Does Construction Estimating Software and Takeoff Software Do The Same Thing?
So many people actually confuse construction estimating software with construction takeoff software. They are actually very different in many ways. When you speak about takeoff software, whether being performed with an electronic takeoff system or a digitizer takeoff system, you really are speaking about the quantity of materials, predominantly taken off by area in square feet (or square meters), linear foot (or linear meters), or counting. Some folks actually call that process quantity takeoff. But in reality, you really are speaking of an automated measuring method. However, when you speak of construction estimating software, you really are speaking about the quantity of a material item, then applying a unit cost to that item to come up with an ESTIMATED cost of the item. Once the cost is established, then a marked up price is determined to be the selling price. Some construction estimating software comes with an optional orthographic measuring takeoff component and some others do no
