Map Metra

Plan Takeoff 1: Set up your plans for takeoff

Plan takeoff measures what your drawings specify. Accuracy depends above all on a correct scale on every sheet.

How to

  1. 1

    Upload the plan set

    Click the red + in the Page List to upload PDF or image drawings; rename and reorder pages as needed.

  2. 2

    Let AI set up pages (optional)

    AI plan setup can name and scale uploaded drawings. Review each sheet afterwards.

  3. 3

    Set the scale

    Click Scale and trace a dimension of known length, or pick the drawing's stated ratio. Check a second dimension.

  4. 4

    Take off quantities

    Choose Area, Linear or Count and trace the elements. Enter finishes a shape, Escape cancels, Ctrl+Z removes the last point.

  5. 5

    Organise takeoffs

    Each takeoff is a named, coloured row; quantities carry through to the BOQ.