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eTakeoff

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What is eTakeoff?

eTakeoff is a construction and estimation software offering from eTakeoff.

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The best software to quote and manage your construction project.

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Luis Rivas
Architect in Professional Services at Coditec S.A. (1-10 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It's a miracle because it takes me less time on multiple measurements and calculations when I'm quoting my projects. The other thing is that it is much easier to identify the changes in the drawings. It also helps me to simplify the counting of the elements to be quoted. It is extremely easy for me to integrate it with other softwares.

Pros

  • Much more agile when quoting projects
  • Easy integration with other projects
  • Nice visual interface

Cons

  • It can provide more affordable options
  • I would recommend expanding the explanatory video gallery to learn more its functions

Return on Investment

  • Improves precision when carrying out a project and does not spend as much on follow-up
  • It allows us to have a clear vision of the execution of the work and reduce costs
  • We can clearly see where we are exceeding the budget.

Alternatives Considered

Procore

Other Software Used

Revit, AutoCAD, ArcGIS

eTakeoff estimating and integrating smart construction projects

Incentivized
Victor AranaView profile
IT Manager in Information Technology at Stoneleaf Construction LLC (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • Client Server Solutions that allows to work simultaneously on the several footprints projects
  • Integration with Construction Management Software's like Sage 300 CRE - Estimating
  • Compatible with mobile devices like Microsoft Surface
  • Savings upon the printing process to start the measurement phase
  • Simplifies the amount of materials with only a pack of PDF footprints, granting the calculation of the material lists

Cons

  • eTakeoff for Construction companies that work with client-server architecture the experience for the end user can be rush between lag or slowness to access to the shared folder resources within WAN access, VPN SSL or IPSEC connections
  • eTakeoff can presents several tips and tricks to share project traces, common access for all the estimators can be overwhelming in case that the main shared folder is not set.
  • eTakeoff requires at least 100 Mbps for remote branch office to connect to Terminal Server station. The format and consult method of shared configurations and footprints can drain the network bandwidth.

Return on Investment

  • I strongly recommend to declare a design and scaling plan before making the purchase the eTakeoff Basic license has several limitations that will drive you to make a forced upgrade before even kicking out the app for the estimators
  • Affordable at a regular cost considering that Autodesk Solutions like Revit will be a much higher fee per services.
  • The ROI can be achieved after the first 6 months of the initial set up of traces, custom settings and list of items to be used on the construction project.

Other Software Used

AutoCAD 360, Revit

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Nelson David Sanchez VillasmilView profile
Gerente de proyectos de Arquitectura ( Contrato fijo ) in Engineering at Stoneleaf Construction LLC (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • Organize measures of a project.
  • Create formula to measure various items including pitch and board sizes.
  • It can connect to estimating software like Sage.

Cons

  • Measurement summary list could have more intuitive ways to organize measures.
  • The server-client and project sharing needs to be easier.
  • The reference of a measure from other drawings is a process that need to be simplified.

Return on Investment

  • It simplifies the process of making measures of a project.
  • As a centralized measure station it helps to keep track of all the data.
  • The one negative to be noted is the technical support.

Alternatives Considered

Revit

Other Software Used

Revit, Adobe Illustrator CC