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AI construction takeoff tools that do the typing for you

Box a door schedule and get one count item per row. Name a scanned set from its title blocks. Ask a question about the notes on a sheet. The AI does the reading; you check the result before anything is saved.

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Extract Schedule reading a door schedule into one count item per row, with the schedule columns chosen for the item names
Extract Schedule reading a door schedule into one count item per row, with the schedule columns chosen for the item names

Extract Schedule

Turn a schedule into takeoff items

Box a door, window or fixture schedule. IntelCost reads the table and lists one item per row: a count item for door, window and fixture schedules, an area item for finish schedules. Pick the columns that make up each item's name, choose how to start the quantities, and create them all at once.

  • Use the schedule's quantities, or start at zero and count them off the plan
  • Choose which columns build each item's name
  • Every row can be edited or left out before you create
Ask AI dialog with a question about the slab on grade in the structural general notes

Ask AI

Ask a question about any part of a sheet

Box the general notes, a detail or a spec block and ask what you need to know. The answer streams in, and you can copy it or save it as a note on the sheet.

  • Works on any region you draw
  • Copy the answer, or add it as a note
Menu for a boxed region of a drawing: Page Name, Sheet number and Scale for all pages, Ask AI, Extract Schedule, Auto Count and Crop as New Page

Sheet names and scales

Title blocks read even when the PDF text is broken

Sheet numbers, names and scales are read from the PDF's text first. When that text cannot be read, as on many scans, AI reads the title block instead, and its results are marked so you know.

  • Auto-Name Sheets for a whole set
  • Scale read from the sheet and checked against its dimensions
Sheet menu in the Sheets panel with Auto-Name Sheet, which reads the sheet number and name from the title block with AI

Auto-Name Sheets

Name a scanned set without typing a single sheet number

Pick the sheets and run Auto-Name Sheets. IntelCost tells you what the run will use before it starts, then names each sheet from its title block.

  • Run on all sheets or only the ones you select
  • Offered right after you add new pages
Extract Schedule reading a door schedule into one count item per row, with the schedule columns chosen for the item names

AI credits

Know what AI costs before you run it

Each Professional seat adds monthly AI credits to a pool your workspace shares. Owners see the balance and recent calls, set limits per person, and can buy more.

  • An estimate shown before larger runs
  • Per-user limits and what members can see
  • Top-up credits that do not expire

How it works

  1. 1

    Box the region

    Draw a box around a schedule, a title block or a block of notes.

  2. 2

    Pick the AI tool

    Extract Schedule, Ask AI, or read the page name, sheet number or scale.

  3. 3

    Check and keep

    Review what the AI read, edit anything, then create or save.

Frequently asked questions

Can AI turn a door schedule into takeoff items?

Yes. Extract Schedule reads the schedule table you box and lists one count item per row. You choose the columns for each item's name and create them in one step.

Which plan includes the AI tools?

Professional. Each Professional seat adds monthly AI credits to a pool shared by the workspace, and owners can buy more. Essentials does not include AI.

Does the AI change my takeoff on its own?

No. You review what it read and nothing is saved until you create the items or apply the names.

Will AI name the sheets of a scanned drawing set?

Yes. When a page has no readable text, the title block is read by AI. Results that came from AI are marked so you can check them.

Can I ask AI about the notes on a drawing?

Yes. Box the notes and choose Ask AI, then type your question. You can copy the answer or save it as a note on the sheet.

Learn more

Guides for the work behind this feature, useful whatever software you use.

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