Estimating Visualized

By Estimating in 3D from a Virtual Design & Construction Model, you can see everything that’s being quantified & be confident that nothing has been overlooked or under estimated. Choose to takeoff by particular stages or customized elements in your model or even locate items from your takeoff.

Every Cost Covered

All of your quantities are associable with price, vendor & cost code. Produce purchase orders, Bids, Client Estimates and more that will save ready for you to use on your next job. Add recipes and preliminary items to your model to account for all costs in one go.

Never Miscalculate a Change Order again.

Your Estimate is directly linked to your Model so when the inevitable change orders come through, you can simply update your model to suit the request & get a complete & precise estimate in the click of a button.

Nail your Sales with a 3D Model

Clients don’t understand 2D plans, so show them a 3D model they can picture in their lives. Charge for a model that doubles as a quote & a tool to manage the clients project better than any other firm. Your competitors won’t stand a chance!

Build from a 2D Plan vs Build from a 3D Model

Plans can be tricky to comprehend, even for seasoned professionals. Give your trades a virtual representation of what needs to be built and forget trying to explain all the nitty-gritty details. No more traffic travel, no more frustration.

Make Variations & Change Orders Easy

Explaining to clients why the simplest variations can completely blow their budget is hard. Showing the client exactly why changes cost more or less is easy, plus, it builds their trust in you, giving you happier customers, ready to refer your firm.

Reduced Waste = Increased Profit

3D Estimating gives you exact numbers & quantities meaning you can decrease your wastage allowances & watch your profit margins increase. No more running to the hardware mid-job paying & no more throwing out unused materials.

Build Before You Build

Simple mistakes in plans and design can end up costing you a bomb mid-job. When you Model a project in 3D, you already understand how the job needs to be built & you can see any issues that could cause problems on site. In a matter of clicks, these issues can be resolved and in one more click, you have an updated takeoff.

Right On Schedule

Keep your job running on time with tools that allow you to associate time, cost & resources to stages of your model. See exactly what you need to have ordered at what time in the job by doing takeoffs on the schedule stages on your job. Plus, you can export your schedule to Microsoft Project™, Gantt Charts or your preferred project management software.

Beautiful, Buildable Designs

The PlusDesignBuild Tools give you the flexibility to bring your most ambitious design concepts to life whilst making them constructible at the same time. Instead of spending hours manually associating framing, insulation & everything you need to build the project, PlusDesignBuild does it automatically. Simple.

Materials & Products Customized to your Location

PlusDesignBuild’s material library is localised to your area so you have access to the materials you know & love. If you have any special materials that you need for a job, you can easily create your own & associate BIM information.

PlusDesignBuild also has a library of Free BIM Components from your favourite global suppliers you can simply drag & drop into your model.

Edit as you Please

Everything Modelled in PlusDesignBuild can be edited in just a few clicks, so when you need to make changes, you don’t have to redraw a thing. Best of all, your takeoff will automatically update.

3D to 2D Quick & Connected

Simply choose the model elevations & views you’d like in your plans & Hey Presto, you’ll have Auto-Dimensioned 2D plans quicker than you can in any other CAD software!

If you make changes to your 3D model, your 2D plans are connected so you can get an updated plan set within a matter of clicks.

Invest in 1, not 5

We know from experience that running a Design Build Firm is as hectic as it gets. Implementing & Investing in multiple individual tools for Estimating, Design, Drafting, Value Engineering, Detailing, Scheduling, Bidding, & Selling gives you more overheads than necessary.

PlusDesignBuild combines everything you need into one organised package of power.

Tutorials & Help Built into Every Tool

PlusDesignBuild is the easiest Virtual Design & Construction Software to learn on the market. Our number one development priority has and always will be to make PlusDesignBuild easy & intuitive for Designer Builders to use.

Import, Export, Integrate

Implementing new systems into your business is often a daunting task but with PlusDesignBuild, all the information you need can simply be exported from your accounting software & imported straight to where it needs to be.

If you have other construction management software or freelancers that need a different format, you can export to IFC or produce Excel™ sheets when you need it.

Work Connected

• Generate Purchase Orders, Client Quotes, Invoices in a matter of minutes and send to Xero in the click of a button.
• Integrate Contacts, Products & Services, Item codes to save double entry and potential error.
• Revise and update reports with ease.

Get more out of Buildertrend with PlusDesignBuild

• Send Budget & Detailed Estimates to Buildertrend, Lightning Fast
• Bulk-Sync Cost Codes
• Make Change orders in a Flash by simply reimporting your Estimate into Buildertrend
• Combine with the Xero integration for a complete Estimating, Sales, CRM, Accounting solution