Features / Estimating

Estimating

A materials list, a lumber cut list and a cost estimate from the model.

Quantities come straight from the model, so they change when the design changes. The starting unit costs are placeholders: put in your own prices before you rely on the totals.

Materials and estimate dialog: estimate summary by division with markups, waste and assumptions
Materials and estimate by division (the starting unit costs are placeholders, not a quote).

Materials list

  • Quantity takeoff by CSI division: concrete, masonry, framing, sheathing, envelope, roofing, doors and windows, finishes, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, solar and sitework
  • Grouped by story or by room
  • CSV export

Lumber

  • Studs with kings, jacks, cripples and corners; plates in stock lengths; headers, joists, rims and rafters
  • Framing cut list and buy list

Estimate

  • Editable unit-cost database, with waste and markups
  • Estimate summary by division

ILX Drawings prepares drawings and calculations for a licensed design professional. The engineer or architect of record reviews, completes and seals every set before it is submitted for a permit.