Bring the drawing.
Open a new workspace and upload a PDF, JPG, or PNG. Choose the sheet you want to work on. Check that the dimension labels and the geometry you need are legible.
For a drawing set, treat each sheet as its own measurement context. A scale on one page should not be assumed to describe every other page.
Establish a known distance.
- Use the scale tool and select two points on a dimension you can verify.
- Enter the real distance with the correct unit.
- Inspect the resulting scale, then approve it when it is correct.
If the drawing has been resized or scanned unevenly, check another known dimension before trusting the sheet. A typed dimension is useful evidence; a guess is not.
Make the scope explicit.
Use the drawing tools to create length or area items. Finish the geometry, give the item a useful label, and inspect the resulting measurement. Where detections are available, review their shape and meaning just as you would a manual item.
Include the items that belong in this takeoff. Exclude unrelated geometry rather than letting every visible item become part of the total.
Review before the handoff.
Check the scale, geometry, labels, and inclusion state. Approve each included item only after that review.
A draft export lets you inspect provisional work. A trusted export checks the review requirements; unresolved approvals must be addressed before the quantity can be treated as trusted.
Open the exported CSV and check units and totals against the workspace. Keep the source drawing available for the person who receives it.
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