Electrical takeoff software
Turn electrical symbol counts into an Excel quantity list.
Select a symbol on your PDF, find matches across selected sheets, and review the counts. Export a CSV with the page, scope and drawing location for each item.
You choose the symbols and confirm the counts. Use your own prices for reviewed work; conductors and raceways are not measured automatically.
First project free · process up to 25 sheets · no card required
Then $299 USD / workspace / month. See plan details
Opens in Excel. Ten Type B lights from the sample below, included as new work for this example.
Tell us what you need to count. We can help you evaluate your first sheet.
Try it on a sample plan
Choose a light. Check the count.
No signup needed. Choose a symbol, find its matches and review each one.
Check the fixture label and surrounding drawing before including a match. Source: Town of Thompson public drawing set, sheet E101, PDF page 25.
What you can do
Finish a reviewed symbol count.
The Metruno workflow
A count you can check against the drawing.
Download saved symbol counts across your selected sheets, with a page, scope and drawing location for each object. A separate sheet schedule includes other saved quantities and unresolved suggestions. Exports contain no prices. Once your full scope is reviewed, build an estimate using your own rates.
See electrical estimating →
Check the fit
Start small. Keep the scope clear.
Symbol counting searches rendered PDFs, including clear scans, for shapes at similar sizes (±10%) and quarter-turn rotations. Each count supports up to 200 matches; use smaller sheet groups for larger counts. Similar shapes can carry different type labels, so check labels, legends, existing work and missing items before saving. Separate new work, existing items and removals; existing items stay outside pricing.
Choose up to 25 pages from a supported PDF to process on the free project. You can finalize an estimate for selected processed sheets: save a scope description and exclusions, review the sheets and applicable notes, then confirm that review. A whole-plan estimate requires the complete plan set to be processed. Saved symbol counts and selected-sheet schedules can be exported separately. Continuing costs $299 USD per workspace per month.
From matches to scope
Keep new, existing and removal quantities separate.
A symbol can belong in the drawing review without belonging in a purchase quantity. Save the decision with the object and its source.
Read the worked example →| Scope | CSV quantity | What it means for the estimate |
|---|---|---|
| New work | 1 EA | A reviewed installation to price using your rates. |
| Existing | 1 EA | Retained in the count, kept outside pricing. |
| Removal | 1 EA | A separate removal scope; set its own material and labor assumptions. |
| Excluded | 0 EA | Retained as an excluded record, kept outside pricing. |
Before your first project
Before counting your first plan.
Does Metruno count every electrical item automatically?
No. You choose an example symbol and the sheets to search. Metruno finds similar shapes; you check labels, review matches and add missing items. Conductors and raceways are not measured automatically.
Can I use scanned drawings?
Metruno searches rendered PDFs, including clear scans. Poor scans, changed shapes and larger size differences may need a separate selection or manual counting. Matching supports similar sizes, approximately ±10%, and quarter-turn rotations.
Can I open the quantities in Excel?
Yes. Download saved symbol counts as CSV and open the file in Excel. Each object retains its drawing, page, scope, review state and location. Excluded objects have zero quantity; existing items stay outside pricing. Symbol-count CSVs contain no prices.
How many matches can one count include?
Up to 200 matches per count. Use smaller sheet groups for larger counts and review the scope before combining results.
What can I try for free?
Your first project can process up to 25 selected sheets without a card. Export saved counts or finalize an estimate for selected processed sheets after saving a scope description and exclusions and confirming your review of the sheets and applicable notes. A whole-plan estimate requires complete processing.
Guides and downloads
Work through an example.
Practical examples for checking the drawing, organizing counts and pricing reviewed work.
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.
Ready to start?
Start with a real plan set.
First project free · process up to 25 sheets · no card required