AI Calculates Every Ton.You Win More Steel Bids.
Upload structural plans. AI identifies every beam, column, and brace — calculates tonnage, counts connections, and generates a complete steel BOQ. Get a professional quote in minutes, not days.
75%
faster than manual takeoff
Precise
tonnage calculation
3X
more bids per week
Custom
ROI-based pricing
Manual Steel Estimating Is Killing Your Growth
Counting and Weighing Members Is Tedious
Beams, columns, bracing — each with different sizes, lengths, and unit weights. One missed W-shape on a busy framing plan throws off your entire tonnage.
Hours spent on piece-by-piece takeoff per project
Connection Detail Takeoffs Are a Black Hole
Bolts, welds, base plates, shear tabs, moment connections — connection details add 5-10% to tonnage and are scattered across detail sheets.
Missed connections blow up your fabrication costs
Piece Mark Tracking Across Multiple Sheets
Matching piece marks from plan views to elevations to detail sheets. Duplicates, missing marks, and revision changes create chaos.
Wrong piece counts mean wrong steel orders
Miscellaneous Steel Is Always Forgotten
Lintels, embeds, clips, stiffeners, gusset plates, and kickers never make it into the first takeoff. You find them during fabrication when it is too late.
Misc steel surprises eat your profit on every job
Plans to Steel Quote in 4 Steps
Upload Structural Plans
PDF blueprints or photos. Framing plans, elevations, and details.
AI Identifies Members
Beams, columns, bracing, joists — all detected with sizes and weights.
Get Tonnage Report
Total weight by member type, connections counted, decking calculated.
Send Your Quote
Professional steel proposal with tonnage pricing and labor.
AI Estimating Built for Structural Steel
AI Member Detection
AI identifies beams, columns, bracing, and joists by size and weight from structural plans. Every W-shape, HSS, and angle is captured.
Complete member list without counting a single line
Tonnage Calculation
Total weight by member type with piece marks, lengths, and unit weights. Summarized by floor, grid line, or the entire project.
Accurate tonnage for every bid, every time
Connection Counting
AI reads connection details and counts bolts, base plates, moment connections, shear tabs, and splice plates across all sheets.
No more missed connections inflating change orders
Decking Takeoff
Metal deck area and gauge calculated from framing plans. Includes stud count, pour stops, and edge angles.
Full deck scope without measuring every bay
Steel BOQ Generation
Auto-generated bill of quantities with members by size, connections by type, and decking by area. Export to Excel for your fabricator.
Complete material list ready for pricing in minutes
Professional Steel Proposals
Turn your takeoff into a polished quote with tonnage pricing, erection labor, and markup. Send proposals that win GC confidence.
Bid more steel scopes without adding estimators
Why Steel Contractors Switch to BuildVision AI
Manual Piece-by-Piece Takeoff
- Full day per plan set
- Easy to miss members on dense framing plans
- Tonnage math errors compound fast
Spreadsheet Templates
- Still requires manual counting first
- No connection detail parsing
- Version control nightmares
Outsourced Estimating
- $3,000-8,000 per project
- 1-2 week turnaround
- Cannot verify accuracy yourself
Generic Takeoff Tools
- No steel-specific intelligence
- Manual clicking on every member
- No tonnage or connection logic
Stop Counting Steel Members by Hand
Upload your first structural plan and see AI calculate tonnage in minutes.