Does EstiLumina measure the drawings for me?

No. You calibrate the sheet and draw every quantity. Tool suggestions can pick a measuring tool; they never draw the takeoff. Find similar can propose count, length, or area — you confirm before it is a quantity.

How do takeoff quantities get into the estimate?

Push from takeoff onto the job estimate. The same job record holds the lines you priced. If you still edit quantities offline, Excel export and import keep the same line ids.

Is this a BIM or CAD modeling tool?

No. EstiLumina is 2D PDF and image takeoff with calibration — not a CAD or BIM engine.

Who is this takeoff path for?

Subcontractors and specialty trades who own takeoff and the number. Homebuilders and GCs use the same path when they take off a sheet before they lock a budget.

What does a trial include?

14 days free on one job with full product features. No credit card. The Subcontractor package is $199/mo with one seat after the trial; extra seats are $29/mo. Portal collaborators stay free.

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Takeoff that lands in the estimate

Trades lose hours retyping quantities from a digitizer into a spreadsheet. EstiLumina keeps calibrate → measure with assemblies → push qty on one job.

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The takeoff path trades actually run

Calibrate the sheet once — scale stays locked until you change it
Measure length, area, or count with trade assemblies that stick on the next draw
You confirm every quantity. Find similar can propose repeats — nothing writes until you do
Push qty into the same job estimate. Excel export/import keeps line ids if you still edit offline
The number you priced is the number the job will run — budget, RFQ, and pay apps stay on that spine

Where a split digitizer drifts

PressureSeparate digitizer + sheetEstiLumina

QuantitiesDigitizer export → retype into a spreadsheet estimateTakeoff pushes into the same job estimate

AssembliesA personal workbook of waste and unit costsTrade assemblies and catalog rates stay on the next draw

Offline editsA second qty file that never matches line idsExcel qty export/import by the same ids

Bid dayThe priced qty and the drawn qty disagreeYou confirm every quantity before it is a quantity

After awardThe estimate never becomes the budget you runLock the baseline — RFQ, field, and pay apps stay on that job

Honest boundaries

Not automatic takeoff that draws for you
Not a CAD or BIM modeling engine — 2D PDF/image takeoff only
Not a licensed national cost database we resell

Takeoff and estimating questions

Straight answers for estimators, PMs, and owners evaluating EstiLumina.

Does EstiLumina measure the drawings for me?: No. You calibrate the sheet and draw every quantity. Tool suggestions can pick a measuring tool; they never draw the takeoff. Find similar can propose count, length, or area — you confirm before it is a quantity.
How do takeoff quantities get into the estimate?: Push from takeoff onto the job estimate. The same job record holds the lines you priced. If you still edit quantities offline, Excel export and import keep the same line ids.
Is this a BIM or CAD modeling tool?: No. EstiLumina is 2D PDF and image takeoff with calibration — not a CAD or BIM engine.
Who is this takeoff path for?: Subcontractors and specialty trades who own takeoff and the number. Homebuilders and GCs use the same path when they take off a sheet before they lock a budget.
What does a trial include?: 14 days free on one job with full product features. No credit card. The Subcontractor package is $199/mo with one seat after the trial; extra seats are $29/mo. Portal collaborators stay free.

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