This update to PlanSwift includes Takeoff Boost™ which adds exciting AI-Powered Automation Tools such as:
- Auto Takeoff - Automated Takeoff that delivers a Page of linear, area, and count takeoff in seconds.
- Auto Count - in addition to the 12 Count objects available in Takeoff Boost, you can virtually count “anything” on your plans.
- Auto Scale - using AI, Auto Scale determines what the correct scale is for each Page.
- Auto Bookmark - automatically creates Bookmarks to plan detail pages for you.
These options are all located on the Tools ribbon bar:
Eligible users can download this update here: Installing PlanSwift with Takeoff Boost™
New Features
Takeoff Boost: AI-Powered Automation Tools
Auto Takeoff
Takeoff Boost’s Auto Takeoff delivers a full page of takeoff results in seconds. Brought to you by the company who defined Digital Takeoff, Auto Takeoff is ConstructConnect’s proprietary AI-Powered automated takeoff solution that can deliver your first draft of takeoff results 95% faster than doing it manually.
- Fast? Typically, you can expect a full Page of takeoff results in under a minute.
- Accurate? Users tell us Takeoff Boost is 95% accurate, and improving.
Let’s get this out of the way, no technology or automation can take the place of a seasoned, knowledgeable estimator. Takeoff Boost is not “complete, automated takeoff” that a user can use, with the press of a magic button, to estimate an entire project. Takeoff Boost gives you a great head start on your takeoff, and our Artificial Intelligence models are improving all the time, but as the estimator, you still play a critical role in bringing “human experience” to review and fine-tune the project.
Learn how to use Takeoff Boost here: Using Takeoff Boost™
Auto Count
This isn’t your grandpa’s Auto Count, this is all-new, AI-powered Auto Count that uses technology honed by Takeoff Boost to count anything you identify on your plans. This is a great additional to PlanSwift, especially for electrical contractors and the plumbing and HVAC trades.
Simply select whatever you want to count (define the object) and then select the Pages you want to search on, then let Auto Count do it its thing.
Read the User Guide article for step-by-step instructions here: Using the All-New AI-Powered Auto Count
Auto Scale
Setting Page Scale is critical to generating accurate takeoff results. Using Auto Scale, you can set the scale on your entire Plan Set, or any number of selected Pages in seconds.
Check out how to use Auto Scale here: Using Auto Scale
Auto Bookmark
Gone are the days of manually creating bookmarks to make navigating between floor plans and detail pages easier. Auto Bookmark does this for you, in seconds! There are two ways Auto Bookmarks works:
- Embedded Links - some PDFs include embedded cross-page links, if Auto Bookmark detects these, you will be prompted to use them. Typically these only point to a linked Page, not the actual detail, but the Bookmarks are created within seconds and are very useful.
- AI-Powered - if you opt to use AI, or if embedded links don’t exist in your plans, your plans are uploaded to our cloud servers where they are analyzed and then links on Architectural and Structural plans are automatically created to the details. This is more precise than embedded, but can take several minutes for the results to be returned. You can use PlanSwift to perform manual takeoff, annotations, or estimating while AI-powered Auto Bookmark is running.
Detailed instructions for using Auto Bookmark are here: Using Auto Bookmark
Reassign Takeoff
On the Takeoff Boost toolbar, you’ll find the Reassign Takeoff button, this allows you to select one or more takeoffs and reassign them to a different takeoff item or assembly.
Changes
- There are options for users to choose from for their subscription/maintenance:
- PlanSwift Core Subscription or Premium Maintenance: includes unlimited access to Auto Count, Auto Scale, and Auto Bookmark, and Takeoff Boost.
- PlanSwift Essential Subscription or Advanced Maintenance: includes unlimited access Auto Count, Auto Bookmark, and Auto Scale.
- PlanSwift Standard (on-prem only): no access to any AI-powered features.
- There is a new background utility that checks for product updates automatically. You’ll find it in the Windows System Tray, in the bottom-right corner of your Windows desktop.
Fixes
- n/a
Known Issues
- See Previous Release Notes for known issues.
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