From mechanical PDF to a reviewable HVAC takeoff in three steps
DuctIQ is built for one job: turning your mechanical drawings into a structured, reviewable HVAC takeoff you can price from. No hand-tracing every duct run, no clicking each fitting — upload, review, export.
Upload your mechanical PDF
Drop in a single sheet or a full multi-page mechanical set — the same plans you already bid from. No annotating, no pre-marking, no setup. DuctIQ figures out which sheets are mechanical plans and which are legends, architectural, or structural.
DuctIQ reads and measures the drawing
The AI traces supply, return, and exhaust ductwork at the drawing's own scale, counts fittings, and pulls equipment from the schedules. Most sets come back in under ten minutes, organised by system and size the way an estimator actually bids.
Review the line items, then export to Excel
Every quantity is shown as a reviewable line item — nothing is a black box. Lower-confidence items are flagged for a second look. When the numbers look right, export the takeoff to Excel or CSV and drop it straight into your pricing workbook.
See the actual output first
Want to see exactly what you get back before signing up? Download a real sample takeoff — a clearly-labelled example project — as an Excel workbook, no account required.
Download the sample takeoff (Excel) Start your free takeoffWhy a purpose-built tool
General takeoff and markup tools make you place every measurement by hand. DuctIQ understands mechanical structure — a supply trunk versus a return, a reducer versus a tee, an equipment schedule versus a legend — so the takeoff comes back already organised by system and size, with fittings and equipment in their own buckets. You stay in control: DuctIQ does the reading and measuring, you do the judgement.