SketchDeck for erectors
Automate Your Steel Takeoffs With Features Erectors Love
Win more steel erection projects with AI-powered takeoffs that automatically detect and count beams, columns, joists, bracing, and studs - the components erectors care about most.
The Problem
Your business can't grow if your estimators are already at capacity
Manually counting your takeoffs slows down your bidding process.
Missing details means you end up blowing your budget.
Fast-paced bidding cycles mean you can't bid on everything.
How it works
From drawings to erection quantities in three steps.
01
Upload your PDFs to a new project
SketchDeck automatically identifies, measures, and counts your material, and lets you manually modify what you need.
02
Automatically generate your B.O.M and review it with ease
SketchDeck detects your materials and generates a Bill Of Materials within seconds for you to review.
03
Share and export your project to the tools you already use
Speed up collaboration with your team with options to export to the most common tools including Tekla, Strumis, Fabtrol, E.J.E., Excel, and more.
Core Features
Built With Erectors In Mind
SketchDeck gives you piece counts, total weight, and crew planning tools from your erection drawings — in minutes, not hours.
Automatic piece counts
AI detects and counts beams, columns, joists, bracing, and studs from your PDFs. No clicking, no manual markup.
Total weight calculations
Get accurate weight totals for every detected member. Know what crane you need before you quote the job.
Joist detection
Automatically counts high-volume joists by type and length — the component erectors spend the most time counting manually.
Sort by weight, size, or length
Identify which members need special cranes. Set rules like "anything over 2,000 lbs gets Crane #2.
Man-hour and team assignments
Assign man-hours, crew numbers, and crane assignments per member. Apply rules by size or weight category.
Color-coded site drawings
Color-code members by crane, team, or building area. Print and take directly to site — crews see their assignments immediately.
BOM exports to your tools
Export to Excel, Tekla PowerFab, Strumis, Fabtrol, and E.J.E. Give crane companies and subcontractors exactly what they need.
Upload any size project
Drag and drop multi-page PDFs — hundreds of pages, any drawing format. Results in minutes.
In their words
Trusted by North America's leading Steel Erectors.
"[SketchDeck] accelerates our entire workflow - we quickly get beam counts, column counts, and everything we need, then move to Bluebeam for areas and perimeters. While waiting for fabricator quantities, we can already start the next project or write proposals."
Alan HenryVP of Sales, ASPE South
"[SketchDeck] buzzes through the plans really well. I can probably do six or seven plans in a day with [SketchDeck]. For simple building plans, I'm moving maybe four or five times faster than before. That's amazing time savings that lets us take on more projects."
Blake ArkwoodEstimator / Manager, Ideal Contracting
See it on your drawings
Test SketchDeck on your latest bid for free.
Book a demo and let us show you with your own blueprints exactly how SketchDeck works.
Will this work for steel erectors vs. fabricators?
Yes - SketchDeck is actively used by steel erectors across North America. We have erector-specific features like joist detection, heavy piece identification, and perimeter calculations that are constantly improving.
How accurate is the detection?
SketchDeck achieves 95-99% accuracy on most drawings. Any missed pieces are easily added with simple point-and-click tools.
What about joist detection?
Joist detection is coming soon and will be a game-changer for erectors.
Can multiple estimators use it simultaneously?
Yes - multiple team members can work on different sections of the same project without interfering with each other's work.
What if drawings have revisions?
SketchDeck includes revision tracking that visually shows what's been added, removed, or changed between drawing versions - eliminating manual comparison work.
What can I expect on a demo?
During our demo, we will analyze one of your own project drawings and provide you with a free project in SketchDeck to see if it’s a good fit for your company.