DesignFlow

AI BLUEPRINT TAKEOFF

From PDF to 3D
in Seconds

Upload a plan set. The AI reads your legends, detects every symbol across all MEP trades, extracts schedules, and builds a 3D spatial model — all automatically.
< 60s
Processing
200+
MEP Vocab
3D + BOQ
Output

How It Works

Four steps from flat PDFs to a verified 3D spatial model with quantities — no manual markup required.

1
Upload PDF

Drop a plan set. Sheets auto-classify by trade — mechanical, electrical, plumbing, sheet metal.

2
Legend Extraction

AI reads your M0.0 and E0.0 legend pages, extracting every symbol-to-name mapping before analysis.

3
AI Detection

Symbols, pipe/duct runs, and schedules detected using your project legend + 200+ MEP vocabulary.

4
3D Model + BOQ

Every detection reconstructed into a spatial 3D model with validation warnings and bill of quantities.

What Makes It Different

Built specifically for MEP and sheet metal estimators — not a generic AI image tool with construction bolted on.

Reads Your Legends

Auto-extracts symbol tables from general notes pages (M0.0, E0.0) so detections use your project's own terminology.

200+ MEP Vocabulary

Comprehensive built-in knowledge of HVAC, piping, electrical, plumbing, and sheet metal components with CSI codes.

Trade-Aware Detection

Distinguishes pipe tees from duct tees, isolation valves from control valves — no more mislabeled fittings.

3D Spatial Audit

Disconnected runs, orphaned risers, and duplicate equipment flagged in real time as the model builds.

Schedule Extraction

Reads equipment schedules and matches tags to detected symbols — cross-referencing plan data automatically.

Company Vocabulary

Save corrections to your company vocabulary. The system auto-learns new symbols and gets smarter with every project.

Upload your plans. See what the AI sees.

Start your free AI takeoff in minutes. No credit card required.

AI Blueprint Takeoff — FAQ

How AI takeoff works for MEP and sheet metal estimating.

AI blueprint takeoff is automated quantity takeoff from construction plan sets. You upload a PDF; DesignFlow Build reads the drawing legends, detects every symbol, pipe and duct run, and schedule across the MEP trades, and reconstructs them into a 3D spatial model with a bill of quantities — work that normally takes estimators hours of manual counting.

It is built for MEP and sheet metal: mechanical/HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and sheet metal. Sheets are auto-classified by trade so each discipline is analyzed with the right vocabulary and symbol set.

Before analysis, the AI reads your general-notes and legend pages (e.g. M0.0 and E0.0) and extracts the symbol-to-name mappings. Detections then use your project’s own terminology plus a 200+ term MEP vocabulary with CSI codes, instead of a generic guess.

PDF plan sets. Multi-sheet sets are supported and classified automatically by trade.

A 3D spatial model of the detected systems plus a bill of quantities (BOQ), with validation warnings that flag low-confidence detections for review.

A typical plan set is processed in under a minute, versus the hours of manual symbol counting and measuring a traditional takeoff requires.