takeoffquote

Quick start — first takeoff in 60 seconds

To do a takeoff in TakeoffQuote: open the app, drag a plan PDF onto the page, accept the sheet's scale (or calibrate it from a printed dimension), pick a condition, and measure — one-click a room, box it with Rectangle, or trace it point by point. Then export the report or build a priced quote. Everything runs in your browser; nothing uploads.

1. Open a plan

Drag a PDF anywhere onto the page — a single sheet, a multi-page set, or the whole .zip off a bid platform. The file is rendered locally in your browser; it never leaves your machine. A measured 56 MB, 44-sheet state-project set opens in about 0.4 seconds. More formats and multi-sheet navigation: Opening plans.

2. Set the scale

Click Set scale… in the toolbar. If the sheet’s title block states a scale, TakeoffQuote has already read it — click Plan says … — use it. No usable note? Calibrate two points…: click both ends of a printed dimension and type its real length. A calibrated sanity bar flashes on the sheet so a wrong scale is obvious before you trace. Details and the ten-second verification habit: Scales.

3. Measure

Arm a condition (the thing you’re measuring — a slab, a footing run, a wall), then:

  • One-Click Area (O) — click inside a room and the boundary traces itself; press ⏎ to commit.
  • Rectangle (R) — two clicks, corner to corner.
  • Linear (L) — click along a run, double-click to finish.
  • Count (C) — one click per item.

Every tool refuses politely until the sheet has a scale, so a takeoff can’t silently happen in pixels. All seven tools: Measuring.

4. Export

Open Report for the per-condition breakdown and export CSV, Excel, JSON, or a Marked set PDF with your work burned onto the sheets. Or open the Quote builder, bind each condition to a trade assembly with your unit prices, and export a client-ready .xlsx quote. See Exports and Quote builder.

That’s the whole loop: open → scale → measure → export. Your work autosaves to this browser as you go — close the tab, come back tomorrow, and it’s still there (how storage works).