PlanSwift allow contractors to quickly and easily to construction takeoffs for PDF files.
Adobe PDF files are a common way files are shared around the industry because they are easy to produce, create a small file size and are readable on most systems. Adobe has done a wonderful job on making sure its free reader is available to anyone.
In fact the page to download the adobe reader in the most linked to page on the internet.
The great issue with construction takeoff is that the PDF format is not a great format for working with. The PDF format works much like a fax machine in that each line across contains on points, marked black, and off points, left blank. There is never really a solid line created just the image of one.
This is where converting a PDF to a more usable format like the TIFF is important. These files allow the computer to understand the lines in the plans.
PlanSwift has made the conversion process extremely easy. When you start a new job in PDF files are contained in the folders they will be automatically converted for you, with the option to keep or discard the PDF files.
If you wish to add a PDF file after the job is started you simply select the PDF to TIFF converter and you can convert one or more pages.
PlanSwift has made it easy for you to do PDF takeoffs, just one more way we strive to save you time and money.
I work for an HVAC wholesaler/distributor in sales. We frequently receive copies of plans in pdf format and have to manually decipher and figure out how many and what size,length/type of duct, register, exhaust, fittings are on the plan to provide a quote and list to contractor. NOT interested in estimating or for that matter any other portion of your software package as they are not required for what I do. Do you have anything to help my issue? A “lite” version of your software for instance
You could do general takeoff with our product. Alternately you could create “parts” that define the different types & sizes of ducts, registers, etc and place those on the plan and have that information post directly to a spreadsheet of parts that you may already have? You could also create common “assemblies” of parts. Example: This size of register goes with this size of register head, or this duct uses this stack boot, etc. The reason this is powerful is because you can add a count item to the page that contains a height, a duct size, the register head, the register, and a stack boot all that correspond to that size of duct. You would draw takeoff the length of the itm, or enter the length, or height of the duct and all of the items contained in the assembly would be counted and added to your list.