Buildxact

Upload your plans into Buildxact following these few simple steps.

How do I upload plans into Buildxact?

A guide on how to measure footings in Buildxact

How to do footings

How to get an idea of earthmoving volumes and costs in Buildxact

How do I do basic cut and fill (earthworks) in Buildxact?

This article outlines what to do if you receive a locked or protected error message when uploading a PDF to Buildxact.

How do I upload a protected/locked PDF to Buildxact?

You can rename your uploaded plans to make them easier to find and use.

Can I rename my uploaded plans?

Use the Buildxact takeoff tool to scale your plans. Learn how to apply a common scale to your plans or choose to scale your plans manually.

How do I scale plans in Buildxact?

Learn how to rotate and flip plans or delete those you don't need so you can streamline your takeoff process.

How do I organize my plans?

Learn how to print/export your plans & takeoffs

How do I print/email/export plans & takeoffs?

This guide will step you through how to remove a linked measurement from an estimate item.

How do I remove a linked measurement from an Estimate Item?

Tips and tricks on how to use the tool bar when drawing take offs

What is the takeoff Toolbar?

I am having trouble seeing the colors when I draw, can I change the colors?

How do I change the takeoff colors?

If you have a raked wall, here's how to measure it in m2

How to measure raked walls in m2

You can do take off measurements in cubic meters

Takeoff measurement for m³

The m² tool allows you to measure materials to clad walls.

How do I use the m² tool to do a takeoff for wall cladding?

Using the m² tool allows you to measure materials to line walls

How do I use the m² tool to do a takeoff for plasterboard?

Using the m2 tool allows you to measure materials for roofing

How do I take off m2 for Roofing?

How do I do takeoffs for a wall area? Like tiling or plaster?

Vertical M2 takeoffs

If you have received plans with no dimensions, this article explains how to scale them in Buildxact.

How do I scale plans that have no dimensions?

This article explains how to have Buildxact measure volume using inches as the depth.

Can I measure cubic feet/yards with inches as the depth?

This article explains how to do cubic feet and cubic yards measurements in Buildxact.

Can I do a takeoff in cubic feet (cf) or cubic yards (cy)?

Learn how to count individual items on plans using the 'each counting' tool

Can I select and count individual items on my plans in Buildxact?

Learn how to do a basic takeoff, vertical takeoff and a pitched takeoff in Buildxact using SF.

How do I complete takeoffs in Buildxact using square feet (SF)?

Learn about the most common lineal feet takeoffs you can do with the Buildxact takeoff tool.

How do I complete a basic takeoff using lineal feet (LF) in Buidxact?

What to do if you want to check that your measurements are accurate when scaling plans.

How do I check the accuracy of the scale and measurements in my plans?

Using the Buildxact Takeoff Tool

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Matt Govett

Kate Cromie

Plans & Takeoffs

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