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Open a PDF drawing to get started

or drop a PDF anywhere on this window

Open a drawing

Drawings you've opened are kept on this device, so they open with no signal.

No drawings on this device yet.

Takeoff

Quantities from your counts and measurements. Add unit prices (optional) for costs; they're saved with this drawing.

ItemLayerQuantityUnitUnit priceCost
Total

Export PDF

Makes a copy of the PDF with your markups drawn in, so anyone can see them in any PDF viewer. Your original PDF isn't changed.

Layers
Markups as

Either way, each layer becomes a PDF layer you can switch on and off.

Pages

Drawing scale

Measurements on use this scale. Check it against a dimension on the drawing; printed sheets are sometimes resized.

Scale
Show measurements in

How long is that line?

Enter the real-world length of the line you just drew ( on the sheet).

Real length
ft in

Devices from the legend

Each line of the legend, with the device it becomes. Untick lines to leave out, change types where the guess is wrong, or choose “Count only” for things that aren't devices. Every match is placed on its own “Legend:” layer.

SymbolLegend textBecomesFound by
Size
Pages

For a print to scale, choose Actual size (or 100%) in the print window, not “Fit”.

Move or copy to another page

go to the same spot on the other sheet (moved in a little if that sheet is smaller).

Daily report

You are here

GPS works outdoors (site plans, civil, landscape), to within a few metres. Indoors it's rarely accurate enough.

Back up this device

One file with all your markups, photos and settings for every drawing on this device. Keep it somewhere safe (email it to yourself, OneDrive, Google Drive). To restore, open the file with Open.

Sign off

Sign with your finger, pen or mouse (optional), and type your name.

Team

Shortcuts and help
Drop PDF to open