Upload your plans and let AI read them, measure quantities, and build your estimate — automatically. No more manual measuring, no more highlighters and rulers.
The basics
AI takeoff software reads construction plans and extracts quantities automatically. Instead of a builder printing the plan, grabbing a highlighter and scale ruler, and manually counting every outlet, fixture, and linear metre, the AI scans the plan, recognises the items, and produces a takeoff in minutes.
Traditional takeoff is one of the most time-consuming parts of quoting. A single residential plan can take an hour or more to measure by hand, and the risk of miscounting is high — miss a row of downlights and your materials are short, overcount tiling and you eat the difference. AI takeoff removes both problems: it is fast, and it is consistent across every plan.
The output is the same thing you would produce manually — a list of quantities by item, area, and trade — but generated in a fraction of the time and ready to be turned into a priced estimate with live supplier rates.
How it works
Upload your plans
Drag in a PDF plan, an image file, or a photo of a printed plan taken on site. The AI accepts the formats tradies actually work with.
AI reads the plan
FMN's AI scans the plan, recognises dimensions, fixtures, outlets, and areas, and identifies the trade-specific items relevant to your work.
Quantities extracted
The AI produces a takeoff — counts, linear metres, square metres, and areas — organised by item so you can see exactly what was measured.
Estimate built with live supplier prices
Quantities flow into an estimate priced with live Australian supplier rates, so your quote reflects real, current material costs — not a price list you last updated six months ago.
Review and send
You review the takeoff, confirm or adjust quantities and line items, then send the quote to your client. You always have the final say before anything goes out.
Why it wins
The case for AI takeoff is simple — it does the slowest, most error-prone part of quoting faster and more consistently than a human can:
Who benefits
AI takeoff helps any trade that quotes off plans, but it is especially powerful for:
FMN vs others
Most estimating software used by Australian builders — Buildxact and Buildsoft included — still require you to do the takeoff manually. They give you digital tools to mark up the plan and count items yourself, but the measuring work is still yours. You are paying for software that organises your manual takeoff, not one that does it for you.
FMN is AI-first. The takeoff is done by the AI, not by you with a digital ruler. You get the speed and consistency of automation, plus a priced estimate with live supplier rates ready to send — not just a counted-up plan that still needs pricing.
Pricing
AI takeoff is included in every FMN plan. There is no separate takeoff charge:
No per-plan fee, no takeoff add-on. If you are on FMN, you have the full AI takeoff.
Upload a plan, get an AI-built estimate in minutes. 90 days free, no card required, full access to every feature.
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