Structural steel takeoff and estimating guides

Eight steps from a drawing set to a checked member list: assembling the set, identifying members, reading labels and marks, getting lengths, converting to weight, allowances, and review. With a worked example.

Forty checks in seven groups, from receiving the drawings to handing the estimate over. Drawing review, member takeoff, weights, connections, miscellaneous steel, QA and handoff.

Eight criteria for evaluating AI takeoff tools, the questions to ask a vendor, and how to run a pilot that tells you something.