Confidence needs
a basis.
A useful takeoff should explain itself. These are the boundaries to keep in mind when measuring, reviewing, saving, and handing work over.
A detection is
a starting point.
Detected geometry can help you find items to inspect. It does not establish the drawing scale, the intended scope, or the correctness of a quantity by itself.
Manual measurement remains a way to work from your own interpretation. Inspect source geometry and approve the items you have checked.
Draft and trusted
mean different things.
Draft outputs are for work in progress. Provisional items and unapproved scale need to remain part of the conversation.
Trusted outputs use the application's review gates. Approval records a review decision; it does not replace professional judgement or independently certify a drawing.
Save deliberately.
Verify the handoff.
Watch the workspace's save status. Resolve save failures or revision conflicts before assuming that the latest changes are stored. Keep a downloaded export when you need a local handoff copy.
Before relying on an export, open it and verify its quantities, units, source scope, and any material rates. Confirm project access and retention arrangements with the deployment operator before using confidential drawings.
Examples should
say what they are.
The product tour shows captured workspace views. Its drawing review uses a supplied construction drawing; its materials and pricing examples use controlled verification fixtures.
Those examples demonstrate the interface and review flow. They do not promise automatic extraction accuracy, a completed project estimate, or production integration coverage.
Bring a drawing.
Find your bearings.
Start with one sheet. Build from there.