E-201
Take counts off the drawing, not a second PDF trace
Estimators count doors, hardware, readers, panels, and cable from the issued sheet so the quote matches the install.
Who this is for
Estimators and project coordinators who bid doors, hardware, readers, panels, and cable for access-control and low-voltage work.
The problem on the job
The bid is traced from one print, then the field hangs from another. Counts drift before buyout. Conflicts live in email instead of on the opening.
What the workspace does
Device counts, measured cable, and open conflicts stay on the sheet. Import the door schedule, review detections against the plan, and keep the quote attached to the same marks the crew will hang.
How a shop uses it
- Upload the bid set and keep the issued revision as the record.
- Import the door schedule and map columns to door marks.
- Generate takeoff from confirmed doors and devices, not a second tracing of the PDF.
- Measure homeruns on the sheet so length is not a separate guess.
- Leave hardware conflicts on the opening until the architect answers — then issue the set.