Blueprints In.Quantities Out.
Upload a commercial plan set. MeloBids proves the scale, reads the schedules and marks every quantity on the drawing — you review marks, never a bare table.
Vector PDF · DXF · DWGInterior finishesEvery quantity marked
Scale — A-101HIGH CONFIDENCE
Title block1/4" = 1'-0"✓
Dimension string 21'-0"21'-0.6" · 0.24%✓
Door-leaf sanity3'-0" (2'–4' band)✓
Agreement limit1%
A sheet that fails any check carries no marks until it is calibrated by hand. There is no override.
A-101 — Floor PlanSCALE CONFIRMED · 1/4" = 1'-0"
Quantities — Suite 210CEILING 9'-0"
| ROOM | FLOOR SF | PAINT SF | BASE LF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 Open Office | 1,240 | 1,278 | 136 |
| 202 Conference | 312 | 666 | 71 |
| 203 Break Room | 186 | 495 | 52 |
| 204 Corridor | 244 | 1,170 | 121 |
| Total | 1,982 | 3,609 | 380 |
EVERY ROW HAS A MARKOPENINGS < 100 SF NOT DEDUCTEDNO WASTE ON A QUANTITY
Proven
The rules the engine holds in the database, not in a promise — each one a reason to stake a bid on the number.
Invariant 1No mark,no quantityA number the engine cannot draw on a sheet never enters the takeoff, the CSV, the diff or a price.
Invariant 21%scale gateTitle block against a printed dimension; over 1% apart and the sheet blocks. Nothing publishes on an unconfirmed scale.
Accuracy10plan setsA quantity type stays advisory until it clears its error target on ten distinct plan sets — not ten samples off one drawing.
GeometryVectorDistances and areas come from the drawing's own coordinates. No model is ever asked how long something is.
Features
An estimator's power tool, not a replacement estimator — built to be checked, not believed.
View Platform1 / 2
The canvas is the editorDrawing a polygon creates a takeoff line. Dragging a vertex recalculates it. Reassigning its condition moves the quantity between work items with no retyping.
A-101 — Floor PlanSCALE CONFIRMED · 1/4" = 1'-0"
Scale is a gateA takeoff at the wrong scale is a bid you can't honour, so the sheet blocks rather than guesses.
1/4" = 1'-0"0.24%CONFIRMED
Schedules read exactlyFinish, door and room schedules come in as tables — the scope for paint and flooring, with nothing estimated.
FINISHDOORROOM
It shows what it missedUnclaimed plate comes back hatched on the sheet, with a coverage percentage per drawing.
Coverage — A-10192.6% CLAIMED
Claimed by marks1,982 SF
Plate boundary2,140 SF
Unclaimed — hatched on the sheet158 SF · elec, jan, 2 shafts
Measure everythingOne click traces every enclosed area on every calibrated sheet — as polygons, re-measured server-side.
4 ROOMS1,982 SFA-101
Part of MeloSuite
The takeoff becomes the quote, the quote becomes the job, and the costs land against the job you bid — one account, one session.
See the MeloSuite- 01 · CAPTURE
MeloScanLiDAR room scans become measured quotes - 02 · TAKEOFF
MeloBidsMarks and measures the plan set; publishes a locked takeoff. - 03 · DOCUMENTS
MeloDocsOne click makes the priced quote, sources on every line. - 04 · CLIENTS & JOBS
MeloJobsWon work runs through the pipeline the quote opened. - 05 · PAYMENTS
MeloPayDeposits and payments on the document - 06 · LEDGER
MeloBooksCosts post against the job you bid, once you send.
Questions
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Drawing
Your next takeoff invitation is a plan set, not an evening. Upload it and see what comes back marked.
QuoteSuite 210 — tenant improvement — from takeoff v3DRAFT
Paint — walls, 2 coats3,609 SF × $0.85 · A-101, 4 rooms3,067.65
Flooring — LVT per finish schedule1,982 SF × $4.20 · A-1018,324.40
Base — 4" rubber380 LF × $2.10 · perimeter − 7 doors798.00
Ceilings — ACT1,982 SF × no rate on file0.00
TOTAL12,190.05
MELOBIDS · TAKEOFF v3Source sheet and tolerance on every line