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Electrical takeoff software that counts the fixtures for you

Lighting and power plans are page after page of the same symbols. Box one troffer and Auto Count finds every one, turn the fixture schedule into items, and price the labor at the electrician rate for the job's county.

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Auto Count on an office lighting plan: every matching light fixture highlighted and the review panel with matches to check
Light fixtures found by Auto Count outlined on the office lighting plan

Fixtures and devices

Every fixture of a type, found and counted

Auto Count reads the plan's linework, so a 2x2 troffer is found wherever it is drawn, turned or mirrored. Fixtures with different tags become separate items.

  • Review every match before it counts
  • Typical (TYP.) symbols counted when the tag is printed once
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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

Schedules

Turn the fixture schedule into items

Box the schedule and Extract Schedule lists one count item per row, named from the columns you choose.

  • Start from the schedule's quantities or count them off the plan
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Estimate with the Wage Calculator strip showing the saved labor rate set for the project's county

Electrician rates

Labor at the right rate for the job

The Wage Calculator sets electrician and helper rates for the project's county, open shop, union or prevailing wage, and your labor lines use them.

  • Burdened or direct labor
  • Davis-Bacon wage determinations from SAM.gov
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Auto Count result split into one item per printed tag for look-alike fixtures

Tag variants

Night lights, emergency fixtures and standard fixtures kept apart

When fixtures share a symbol but carry different tags, Auto Count makes one item per tag, named by the tag.

  • One item per printed tag
  • Vector sheets
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Takeoff panel listing measured items under CSI divisions, scopes and sub-scopes with quantities in SF, LF and EA

Runs and devices

Measure conduit runs and count devices on the same sheets

Measure feeder and branch runs with Linear, count receptacles and switches, and file everything under Division 26 as you go.

  • Sub-items for wire, fittings and boxes from one run
  • Division 26 scopes for lighting, power and devices
Learn more about Measure conduit runs and count devices on the same sheets

How it works

  1. 1

    Box a symbol

    Pick one fixture or device on the plan.

  2. 2

    Review and create

    Check the matches, create one item per tag.

  3. 3

    Price

    Material and labor at the job's electrician rate.

Frequently asked questions

Does it find fixtures drawn at different angles?

Yes. Rotation search finds copies turned in 90 degree steps, and Include Mirror finds mirrored ones. Scanned sheets use Image mode, which searches in 45 degree steps.

Can I count the same fixture across every lighting sheet?

Yes. Search all pages or pick the sheets, and Auto Count looks on each one.

Can I turn the fixture schedule into count items?

Yes. Box the schedule and Extract Schedule lists one count item per row of the schedule, named from the columns you choose.

Does Auto Count work on scanned electrical drawings?

Yes. Image mode matches the picture of the symbol on scanned sheets. Vector mode is the better choice on CAD-produced PDFs.

Features for this work

Bring your next bid set.

Upload the drawings, set the scale and measure your first item in the same sitting. Your projects live in the cloud, so the whole team opens the same set from any computer.

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