SketchDeck: AI Takeoff Software for Steel Estimators

SketchDeck (formerly LIFT) uses AI to automate steel takeoffs, helping you save time and eliminate errors. With SketchDeck, you can extract data from your uploaded blueprints in minutes, not days, allowing your team to complete projects faster and more efficiently.

Upload a drawing set and get your counts, weights, and Bill of Materials back for review.

Watch The Walkthrough Video

How it Works

Upload your PDFs to a new project

SketchDeck automatically identifies, measures, and counts your material, and lets you manually modify what you need.

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.

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

Give your estimators superpowers with features they love

SketchDeck automates the complex, repetitive parts of steel takeoffs. With SketchDeck, you can easily track and allocate resources, ensuring efficient project execution.

Analyze large documents easily

Quickly upload and analyze even large complex projects with hundreds of pages.

Categorize and name elements quickly

Name and adjust various pieces of your bids with group select and global edit features for extra control.

Calculate weights & volumes automatically

Accurately determine the weight and volume of materials needed for a takeoff.

Generate B.O.M.s in a click

Automatically create your Bill Of Materials inside SketchDeck.

Detect materials in seconds

Detect, categorize, and count structural steel pieces like beams, columns, and braces.

Export project data to your favourite tools

SketchDeck can export data into Tekla, Strumis, Excel, and more.

Automatically label beam attributes

Capture shape, size, stud counts and camber from labels.

Automated connection analysis

Analyze framing conditions, moments, copes, holes and more automatically.

Test SketchDeck on your latest bid for free.

Book a demo and let us show you how SketchDeck works using your own drawings.