lineal length, lineal x height (area), or as points for fixed or quantity-based components.

Area tools

When you click the Area button, two sub-tools are available:

• Polygon — click points to outline any shape (at least 3 points). Click back on the first point to close the area. Best for irregular shapes.
• Rectangle — click and hold, drag, then release to create a square or rectangular area. Fastest for uniform shapes.

Both tools produce the same result: a measured area stored in your calibration units (metric, imperial, or roofing squares) and attached to a roof area or component.

All measurements are saved and auto-calculated to pre-populate the next phase in the quote builder.

What happens next

When you continue from digital takeoff into the quote builder, you will see each area you created, each component you measured, and its associated items. You can edit and adjust if needed, or continue quickly to the next step.

What gets saved

• Your initial image or plan.
• A digital takeoff version of the image showing your lines, measurements, areas, and items overlaid on the plan.
• A clean image without your uploaded image and only your digital takeoff lines / items, so you can clearly see what you measured.

These are useful for printing out and doing site measures, or to clearly define what you actually measured at a later point if you need to reference it.

Related

• Quote builder
• Manual Quote - if you already have your measurements.
• Blank Quote - for fully custom line-by-line quotes without takeoff.