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The estimating toolkit for Construction Estimators is changing. The days of the scale rule and wheel are being overtaken by sophisticated onscreen takeoff tools. Now that digital files are available for the large majority of projects, using tools that take advantage of that format are making estimating easier. On Center Software, a leader in onscreen takeoff state that, "your estimating team can perform takeoffs with blazing speed and incredible accuracy from digitized plans." This type of technology is no longer limited to only the larger companies in the industry. In fact, many smaller firms are finding it saves them substantial amounts of time and reduces the potential for errors.
The key of course to using on screen takeoff software is having access to digital versions of the documents. With the rapid expansion of the use of online planrooms and document control systems this problem is quickly becoming an issue of the past. Systems like PlanSource include viewers with onscreen takeoff built right in making it even easier for today's estimators to do their work.
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