Takeoffs & Blueprint Measurement

Measure off the plans. Quantities flow into the estimate.

Upload blueprints, calibrate the scale, and draw area, linear, count, and volume measurements directly on the page. Hit Populate Builder and every measurement becomes a priced line item in your estimate — no re-entry, no spreadsheet exports, no switching tools.

Everything a takeoff tool should be — without a separate takeoff tool

PDF & Image Upload

Drop in blueprints, site plans, or marked-up images. Multi-page plan sets supported — navigate sheets without leaving the workspace.

Per-Page Scale Calibration

Click two points of a known dimension, type the real length, and the page is calibrated. Different sheets can have different scales.

Area Measurements

Click around a room, a patio, a parking lot. Automatic square footage with support for cutouts and holes.

Linear Measurements

Trace walls, curbs, pipe runs, fencing, trim. Segments sum to total linear feet as you draw.

Count Measurements

Click each fixture, outlet, door, tree, or rooftop unit. Running count tallied live.

Volume Measurements

Draw an area, set a height, and get cubic yards for concrete pours, fill dirt, excavation, or mulch.

Work Areas & Phases

Group measurements by work area (front yard, Level 2, exterior) and assign phases so structure carries through to the estimate.

Quick Entry Panel

Typing in quantities is faster than drawing some days. Add measurements by hand without ever touching the canvas.

Work Package Expansion

Apply a work package to a measurement and it expands into materials, labor, and equipment line items — production rates and waste factors built in.

What a takeoff actually looks like in CC

Takeoffs aren't a separate tool you have to learn — they're a tab on your estimate. Upload, calibrate, measure, populate. Here's the order of operations.

Upload

Drop in the plan set

Upload PDFs or images directly into the Takeoff tab of your estimate. Multi-page blueprint sets are supported — navigate between Sheet 1 (site plan), Sheet 3 (floor plan), and Sheet 7 (details) from a single viewer.

PDF and image upload (drag and drop)
Multi-page plan sets with page navigator
Smooth blueprint viewer with zoom and pan
Plan set stays linked to the estimate — no file hunting later

Calibrate

Set the scale — per page

Click two points on a known dimension (a wall, a property line, the scale bar itself) and type the real-world length. The page is calibrated. Different sheets in the same set can have different scales, so calibration is tracked per page.

Two-click scale calibration — pick points, type length
Per-page scale tracking for mixed plan sets
Recalibrate any time without losing measurements
Scale preview shows what the canvas will measure

Measure

Draw what you're pricing

Pick a measurement type and draw directly on the blueprint. Area for surfaces, linear for runs, count for fixtures, volume for anything that needs a depth. Organize measurements into work areas as you go so structure flows into the estimate. Prefer typing numbers? The Quick Entry panel lets you skip the canvas entirely.

Four measurement types: area (SF/SY), linear (LF), count (EA), volume (CY)
Real-time geometry — quantities update as you draw
Measurements sidebar with edit, rename, reassign
Quick Entry panel for measurements without drawing
Cross-page volume measurements carry height from the source page

Populate

One click from measurements to line items

Hit Populate Builder and every measurement becomes a line item in the Builder tab, organized by the same work areas you drew on the blueprint. Apply work packages to expand bundled assemblies into detailed material, labor, and equipment lines. Existing line items are preserved — you choose overwrite or append, so nothing gets silently replaced.

Measurements → line items in one step
Work areas and phases carry over so the estimate inherits the structure
Work packages expand into detailed material + labor + equipment lines
Overwrite or append — existing line items never silently replaced
Populate confirmation dialog before anything is committed

Work Packages — Priced Assemblies Out Of The Box

A work package is a reusable bundle of materials, labor, and equipment. A landscaper builds a 'Patio Install' package once — pavers, base, sand, install labor hours, plate compactor — and applies it to any measurement on any takeoff. The package expands into line items automatically, with your production rates and waste factors already baked in. Build packages per trade, per job type, per division.

Bundle materials + labor + equipment into a single reusable package
Production rates and waste factors stored with the package
Apply to any measurement on any takeoff — the bundle expands into line items
Track package usage across estimates so templates stay current
Full builder form — add, remove, reorder items per package

Work Areas & Phases — Structure From Day One

Professional estimates aren't one long list of line items — they're grouped by where the work happens and when. CC lets you group measurements into work areas (front yard, Level 2, exterior) and assign phases as you draw. When you populate the builder, that structure carries straight through to the estimate. No re-grouping. No re-labeling. No copy-paste.

Group measurements by work area as you draw
Phase assignment for sequenced jobs
Work areas and phases persist through Populate Builder
Rename, merge, or reassign work areas without losing measurements
Structure shows up on the client-facing proposal too

How takeoffs connect to the rest of the platform

Data flows through the platform. Here's where this feature fits.

Takeoff → Estimate Builder

Populate Builder converts every confirmed measurement to a line item in the estimate. Work areas and phases carry over. Existing line items are preserved — you choose overwrite or append.

Work Packages → Measurements

Apply a work package to a measurement and the assembly expands into materials, labor, and equipment line items — production rates and waste factors included.

Cost Database → Line Items

When measurements populate into line items, they draw from your cost database for unit costs, labor rates, and equipment rates. Update your catalog once; every future takeoff benefits.

Measurements → Proposal

The work area structure you drew on the blueprint flows through the estimate into the client-facing proposal. One takeoff, one estimate, one proposal — no re-organization.

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