Upload the plan set
Bring the PDF drawing set into the project. The original file stays attached while Metruno processes the sheets.
Electrical takeoff & estimating software
Electrical takeoff and estimating you can trace back to the plans.
Select a symbol on your PDF and find matching shapes across selected drawings. Review item types and scope, correct the counts, and export quantities linked to their source.
Use your own material and labor rates to price reviewed work. Symbol matches require review; conductors and raceways are not measured automatically.
First project free · process up to 25 sheets · no card required
- Original PDF preserved
- Counts linked to their drawings
- Final estimates stay locked
The workflow
From drawing to a bid you can stand behind.
An estimate is easier to trust when every quantity stays connected to its source. Metruno keeps drawings, review, and pricing in one traceable workflow.
Select a symbol and review matches
Choose an example on the drawing and search selected sheets. Check item types, exclude false matches, add missed items, and separate new work, existing items and removals.
Set pricing and labor
Carry reviewed quantities into materials, labor rates, overhead, and markup.
Finalize and handle revisions
Lock the estimate when it is ready, and review source changes before creating a revision.
Review before you price
Keep every quantity connected to its source.
Open the drawing, verify the quantity, and see what changed before it affects the estimate.
See how reviewed takeoff becomes an estimate →
Start with one project
Run your first project before you pay.
Process up to 25 sheets with no card required. Continue with Metruno Estimator for $299 USD/month.
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Questions before you upload
Clear answers for the first project.
What can I upload?
Upload PDF electrical plan sets up to 150 sheets. Preview the PDF and choose up to 25 pages to process on your free project, wherever the electrical drawings appear in the set.
Is the first project really free?
Yes. No card is required. Your first project processes up to 25 sheets. Upgrade to Metruno Estimator for $299 USD/month to process additional plan sets up to 150 sheets.
How does symbol counting work?
Select an example on your PDF and choose which processed sheets to search. Metruno finds similar shapes, including quarter-turn rotations and small size differences. You check item types and scope, exclude false matches, add missing symbols and save source-linked quantities. Each count supports up to 200 matches; split larger searches into sheet groups.
Does Metruno automatically count every electrical item?
No. Symbol counting starts with examples you select and requires drawing review. Similar shapes can represent different item types. Changed symbols, large size differences and poor scans can need separate selections or manual counts. Conductors and raceways are not measured automatically.
Can I review what Metruno finds?
Yes. Quantities remain connected to the source drawing so you can open the sheet and verify, add, or remove items before pricing.
What happens when a reviewed quantity changes?
Metruno surfaces the change before you create a revision so the final estimate does not silently change underneath you.
Ready to start?
Start with a real plan set.
First project free · process up to 25 sheets · no card required
Guides and downloads
Work through an example.
Practical examples for checking the drawing, organizing counts and pricing reviewed work.
Worked PDF exampleFree Excel downloadWorked estimate
Count electrical symbols in a PDF
Follow the E101 lighting plan from one selected symbol to reviewed, source-linked CSV counts.
Electrical takeoff spreadsheet
Group counts by drawing, page and code. Keep new, existing and removal scope separate, with checks for duplicates.
Turn reviewed takeoff into an estimate
See materials, labor, overhead and markup calculated from a small, clearly scoped set of quantities.