Get your framing number in before the bid closes.
Get a checkable first draft of the framing takeoff in hours. Aximos traces the plans and builds the material list, and the takeoff stays in your hands.
From the plans in your inbox to the lumber order on the truck.
Start from a draft, not a blank sheet
Upload the whole set
Every sheet is calibrated from its printed scale.
The AI traces the framing
Walls, headers, joists and rafters, in one run.
A draft in hours
Typically 2–6 hours from upload to material list.
No outside queue
The takeoff stays with you, not on someone else’s desk.
Check it before it goes in your bid
Click any number
See the lines it came from on the plan.
See what was assumed
Plate heights and header notes cite the sheet.
Checks flag the gaps
Openings with no header come up first.
Trace any part yourself
Take over by hand in the same workspace.
Order what the plans call for
By stock length
Framing lumber comes out in the lengths you buy.
Your waste rules
Applied to every line of every draft.
Send it to your yard
Export to Excel or CSV and get it priced.
Back up your bid
Every quantity traces to the plan if the GC asks.
Measured, calculated, or read from the plans
- 01
Measured
Wall lengths and areas, taken from each sheet’s printed scale.
- 02
Calculated
Studs, plates and headers from your spacing, corner and waste rules.
- 03
Read from the plans
Plate heights, header notes and sheathing, pulled from the legend and sections.
Three ways to get the takeoff done
| Counting it yourself | Outsourced takeoff |  Aximos | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnaround | Nights and weekends | Days | Hours |
| Who does the counting | You | A freelancer | The AI, you check |
| Where the numbers come from | Your own count | A file comes back | Every number links to its trace |
| Fixing a mistake | Recount it | Send it back and wait | Fix the line, the list updates |
Questions from contractors
Do I have to change how I estimate?
No. Save your stud spacing, corner, waste and stock-length rules, and every draft follows them.
Can I send the list to my lumber yard?
Yes. Export the approved list to Excel or CSV and send it to your supplier for pricing.
What does it take off?
Aximos is built for lumber and framing: walls, plates, headers, joists, rafters and sheathing.
Send us a set you’re bidding.
Book a call and we’ll run a takeoff on one of your current jobs, then walk you through checking it.