Overview
Good Elf Software provides Exact Take as a digital quantity takeoff solution for construction teams that need a simple, accurate way to work from plans, drawings, PDFs, TIFFs, and image files.
Application
Exact Take
Exact Take gives estimators a faster way to measure plans, organize quantities, and move takeoff results into estimating.
Good Elf Software provides Exact Take as a digital quantity takeoff solution for construction teams that need a simple, accurate way to work from plans, drawings, PDFs, TIFFs, and image files.
Highlights
- Plan Import and Sheet Management
- Scale Calibration
- Area, Linear, and Count Takeoffs
- Takeoff Item Organization
- Sheet and Project Summaries
- Phoenix Estimate Export
- Find Similar Counts
Capabilities
- Import PDF, TIFF, PNG, or JPG plan files, including selected pages from multi-page documents.
- Calibrate each plan sheet using a known distance so measurements reflect real project quantities.
- Measure square footage, linear footage, and item counts directly from the plan canvas.
- Group measurements by scope, location, phase, or work type so quantities remain clear from takeoff through export.
- Review quantities at both the individual sheet level and overall project level.
- Move summarized takeoff quantities into Phoenix Estimate for continued estimate development.
- Excel and CSV Export
- Export takeoff results for review, reporting, sharing, or additional analysis.
- Use assisted count matching to help identify repeated symbols or similar items on a plan sheet.
Outcomes
- Exact Take helps reduce manual quantity tracking by keeping measurements, takeoff items, sheet summaries, and project totals organized in one workflow. It is designed to support practical estimating work without forcing users into a complicated estimating platform before they are ready.