— Product demo · 1:17

Watch Pilars run a real takeoff.

Seventy-seven seconds: a 42-sheet drawing set goes in, and a legend-mapped, Excel-ready bill of quantities comes out. This is a screen recording of the live Pilars dashboard — not a render.

— Launch film · 2:01

The Next Step: the Pilars launch film.

Estimating changed its tools three times: paper and scale rule, then on-screen takeoff, then the cloud. The load on the estimator never changed. The launch film is two minutes on that, and on what happens when the takeoff is done for you.

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What you’re seeing, frame by frame

The demo runs a complete flooring takeoff on a real 42-sheet drawing set. The AI scans every page, reads the symbol legends and finish schedules, maps floor-plan finishes room by room, and returns a material summary and an Excel BOQ you can defend.

Pilars dashboard scanning page 3 of a 42-sheet drawing set, with the symbol legend sheet displayed
Page-by-page scan of the full set — legends and schedules first, just like a good estimator.
Pilars AI analyzing flooring plans and schedules from the scanned drawing set
The AI reads the plans against the finish schedules and narrates exactly what it found.
Pilars takeoff output files and the material summary panel after the analysis completes
The takeoff lands as a material summary plus downloadable output files.
The exported Pilars bill of quantities open in Microsoft Excel with line items and quantities
The finished BOQ, open in Excel — line items and quantities ready for pricing.
Line drawing of a construction takeoff in progress on a drafting table, one room highlighted for measurement
From paper plans to measured quantities — the takeoff, the way it has always started.

Questions people ask after watching

What does the Pilars demo show?

The 1:17 demo shows the full workflow: uploading a 42-sheet PDF drawing set, the AI scanning every page, reading the symbol legends and finish schedules, mapping floor-plan finishes, and exporting the finished bill of quantities to Excel.

Is that the real product or a mockup?

It’s a screen recording of the live Pilars dashboard running a real flooring takeoff on an actual 42-sheet architectural drawing set — through to the exported Excel BOQ.

How long does a takeoff take in Pilars?

The AI processes a set in minutes — the demo compresses a real run. Compare that to 8–16 hours for a manual residential takeoff and 40–80 hours for commercial.

Can I try it on my own plans?

Yes — open the live demo or book a call and we’ll run a takeoff on your actual drawing set. Pricing is $100 per trade, per plan, with unlimited projects.

Is there a Pilars launch video?

Yes. The Next Step is the two-minute Pilars launch film, embedded above and available on YouTube.

— Now on your plans

Same workflow, your drawings.

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