KutchCAD: from building plans to quantities
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THE KEYS TO SUCCESS
KutchCAD generates quantities and estimates by reproducing and automating the traditional workflow on plans.
Reduce manual quantity sheets, repeated checks and revisions. In KutchCAD, changes to plans update quantities automatically. Connections to estimating and office software generate estimates, specifications and 45-1 notices from plans.
DIGITAL MODELS
Reconstruct a BIM model from imported DXF, DWG, PDF, scanned plans and surveys, or draw it yourself. Associate project elements with work items for the pricing schedule. Quantities derive from drawn dimensions and calculation formulas.
LOCATION PLANS &
SITE PROGRESS PLANS
Help installation teams by highlighting work to be carried out. KutchCAD also creates site progress plans.
TIMBER FRAME QUANTITIES
Place purlins, rafters and battens across roof slopes using section and spacing settings. Add valleys and hips individually. Model traditional timber frames in section or 3D using stored components.
PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL
Position equipment and connect it with lines. Estimate work by unit or direct cost to measure conduit and cable lengths. Save room specifications in the library to generate an estimate without drawing 2D symbols.
Written documents
Pricing schedules, technical specifications and descriptive notices are integrated into KutchCAD. The estimate becomes another project view, alongside 2D and 3D. Create libraries in KutchCAD or use those from connected estimating software.
KutchCAD IMPORTS THIRD-PARTY PROJECT FILES IN DXF, DWG, SKP, PDF, BITMAP AND IFC FORMATS.
Connect KutchCAD to libraries from more than twenty estimating applications. Assign work items to units, lengths, areas and volumes to generate quantity estimates in your usual software.
CALCULATE QUANTITIES FOR ELEMENTS NOT DRAWN USING CUSTOM FORMULAS
For example, when you draw external walls, KutchCAD calculates their foundations. Adding a window can quantify its lintel, reveals, shutters and sill.
QUANTITY TAKEOFF, ESTIMATING AND MORE…
Derived from ArchiTECH.PC, KutchCAD brings together tools for companies that measure and estimate BIM projects created by architects, project managers and home builders using their usual estimating software.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- Windows 7, 8, 10, 11, Server 2008 and 2012, 32-bit or 64-bit
- Intel Core i7-4770, 3.40 GHz, or equivalent
- 120 GB SSD
- 500 GB HDD for data
- 4 GB RAM
- 1280×1024 resolution, 16 million colours
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 or equivalent graphics card, 8 GB dedicated memory
- Keyboard, mouse and printer with Windows drivers
