GC estimating covers every trade. Your takeoff should too.
General contractors estimate self-performed work, check subcontractor scope and level bids, often in the same week. RenderDraw proposes quantities across trades from the plan set, keeps the source on every row, and holds uncertain items for estimator review.
- Multi-trade takeoff
- Sub bid leveling
- RFIs & addenda
- Source on every row
Where GC estimating loses time.
Self-perform takeoff
Concrete, framing, drywall, doors and finishes from the same set.
Checking sub scope
Quantities you can hold sub bids against.
Bid-phase RFIs
Questions tied to sheets, answers tied to scope.
Addenda on bid week
Changed sheets go back through takeoff and review.
AI-powered, human-approved.
Upload
Plan sets as legible PDFs are the most reliable starting point; confirm other file types in the free sample run.
Extract
AI proposes counts, lengths, areas and schedule data, with the source drawing on every row.
Review
Flagged items come lowest-confidence first. Confirm, edit or reject each one.
Configure and price
Approved quantities hand off to your assemblies, price lists and labor units for pricing.
Propose
Reviewed rows move on to your pricing and quote.
What RenderDraw is built around.
Source evidence
Every proposed quantity keeps the drawing tile and sheet it came from.
Review queue
Items are ordered by uncertainty, lowest confidence first, with confirm, edit and reject on each.
Uncertain items flagged
Every item keeps its source sheet, so your estimator can check it against related sheets and schedules. Items the AI can't confirm are flagged, not guessed.
Revisions
Changed sheets go back through the same takeoff and estimator review.
Pricing handoff
Approved quantities hand off to your pricing and, for configured products, to RenderDraw's visual CPQ.
Learns your symbols
Reviewed corrections feed the knowledgebase, so non-standard client symbols improve after a reviewed takeoff or two.
Run one bid side by side.
Pick a real job
Choose a recent bid with the plan set, legend, schedules and at least one addendum.
Build a baseline
Have an estimator check the quantities you want to test.
Run it side by side
Run the same set through your current tool and through a RenderDraw sample.
Score misses and review time
Record missed items, wrong inclusions and the time spent correcting each result.
Your sample files remain private while we assess the request. There is no obligation to proceed.
General contractor software, answered.
What is the best estimating software for general contractors?
One that handles multiple trades from one plan set, supports bid leveling and keeps addenda under control. Test finalists on one recent bid.
Can RenderDraw take off every trade?
RenderDraw's development focus covers identification and review tasks across 20 industries. Confirm the trades you need on your sample; a task listing does not establish accuracy on your files.
Does it help with subcontractor bids?
Indirectly. RenderDraw's AI takeoff gives you a reviewed quantity baseline with sources, which makes it easier to check each sub's scope against the drawings. Leveling itself stays in your bid tools.
Does the AI price the job by itself?
No. AI proposes quantities; your estimator reviews them, lowest confidence first, and only approved rows are priced with your assemblies, price lists and labor units.
Can I try it on my own drawings?
Yes. Request a free sample takeoff on one representative plan set. Your sample files remain private while we assess the request, and there is no obligation to proceed.
Send one plan set. Judge the result yourself.
A focused, no-obligation evaluation on your own drawings. Your sample files remain private while we assess the request.
- Upload one representative plan set (a legible PDF set is the most reliable starting point), plus an addendum if you have one.
- RenderDraw reviews the set and the scope you want tested.
- We follow up with what was extracted, what was flagged for review, and the most useful next step.