Workflow help
Make the next check clear.
Use these notes while evaluating the assisted tools. For a real job, the responsible reviewer must approve measurements, scope and rates.
Start with the workflow
Begin with calibration and selected scope, then review quantities before using them in an estimate.
Step-by-step overview Capabilities and limitationsPublic support contact details are pending owner review. No live support or response-time promise is made here.
What can I upload?
The assisted workspace uses supported original PDF plans. Current private PDF uploads are limited to 30 MB per file and the parser supports up to 100 pages per document. Split larger sets and review which sheets belong in your takeoff. A reliable dimensional reference is required for measured areas and lengths.
Is the takeoff fully automatic?
No. The supported release is assisted: you calibrate, trace or correct geometry, place object counts and review scope. Unvalidated automatic recognition is disabled in normal runs. Unknown is not the same as zero.
How do I check scale?
Use the calibration tool with two points on a reliable known dimension, then check another dimension when possible. Confirm the units and applicable view. A sheet with mixed scales requires explicit judgment; whole-sheet calibration does not resolve every detail view.
How do I avoid duplicate counts?
Count installed instances in the selected plan scope. Legend samples, schedules and reference illustrations are examples, not quantities. Review repeated views, revisions and optional work so the same physical object is included once.
Why is an estimate item unpriced?
A missing material or labor rate is unresolved, not a zero-cost item. Enter an owner-approved rate or a clearly identified allowance. Separate material and labor rows must still share the underlying physical quantity rather than double the installed count.
How should I protect work before leaving?
Wait for the Saved indication and reopen the project to confirm important changes. Download a portable backup as appropriate. Unsaved refresh recovery is bounded and tab-local; closing a tab may remove that recovery copy, so it is not a replacement for saving or backing up.
Can I restore every older backup?
The standalone manual workspace supports strictly manual portable backups with original PDFs and compatible source frames. Source-backed recognition, catalog, semantic or other unsupported authority is not silently stripped into a manual project. Some older backups require a separately reviewed migration.
Can I start an AI estimate without plans?
That guided written-scope path is planned. It is not available in this release. The supported path starts from reviewed assisted takeoff quantities, with manual corrections and owner-entered rates.
See the workflow before your next bid.
Explore an anonymized residential plan with editable manual areas, or start fresh on the same drawing. Review the scope, build a draft and check the export. No own-plan trial or payment is enabled.