Hi everybody, thanks for having me here Well I have been doing quantity take-offs for windows and doors only for 5 years , for some reason I couldn't get out of that and for some reason I had to stay in that bubble, but now I really wanna grow and broaden my skill set into doing take-offs and BOQs for a whole project residential and commercial. My long-term goal is to secure high-tier international remote positions or relocate abroad, with a primary focus on the Australian construction market (AIQS standards). I need your guidance for that to know what should I do and how to start. And thanks in advance

AI can save time throughout the take-off process, even when you do the measuring yourself. This is how I would build it into your workflow: Start with a standard assembly library. Define what you measure and how that quantity translates into materials, labour and plant. Decide where the quantities need to end up. Have your estimating workbook or procurement template ready. This will determine the output format. Use AI to organise the drawings and adapt your assemblies to the project's legends and specifications. Check its assumptions. Measure the primary quantities, then use AI to transfer the checked results into your estimate, procurement schedules or indicative programme. Save the repeated steps as skills so you can reuse the process on the next job. For lump-sum pricing, I would still measure and check the quantities myself. Approximate AI take-offs can help with budgets and cross-checking, provided you understand their limitations. If you use AI to measure, check the drawing scale and orientation, compare results against known dimensions, and get it to show uncertain areas for you to confirm. Full walk-through below In the video I'm using ZZTakeoff: https://www.zztakeoff.com?p=23761