Imagine if creating takeoffs and estimates was as easy as clicking on points on your screen? The wait is over, welcome to PlanSwift...the easiest, most powerful software that quickly creates takeoffs and streamlines the estimating process. Get rid of pa ... more

PlanSwift includes several on screen digitizer tools to allow you to quickly and accurately complete your digital takeoff. These tools are conveniently located under the Home tab on the Ribbon Bar and allow you to create a new digitized Area, Linear, Seg ... more

Before you can begin taking measurements on a page, you will first need to scale the page. The first step is to locate a known horizontal or vertical dimension. The longer the dimension used, the more accurate the scale will be. I’ll demonstrate using ... more

Starting a new job in PlanSwift is as simple as locating your plan images and choosing a few options. The first step is to make sure that the image files you wish to load are available on your computer. If you received the plans on a CD, make sure you ha ... more

The PlanSwift user interface is designed to give you easy access to everything you need to complete your takeoffs and estimates with speed and accuracy. At the top of the screen is the Ribbon Bar. It contains the various tools you will use when working ... more

Many times the images used to create a new job in PlanSwift will require modification before they’re ready for use in your takeoff. This video will demonstrate the tools needed to prepare these images. We’ll start with the Batch Rename tool. With this ... more

You can quickly download and install PlanSwift with a few simple steps. To start, open you web browser and enter www.planswift.com in the address bar to go to the PlanSwift Website. Here you will find a link for a free 14 day trial. When you click the lin ... more

After you have loaded your jobs into PlanSwift, you can open any job by clicking on the Open button from the Ribbon bar. The Open Job dialog will appear. The first step is to select the location that you want to load your job from by choosing one of th ... more

Creating Parts – This video will demonstrate how to create new parts, set the basic calculations, and copy completed items for faster item creation. With a project open, go to the estimating Screen and select the Part tab. Now, click on the yellow ... more

To draw a dimension line, click on the “Dimension” tool from the “Home” tab of the ribbon bar. Then click the beginning and ending points for the dimension. You can view additional details about the dimension line by right-clicking on it, and selecting ... more