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AI-Powered Takeoff and Estimating Tools for Mechanical Contractors
Are your mechanical bids taking longer to build than the systems you install?
Products for Every Step of Your Workflow
Pipe runs, duct, fittings, valves. Mechanical takeoffs are detailed work. Our complete set of tools handle the measuring and estimates, so your estimators can focus on building winning bids, faster.
On-Screen Takeoff®
- Estimate mechanical projects faster by calculating linear feet of piping, conduit, duct, cable, and wire directly on your digital plans.
- Use AI powered Takeoff Boost inside On-Screen Takeoff to automate much of the initial counting and measuring across multiple plan pages, giving you a fast draft of pipe, duct, and device quantities to review and refine.
- Quickly count valves, outlets, fixtures, and equipment with trade-friendly symbols.
Quick Bid®
- Assemble priced mechanical estimates quickly, review them, and revise with last minute changes that are recalculated for you so detailed, accurate bids are generated in much less time.
- Quickly calculate every detail for material and labor you need to estimate and bid.
- Reduce data entry errors and miscommunications by automating the functions that cause costly mistakes on complex multi-layer mechanical bids.
Digital Production Control®
- Brings takeoff, estimate, and field data together in one place so you have a complete digital record of how each roof was planned and delivered.
- Track real-time labor production against your roofing plan. Spot problems early before they become schedule or budget issues.
- Use completed project data to sharpen labor assumptions, improve scheduling, and protect margins on future roofing bids.
How Mechanical Contractors Are Using AI-Powered Takeoffs to Turn Days of Work into Hours
Takeoff Boost has unique tools designed for mechanical contractors, which cuts takeoff time by up to 95%. See how AI-powered tools can eliminate time-consuming tasks by automating measurements, so mechanical professionals can focus on pricing, strategy, and winning more bids.
Net Areas
Automatically segments each room and calculates net area along the inside edge of exterior and interior walls.
Footprint Areas
Detects and measures building footprint along the outside edge of exterior walls.
Ceiling Areas
Finds ceiling areas and splits them into gypsum board (GWB) and acoustical ceiling tile (ACT) or by ceiling type when specified.
Wall Linear Footage
Calculates total wall linear footage for standard walls on architectural floorplans.
Walls by Type
Breaks wall linears out by partition type when those types are labeled on the plan (e.g., different stud/gypsum assemblies).
Wall Surface Area
Generates painting linears for both sides of interior walls, giving painters a fast baseline for surface area quantities.
Existing Wall Detection
Identifies existing walls so you can exclude them from new work and avoid over-counting when bidding remodels, build-outs, or partial renovations.
Windows and Window Types
Finds windows and can classify them by window type based on plan tags and symbols.
Doors and Double Doors
Detects and counts doors and double doors, including location on the plan.
Plumbing and Building Fixtures
Counts toilets, sinks, bathtubs, and other fixtures so trade contractors can skip manual symbol counting.
Right-Click Reassignment
Quickly reassign results to your own Conditions with a right click, so quantities flow into the naming, phasing, and assemblies you already use. Learn more.
Delete Results
Delete unneeded takeoff results without losing the Conditions themselves, keeping your structure clean while you refine results. Learn more.
Edit & Move Conditions
Rename, recolor, move, and group Conditions so results fit your naming and organization standards. Learn more.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Mechanical estimating software helps contractors measure quantities and build bids for piping, ductwork, equipment, and related systems directly from digital plans instead of relying on paper drawings and manual calculations. With On-Screen Takeoff, Quick Bid, and Digital Production Control, mechanical estimators can calculate linear feet of pipe and duct, count valves and devices, and manage costs in a connected workflow from takeoff to bid to build.
On-Screen Takeoff lets you calculate linear feet of common MEP objects such as piping, conduit, duct, cable, and wire, and count items like outlets, switches, lights, appliances, and valves using specialized, trade friendly symbols. This makes it easier to build accurate quantities for mechanical systems across multiple floors and buildings without redrawing plans or doing math by hand.
On-Screen Takeoff captures all of your mechanical quantities, then Quick Bid turns those quantities into detailed material and labor estimates that you can assemble quickly, review, and revise with current pricing. You can set up custom material databases for the types of projects you bid, apply burden, overhead, and profit, and use eQuote so suppliers can update pricing by email, all inside the same estimating environment.
Digital Production Control integrates takeoff and estimate data from On-Screen Takeoff and Quick Bid and continuously displays project data for percent of work in place compared to labor hours used. This helps you track labor production, document completion stages, and use real world performance data from each mechanical project to improve the accuracy of future estimates.
AI powered takeoff with Takeoff Boost is designed to give you a strong starting point while keeping estimators in control of final quantities. The AI handles the first pass of measuring and counting pipe, duct, conduit, and devices across your plans, then your team reviews and adjusts results in On-Screen Takeoff, which combines the speed of automation with the judgment of experienced mechanical estimators.