Active Takeoff Reviews

I called today for support. I spoke to the original person who designed the software in 2014. I found out I was one of the first 20 customers to purchase it in the United States.
I cannot tell you how happy I have been with this software and the customer service. Incredible.

Joe

Nothing it works great once you build your formulas.

The Software is pretty easy to use. The reports are great for keeping tabs on several different

The scale needs to be a little more inclusive. I find several Plans with a 3”-1’ scale and Active Takeoff does not offer that option. Manual adjustments are fine, but often times there are not any good measurements provided to set that scale.

Easy to understand layout. Reasonable Price.

No Auto save so lose work unless you manually save all the time. Issues with memory, have to close other programs to make it function properly sometimes.

I liked the corners highlighting in red when you do the take off.

To re go in and modify take off. I don’t like how it generates the report

Very simple to use and figure out without any prior knowledge of this software. Speeds up the process of doing takeoffs with the extensions features.

Although this is very good at figuring out the estimates for the basic trades, if you're looking for more niche trades, those have not been added yet.

The professional results that can be easily obtained by using this program are second to none.

There could be a wider variety of color options available to use.

The software is extremely easy to use really takes no time to learn.

I would like to see a scale that goes up to at least 1 1/2" currently the software only goes up to 1" and there are a lot of drawings that are 1 1/2" scale and this has to be done manually and it takes time.

Very easy to navigate around the system to access and use the features. The system has halved the time it takes to complete a take-off.

If the copy and paste feature was improved for example if it was possible to copy an item and paste in a specific location, currently the item overlays which means the copied item has to be moved to the required destination.

Also the extension feature could be improved.

How Quick i can use it when im using it

How and where files are saved and trying to locate them

Simply add your plans as .pdf's, set the scale, and do your takeoff. Easy Peasy

Sometimes when it opens, the window doesn't appear and I have to right click the mouse and say show windows and it pops up.

The product is simple to use, with all the tools clearly labeled and it is fast to use.

There are a few selections I would like to see for the reports. Having a cubic yard item to total the takeoff with is handy, but I would like to see a little more flexibility with the quantification. For example, I would prefer to have the option to choose square yards of concrete rather than cubic yards, as I have to do a little additional multiplication.

The graphic user interface is familiar if you're a Windows user, and most of us are, so to me that's what makes the app so easy to use. In my opinion, if you've ever used the On Center On Screen app, learning how to use this app is a breeze.

No "cons" in my opinion. Fully functional from the time it's downloaded.

Accurate, easy to learn, files things easily and it saves me tons of time looking for the "one page" with measurements in a 50 page file.

The curser is hard to use when trying to do perimeters. A double click will not shut off and i have random lines being measured.

Calculating surfaces is my biggest use of the program at this time, I have not progress to utilizing the estimate sheet as of yet but intend to try it in the next few weeks.

I am still very new with the system, and as a user I am not familiar with all the features available or not available.

It's ease of use, it is very self explanatory.

It doesn't have customizable features for flooring. It is hard to measure for trim and/or base because there isn't an applicable extension. And the fact that there isn't a snap to feature, so it is hard to get a straight line quickly.

This software is so simple to use and the results are accurate. I actually enjoy doing take-offs now. It went from a tedious chore to an easy, fun thing to do.

Nothing. I have not found any deficiencies.

It makes quoting jobs a lot faster and easier.

It would be nice to have more options to close shapes without have to click multiple times to follow contours of drawings.

EASE OF USE EASY TO IMPORT PLANS EASY TO EXPORT TO EXCEL FUN TO USE VERY ACCURATE.

NONE AS OF YET NO REAL CONS FOR NOW IFIND IT REALLY EASY TO USE.

Easy to up load plans

Don't really have any