Concrete takeoff software, free in your browser
Measure slabs, footings, foundation walls, and piers on any PDF plan set, and roll up areas, lengths, and counts for your concrete bid, all in the browser with nothing to install. TRACEBUILD does real concrete takeoff on your own device.
Free while TRACEBUILD Lite is in early access. No download, no credit card.
What you can take off
- Slab areas in square feet, measured by thickness or type.
- Footing and grade-beam lengths in linear feet, continuous and spread.
- Foundation walls measured by length and height to scale.
- Piers, columns, and pads counted from the drawing.
- Slab edges and thickened edges traced as linear runs.
- Slab and footing volume with the built-in Volume tool (area by depth), plus CSV and Excel export.
How concrete takeoff works
- Open your structural drawings. Drag the S-sheets and foundation plans into the browser. Nothing uploads, nothing installs.
- Set the scale. Click a known dimension and type its length, or pick a standard scale. Every measurement then reads in real feet.
- Measure and count. Trace slab areas and footing runs and count piers. Detect Spaces finds slab areas automatically to give you a head start.
- Export. Send areas, lengths, counts, and volumes to Excel or CSV for your bid.
Built for concrete estimating
Areas, lengths, and volume
Measure slab square footage and footing linear feet, and use the Volume tool (area by depth) for concrete volume, all with running subtotals.
Detect slab areas
Detect Spaces outlines rooms and slab areas automatically so you can quantify large pours faster.
Works on any PDF
Vector or scanned structural sheets, with text search and OCR to find schedules and section notes across the set.
Estimate-ready export
Clean CSV and Excel output that drops straight into the way you already bid concrete and formwork.
Common questions
Can I take off slabs and footings?
Yes. Measure slab areas in square feet, footing and edge lengths in linear feet, and count piers, columns, and pads, all to scale with running subtotals.
Can I get concrete volume in cubic yards?
Yes. TRACEBUILD Lite includes a Volume tool: outline the slab or footing area and enter its thickness, and it computes the volume in place. Area times thickness gives cubic feet, so divide by 27 for cubic yards, and the result exports with your other quantities.
Is TRACEBUILD really free for concrete takeoff?
TRACEBUILD Lite runs free in the browser during early access, with markup, measurement, and takeoff included. A Windows app, Pro, adds pricing and on-device AI and is coming soon.
Can I export my concrete takeoff to Excel?
Yes. Areas, lengths, and counts export to CSV and Excel so they drop straight into your estimate.