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Measure plan PDFs to scale, and hand the quantities to Excel.

MeasureSet is a Windows app from Automata Labs for construction takeoff from plan PDFs: set the scale from a dimension you know, measure length, area, and counts, and export the totals to Excel, CSV, or a marked-up PDF. Totals build for each sheet and for the whole set, the plan PDF is never written over, and nothing uploads.

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How it works Good to know before you buy

calibrate · length, area, counts · excel, csv, marked-up pdf · nothing uploads

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MeasureSet takeoff screen

MeasureSet with a sample floor plan PDF at 1/4 inch scale: two bedrooms filled as Carpet and the living area as LVP by the room tool, a wall run, a window count, and the Marks and Totals lists.
Set the scale, click inside each room, and read area, length, and counts for the sheet and the set.

The problem

The plans came as a PDF. The bid needs numbers in a spreadsheet.

A finish trade gets a PDF set and needs floor area by material, wall area by height, linear feet of base, and counts of fixtures. Printing the sheets to read them with a scale ruler means adding up by hand and retyping every figure. An estimating suite brings assemblies, cost databases, and often a yearly subscription to a job that only needed measuring.

With MeasureSet

Set the scale once. Click, label, total, export.

MeasureSet takes each sheet’s scale from a dimension you know, then turns clicks into labeled lengths, areas, and counts. A closed room’s area is one click inside it. Totals build for each sheet and the whole set and go to .xlsx, .csv, or a marked-up PDF for the bid. Everything happens on your PC, and the plan PDF stays as it was.

Key benefits

The measuring part of a takeoff, done on your PC

Scale from the drawing, then measure

Calibrate each sheet by clicking both ends of a dimension you know and typing its length, or pick a standard architectural, engineering, or metric scale. Then measure with the length, area, rectangle, count, and segment tools, with undo for every change and corners you can drag to adjust.

One click per room

The room tool adds a closed room’s floor area from one click inside it, wall to wall where the walls are drawn filled. Shift+click measures only the open floor, and you can drag any corner to adjust the outline.

Wall area, volume, slope, and waste

Give a label a height, a depth, a roof slope, or a waste allowance, and every mark with that label carries it. Doors and windows deducted from a wall keep their own height.

Compare a revision

Open a revised PDF to compare and it is blended with the sheet: red is only on this sheet, blue is only on the revision. A project can also hold several PDFs.

Excel, CSV, or a marked-up PDF

Export an .xlsx with Marks and Totals sheets, a .csv, or a new PDF of the marked sheets with a totals page, from the Windows save dialog. Your plan PDF is never written over.

How it works

Open, set the scale, measure, export

Open

Choose Open > PDF plan and pick the set. Add more PDFs to the same project with Open > PDF to add to this project. The Sheets list shows each page’s size and whether it is calibrated yet.

Set the scale

Choose Calibrate, click both ends of a printed dimension, and type its length, such as 40'-0". Or pick a standard scale in the Scale box for a full-size sheet. Then check a second dimension with the segment tool.

Measure

Type a label such as Carpet or Walls under Next mark, then click inside rooms, trace runs, outline areas, or count items. Give the label a height, depth, roof slope, or waste in the inspector, and tick Deduct from the total for openings.

Check and export

Read the totals for each sheet and the whole set, compare a revision if one came in, then choose Export: Excel workbook (.xlsx), CSV (.csv), or Marked-up plan (.pdf). Save the project to reopen it later.

A measurement is only as good as the calibration and the drawing, so check one known dimension before you measure. Read how far to trust the numbers.

See it in action

Rooms, wall heights, export, and revisions

MeasureSet floor plan sheet with rooms filled by the room tool and labeled Carpet and LVP with their areas, beside the Marks list and the Totals list.
Set the scale, click inside each room, and read area, length, and counts for the sheet and the set.
A wall run labeled Walls selected in MeasureSet, with a height of 8 feet and 10 percent waste in the inspector and its wall area shown in the Marks list.
Select a mark to adjust it. A label’s height, depth, slope, and waste carry to every mark with that label.
The Windows Save As dialog over MeasureSet, saving sample-floor-plan-marked.pdf as a PDF after choosing Export.
Export .xlsx, .csv, or a marked-up PDF from the Windows save dialog. Your plan PDF is never written over.
MeasureSet comparing a floor plan with its revision: a moved partition and a new closet show in red and blue under the marks, with a Stop comparing button.
A finished sheet checked against its revision: red is only on this sheet, blue only on the revision.

Screenshots use a sample floor plan drawn for software demonstration, not a real building or client.

Privacy

Nothing uploads

MeasureSet works on your PC. It has no account, no upload, and no telemetry, and the app makes no network calls. It runs in the Windows app sandbox with no special capabilities: it opens only the PDFs you pick in the Windows file picker and writes only the files you name in the save dialog. Your label library and unit settings stay in the app’s local settings on this PC.

Plan PDFs are only read. MeasureSet never writes over one, and it refuses to save a marked-up PDF over any plan open in the session, checked by path and by content.

Good to know before you buy

  • It opens PDF files only. Drawings in other formats need to be saved as PDF first.
  • A measurement is only as good as the calibration and the drawing. Check one known dimension on every sheet before you measure.
  • Standard scales assume the PDF is the drawing’s full printed size. A set reduced to fit smaller paper must be calibrated from a known dimension.
  • Each sheet has one scale, so a detail drawn at a different scale on the same sheet will not read right.
  • The room tool reads the drawing and needs a closed room. Open-plan spaces, dimension lines across a room, and openings without door symbols need an outline drawn point by point. Closed shapes inside a room, such as furniture, count in its area, and the app says so when they make up 15% or more of it.
  • Counts are clicks: it does not search the drawing for symbols. There is no circle or arc tool, and points snap to other marks’ corners, not to the drawing’s own lines.
  • Compare pairs sheets by number and assumes the revision is drawn in the same place on a sheet of the same shape.
  • It is a takeoff ruler, not an estimating suite: no assemblies, no cost database, and no cloud collaboration.

MeasureSet measures and totals quantities; your own spreadsheet does the pricing. The 15-day free trial lets you see how it handles your own plan sets.

Try it on your next plan set first.

The Microsoft Store runs a 15-day free trial with the full app. Open a real plan PDF, set the scale, check one dimension you know, click into a few rooms, and export the totals to Excel. If it fits how you price, buy it once. There is no subscription.

Pay once. Own it forever.

One-time purchase on the Microsoft Store · No subscription · Instant install

Get it from Microsoft

Buy through the Microsoft Store—instant install, automatic updates, and a Microsoft receipt for easy expensing. No account needed on our site, and no subscription on Store purchases.

Who uses it

  • Flooring estimators measuring room areas by finish from plan PDFs and pricing carpet, vinyl, and tile in Excel
  • Drywall and painting estimators turning wall runs and heights into wall area, with doors and windows deducted
  • Concrete flatwork estimators measuring slab areas and getting cubic yards from a depth
  • Remodelers, small general contractors, and freelance takeoff services who price in Excel and send a marked-up PDF with the bid

FAQ

Quick answers about MeasureSet

What is MeasureSet?

MeasureSet is a Windows app for construction takeoff from plan PDFs: set the scale from a dimension you know, measure length, area, and counts, and export the totals to Excel, CSV, or a marked-up PDF. It works on your PC with no account, and nothing uploads.

How do I set the scale on a plan PDF?

Choose the Calibrate tool, click both ends of a dimension printed on the sheet, and type its length, such as 40'-0" or 12.2 m. Or pick a standard architectural, engineering, or metric scale in the Scale box, which assumes a full-size sheet. The calibration dialog can also apply the scale to every sheet that has none.

How far can I trust the measurements?

A measurement is only as good as the calibration and the drawing. Calibrate from the longest printed dimension you can find, then check a second one with the segment tool. A reduced print, a sheet marked not to scale, or a dimension that does not match its line carries its error into every quantity on that sheet.

What does the room tool do?

Click inside a closed room and MeasureSet adds its floor area, wall to wall where the walls are drawn filled on a calibrated sheet; Shift+click measures only the open floor. It reads the drawing, so open-plan spaces, dimension lines across a room, and openings without door symbols need an outline drawn point by point.

Can it work out wall area, volume, roof slope, and waste?

Yes. Give a length's label a height for wall area, an area's label a depth for volume or a roof slope for sloped area, and any label a waste percent. Every mark with that label follows. Doors and windows marked as deductions keep their own height.

What can I export?

An Excel workbook (.xlsx) with a Marks sheet and a Totals sheet, a CSV file with the same two tables, and a marked-up PDF of the measured sheets followed by a totals page. Jobs save as .measureset project files that reopen with every scale and mark.

Will it change my original plan PDF?

No. MeasureSet only reads plan PDFs and never writes over one. Exports are new files you name in the Windows save dialog, and the app refuses to save a marked-up PDF over any plan open in the session, checked by path and by content.

Does anything leave my PC?

No. MeasureSet works on your PC with no account, no upload, and no telemetry, and the app makes no network calls. It opens only the PDFs you pick and writes only the files you name.

Is it an estimating suite?

No. It is a takeoff ruler: it measures and totals quantities, then hands them to Excel or CSV for your own pricing. It has no assemblies, no cost database, and no cloud collaboration.

Can I compare a revised drawing?

Yes. Choose Open > Revision to compare and pick the revised PDF. It is blended with the current sheet: red is only on this sheet, blue is only on the revision. Sheets are paired by number, and the app warns when a sheet's shape differs.

Which files does it open?

PDF files only, picked in the Windows file picker. One project can hold several PDFs, such as an architectural set and its addenda, and recent projects and PDFs are listed on the start screen.

What does it cost, and is there a trial?

MeasureSet is a one-time purchase in the Microsoft Store, and the listing shows the current price. The Store runs a 15-day free trial with the full app, so you can measure your own plan set first. There is no subscription, no license code, and no Buy button in the app.

What Windows version do I need?

Windows 10 version 2004 or later, or Windows 11. The Microsoft Store package is built for x64 PCs, and the app installs no driver or service and never asks for elevation.

Still stuck? Email [email protected] after checking the Support Center.

Technical specifications

Technical specifications

Spec Implementation
Data Sovereignty Reads only the PDFs you pick in the Windows file picker and never writes over them; writes only the project, .xlsx, .csv, or marked-up PDF files you name in the save dialog; the label library and unit settings stay in the app’s local settings on this PC
Telemetry Status None; no account, no telemetry, and no network client in the app
Core Runtime .NET 10 and WinUI 3 (Windows App SDK), packaged as MSIX and run in the Windows app sandbox; pages are rendered with the PDF engine built into Windows
Network Requirements Fully functional offline; the package declares no capabilities, including no internet access, and the app makes no network calls
Deployment Compatibility Windows 10 version 2004 or later and Windows 11, x64; one-time purchase on the Microsoft Store with a 15-day free trial
Inputs PDF plan sets picked in the Windows file picker; several PDFs per project; a revision PDF can be opened for comparison
Measuring Calibration from a known dimension, or standard architectural, engineering, and metric scales; length, area, rectangle, room, count, and segment tools; deductions; snapping to corners of other marks
Quantities Length, area with perimeter, count, wall area from a height, volume from a depth, sloped area from a roof slope, and waste, in imperial or metric units; totals per sheet and for the whole set
Outputs Excel workbook (.xlsx) with Marks and Totals sheets, CSV (UTF-8, RFC 4180) with the same two tables, a marked-up PDF with a totals page, and a .measureset project file
Plan safety Plan PDFs are only read; a marked-up PDF is refused over any plan open in the session, checked by path and by content, and is written only when complete
Limits PDF input only; one scale per sheet; no circle or arc tool; no symbol search; no assemblies, cost database, or cloud collaboration

Guides by task

Pick the trade or the question in front of you

Plan sets on a Windows PC

PDF takeoff software for Windows

For takeoff from plan PDFs on Windows, MeasureSet covers scale, length, area, counts, totals, and export, with no assemblies or cost database, as a one-time purchase.

Real units from a drawing

Measure PDF drawings to scale

Calibrate each sheet from a long printed dimension, check a second one, then measure. MeasureSet reads lengths and areas in real units and lists which sheets lack a scale.

Drywall and paint

Drywall takeoff from PDF plans

Wall area comes from length times a label's height, minus openings with their own heights, plus waste. Board counts and pricing stay in your spreadsheet.

Roof plans in a drawing set

Roofing takeoff from PDF plans

For roof plans inside a PDF drawing set, outline each roof area, type its pitch, and export sloped area with waste. It does not measure roofs from aerial images.

Buy once, price in Excel

One-time purchase takeoff software

If you price in Excel and need only quantities from plan PDFs, a one-time purchase covers the measuring. Try the full app for 15 days first.

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Measure the plan. Keep the drawing as it was.

MeasureSet sets the scale from a dimension you know, measures length, area, and counts, and exports the totals for your bid. The plan PDF is only read, and nothing uploads.

One-time purchase. No subscriptions. Local-first.

Pay once. Own it forever.

One-time purchase on the Microsoft Store · No subscription · Instant install

Get it from Microsoft

Buy through the Microsoft Store—instant install, automatic updates, and a Microsoft receipt for easy expensing. No account needed on our site, and no subscription on Store purchases.

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