Takeoff Boost™ automatically detects and measures items on your plans—no manual tracing required.
This guide walks you through running your first automated takeoff.
Before You Begin
You should have:
- Takeoff Boost must be enabled for your account
- A project created
- A plan (or plans) added
- Page scale set
👉 If not, complete Create Your First Takeoff first.
What You’ll Do
By the end of this guide, you will:
- Run Takeoff Boost on a plan
- Review detected Conditions
- Review takeoff quantities
Step 1: Open Your Plan
- Open the Takeoff Tab for your project
- Open the page you want to use
- Verify page scale
✔️ Your plan should be visible on screen and properly scaled
Step 2: Launch Takeoff Boost
- Click the Takeoff Boost button
- Choose what you want measured (for example, walls, areas, windows, etc.)
- Click the Run Takeoff Boost button
Takeoff Boost scans the page and generates Conditions and takeoff automatically.
✔️ A blue banner shows progress (typically ~60 seconds per page)
Need Help? Running Takeoff Boost
Step 3: Review Results
- Conditions are created
- Takeoff is drawn on the plan
- Quantities are updated in the Conditions List
Review:
- Did Takeoff Boost create the expected Conditions?
- Does the takeoff look accurate?
✔️ Your automated takeoff is ready
Need Help? Reviewing Takeoff Boost Results
Step 4: Adjust Results (If Needed)
- Reassign takeoff to different Conditions
- Add missing takeoff manually
- Adjust takeoff as needed
✔️ You should now have accurate, reviewed quantities
Need Help? Reassigning Boost Takeoff to Other Conditions, Adding Manual Conditions and Takeoff, Fine Tuning and Correcting Takeoff Boost Results
Step 5: Review Results
- Click on the Estimate Tab
- Confirm your measurement appears in the list
✔️ Your automated takeoff results are ready to price
What Just Happened
You:
- Automatically scanned a plan
- Generated quantities without manual tracing
- Reduced takeoff time significantly
Congratulations! You created Conditions and completed takeoff on a full page in under a minute.
When to Use Takeoff Boost
Use Takeoff Boost when:
- You want to speed up repetitive measurements
- You are working with clean, clearly defined plans
- You need a fast starting point for takeoff
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