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PlanSwift provides specialty takeoff items that are available from the Area, Linear, Segment, and Count drop-down menus located on the Home tab ribbon-bar. These are the Single-Click Area, Linear, and Count, Roof Area, Price Per, SQ FT Area, Area Cubic Yards, Grid, and Joists.

Price Per Sq Ft Area Takeoff



Performing a Price Per SQ FT Area takeoff requires familiarity with performing an area takeoff. PlanSwift makes it easy to figure out the price per square foot for areas. To perform a price per square foot takeoff:

  • Click on the drop-down half of the Area button and select Price Per SQ FT from the drop-down menu
  • In the Properties - [Price Per SQ FT] window, enter the name of the takeoff into the Name field
  • Enter the price in the Price Per SQ FT field
  • Select the color of the takeoff
  • Select the Fill Type and enter a folder name if desired
  • Click Ok

PlanSwift Takeoff Item Properties set up for Price per Sq Ft

The Digitizer Record is now turned on.

  • Perform the takeoff by clicking on all corners (inside and outside) of the concrete pad
  • With the digitizing done, right click on the last Point and select Stop from the drop-down menu

PlanSwift showing how to take off an area

The square footage of the pad shows as 13,529.6 SQ FT in the Pages, Bookmarks window.

PlanSwift Ribbon bar pointing to Estimating Tab

  • Click on the Estimating tab - Note that the Cost Total of the pad is $40,588.89 in the Estimating window

PlanSwift Estimating Tab showing Price Per Sq Ft takeoff result

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