Estimating and Takeoff Tools for Contractors

Estimating takeoff tools to convert printed or digital plans, or on-site measurements, to an accurate BOM based on your products pricing and construction methods. Estimating Takeoff Tools uses cutting edge technology to generate takeoffs directly from your PC screen. Using common digital image file formats, such as .TIF, .CAL, and most CAD files you can see your blue prints directly on your computer screen and use your mouse to quantify lengths, areas, volumes and counts.

Estimating Takeoff communicates with a digitizer for a truly competitive takeoff advantage.  Any construction trade can use this program and is well suited for General Contractors, Subcontractors and Project Managers. You can purchase Estimating Takeoff Tool products and continue to develop new features and enhancements on a continuing basis.

Scale Master Pro XE - Advanced digital takeoff tool with dual LCD displays

Scale Master Pro - Affordable digital takeoff tool with dual LCD displays

Scale Master Pro XE with PC Cable - Advanced Digital Plan Measure with PC Interface

Scale Master Classic - Digital takeoff tool with 72 built-in scales

Scale Master Pro XE PC Interface - Interface your Scale Master Pro XE with your PC

USMP with Smart Takeoff - Complete area takeoff tool and graphic digitizing system with software

Ultra Scale Master Pro - Affordable, versatile and powerful takeoff tool and digitizing system

Smart Takeoff! For USMP - Graphic program for Ultra Scale Master Pro

These Estimating Takeoff tools from Calculated Industries plan measuring tools also know as plan scalars will help you get fast, accurate takeoffs for estimating bidding and layouts.

Takeoff and Estimating software tools are used worldwide and are industry. Some contractors simply need quantity takeoff tools to estimate the volumes and cost of the project. Other contractors will require advanced, non-takeoff related features, such as global positioning system interface, blade control, and site layout and design tools.

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Quantity Takeoff Tutorial

Quantity Takeoff Tutorial videos are designed to use as a guide for estimating with Microsoft Excel, including the formulas and functions for creating your own estimating templates. Some videos offer training for the use of powerful 3D Building Information Modeling tools for precision estimating, such as Cadsoft Envisioneer and VisionREZ by Ameri-CAD.

Simple Material and Quantity Takeoffs - Check this site for Revit Architecture Video Revit Tutorial Tips and tricks.

This is a short clip on single-click auto takeoff in Autodesk Quantity Takeoff 2011.

Autodesk Quantity Takeoff 2010 - Tutorial 7/7 - Quantity Takeoff

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Construction Estimating Tool for General Contractors

General Contractors know the key to profitability is having accurate estimates for everything from electrical to concrete work. Contractors Software Group develops fully integrated and affordable general contractor software solutions to choose from based upon your size and needs of your contracting business. Estimating Software along with our Digital Takeoff solution, digitizes your construction plans or photos, generates fully detailed bids, cost estimates, and professional reports quickly and accurately so you can win more work, more often, more profitably!

General Contractors are benefited with reduced costs while hiring or employing a full time Surveyor or Estimator. Cost Estimating is a powerful and innovative construction estimating solution; you can create estimates, perform digital takeoffs and manage the bid day process using a single solution. A comprehensive materials database allows you to refine each bid to take full advantage of project opportunities, and accurately calculate the cost of any size project – quickly and easily.

Construction Estimating for General Contractor Software Features Include:

• Fully integrated general contractor accounting, job costing, change order and subcontract management software
• General contractor-specific functionality such as estimating/takeoff software and real-time accrual of job costs
• Change order management to track potential changes at the field level, ensure that approved changes are invoiced profitably and automatically update the job estimate/budget
• Equipment Management to track profitability by unit and maximize ROI on both equipment and fleet vehicles
• Certified Payroll reporting for union and prevailing wage jobs
• Vital project close-out processes with tracking of deficiencies
• Powerful financial reporting that includes flexible WIP scheduling and detailed project views
• Executive Dashboard reports that provide project costs, revenue and key performance indicators in real time

Construction estimating tools help to save general contractors time and money. Instead of general contractors looking up costs on materials, these tools do the grunt work.

We have been engaged in many changeable projects over the years offer QTO services for the following project categories:

- Hospitals

- Schools

- Highways

- Industrial Units

- Offices

- Residential, both housing and apartments

As a general contractor, you need tools that can help you estimate everything from plumbing to roofing.  Whether you are working on new construction or remodels, On-Screen Takeoff and Quick Bid can help you quickly and accurately estimate and prepare your next bid.

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Construction estimating with Microsoft Excell

Microsoft Excel is the most popular program to create quick and accurate construction cost estimates as it set up spreadsheets as a method for increasing estimating productivity and accuracy.

It can easily track your project expenses effectively and increase profits. Excel is considerably customizable to provide you the information in the format you choose. Excel allows the users to modify the application to the way they estimate with On-screen calculation.

Excell easily perform mundane calculation and your math is accurate every time you make calculation for estimating cost. Besides, in construction estimating there are lots of data and in case of any time of mistake excel can automatically recalculate all values for you.

There are many types of excel based estimating software and among them QuickMeasure On Screen is the most popular. It is a Windows based Monitor Takeoff software that facilitates construction estimator to perform pdf-takeoffs directly on PDF blueprint files or other digital plans inside of his or her Excel spreadsheet.

Takeoff quantities are build up in the QuickMeasure On Screen blueprint-software application or they can be sent directly to the existing Excel spreadsheet.

All the data are organized to any level of detail within your Excel spreadsheet and QuickMeasure On Screen will accumulate the details of your takeoff together with the graphic image right inside your Excel estimating spreadsheet.

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