Auto-generating takeoffs: Does Bluebeam have AI for markups?

Is there any way to autogenerate markups in Bluebeam instead of manually tracing every area and perimeter? I bid multiple jobs a week, and these "robotic" takeoffs are a huge bottleneck.

Does Bluebeam have an AI feature to auto-detect these boundaries and generate the markups? Manually tracing miles of sidewalk, asphalt, curbing is a huge bottleneck for my bidding process. Any tips for the fastest workflow? Thanks for the help!

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Jason A

If you have the "Complete" level of subscription, you have access to the Dynamic Fill tool. While not AI, it can be handy for generating perimeters and areas. It's not a perfect tool by any means, but for the right PDFs it can save a ton of time.

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Doug McLean

I don't know if I would trust the AI to do all my takeoffs.

@Jason A knows what he's talking about, try using Dynamic Fill first and see how that goes.

Sai Gundlapally

Thank you @Jason A

lgoytia

Hi Sai, do you have a drawing PDF you can share with us that already has all the boundaries generated? I would like to understand what success would look like for an AI feature as you described it within your workflow.

Thank you!

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