Start a new job by creating a project and uploading your construction drawings.
Create the project
Start a new project and give it a name.
Click Upload drawings and choose PDFs or images: a full set, individual sheets, or several disciplines.
Click Create project. Drawings load sheet by sheet.
Find and organize sheets
TakeCost reads title blocks and names sheets by number and title. Use the + control to add revisions or more sheets later.
Search finds sheet names and text printed on drawings. Filters show starred sheets, sheets with takeoffs, or sheets that still need a scale.
Check the scale
A yellow ruler means a detected scale is not checked yet. Open the sheet, click Check, and select both ends of a dimension printed on the plan. Compare the measured distance with that dimension and confirm only when they match. The scale chip and ruler turn green.
Continue your workflow
Estimate is where you price the work. Bid is where you prepare and send a proposal, quote, or bid. Sheets returns to the drawings; Share invites your team.
If you are starting without drawings, see the two ways to start a takeoff or estimate.