Prompt: Give me a step-by-step workflow of how a flooring contractor would build a takeoff on a 200-unit multifamily project using only Measure Square and Bluebeam. Include every interactive step no matter how granular — from prepping and organizing the PDF planset, to running Measure Square’s AI, cleaning boundaries, assigning finishes, verifying doors and thresholds, adjusting seams, and exporting reports. Also factor in how Bluebeam would be used alongside Measure Square for QA, redlines, and cross-checking finish schedules. For each step, estimate the user time required, and give me the total realistic range of hours this process would take on a complex project with multiple unit types and finishes.
Flooring Takeoff with Measure Square + Bluebeam (Complex 200-Unit Multifamily)
1. Prep and organize the plans (≈ 1–1.5 hours)
Extract 100–300 relevant sheets (architectural floors, enlarged units, finish legends). Bookmark every level and typical unit for navigation. Calibrate scale for each sheet (plansets this big often have inconsistent scale annotations). 2. Room boundary detection + cleanup (≈ 3–5 hours)
Run AI boundary detection. It will mis-trace on corner units, angled walls, or where architects used partial walls. Cross-check AI polygons against original PDFs. Cloud/redline dozens of mis-reads (mechanical shafts mistaken for rooms, open corridors closed off as rooms, etc.). Correction back in Measure Square: manually split/merge, often room-by-room on atypical layouts. 3. Assign flooring finishes (≈ 6–10 hours)
Apply carpet, LVT, tile, rubber, etc. Templates speed up repeated units, but you’ll still review every instance to ensure finish tags match the schedule. Keep the finish schedule open side-by-side. Use search/highlight to track down every finish code and confirm application. Reality check: With 200 units, multiple unit types, and amenity spaces, this is the single largest time sink. 4. Seams & waste adjustments (≈ 2–3 hours)
Measure Square: auto-generates seams and waste factors. Bluebeam: export seam diagrams to PDF, then redline where roll orientation or cuts look impractical (especially long corridors). Back in Measure Square: adjust placements manually. 5. Doors, thresholds, and transitions (≈ 2–3 hours)
Bluebeam: open the door schedule, overlay door symbols. Measure Square: check each threshold line where two finishes meet. Spot-check stairwells, balconies, and odd transition areas (AI misses are common). 6. Final review and export (≈ 1.5–2 hours)
Measure Square: generate Excel reports of SF by material type and LF of trims. Bluebeam: overlay exports against original plans, run a 10–20% room sample audit. Package Excel + marked PDFs for estimating handoff. Total Effort (Realistic Range)
With Measure Square + Bluebeam: ~16–25 hours of user time (spread over 2–3 working days).
Bluebeam + Measure Square TTB Analysis