The Future of Quantity Take-Off

The Status Quo of Quantity Take Off

Usually, quantity take off is a bottleneck, needing slow and manual methods to interpret designs and come to a result. The time-intensive nature of the work, plus human error, drives up estimating costs and can result in missed bidding opportunities. We wanted to change that by allowing you to see scenarios at speed, testing different arrangements to come to a cost that works for you. We want you to win more work.

QTO: The KOPE way

KOPE transforms the QTO process by enabling users to generate fast, accurate take-offs within an easy to use 3D environment. KOPE provides early insights into project suitability and the feasibility of using specific manufactured systems. Will a certain product be a sensible solution cost-wise? Lets see, in seconds.

KOPE changes QTO through three key drivers:

Speed: Dramatically reducing QTO timelines from weeks or days down to minutes through powerful but incredibly easy to use computational technology.

Automation: KOPE takes care of previously manual tasks. It reads a design model, applies selected products directly to it, optimizes the placement and automatically generates associated quantities and costs.

Accuracy & Quality: By embedding precise manufacturing rules defined by suppliers, KOPE significantly enhances accuracy, minimizes errors, and ensures that the applied products reflect manufacturable solutions. Meaning the cost you land on is one based on reality.

Let's see how KOPE does this...

First, we use real-world building products defined by their manufacturer or you can use your own product. These come complete with spec data, configuration logic, and application rules, all within KOPE. These establish the library you can work with. No more scale rules, no more messy Revit families. You can leverage pricing data from the product supplier or establish your own through KOPE's cost manager. This allows you to set project specific cost drivers that might influence your final pricing.

Next, you upload your project design model into KOPE, then connect it to your chosen product. This will apply it to the relevant parts of your design based on your requirements. KOPE automatically configures and places the products according to their embedded rules, giving you immediate feedback in the 3D viewer and data table. You control the cost outputs to suit how you price jobs. If you are not happy with the first result, you can make tweaks to how the product is landing in the design.

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Open up the Configure panel and make adjustments that align with your business needs, your pipeline, your experience. From here, simply run it again and see what has changed. As KOPE runs so fast, you can test and retest as much as you like, getting to a variety of take-offs that work for you. When you have products placed, you can then inspect elements to understand their specific properties and make adjustments to suit your goals.

Now, with content directly within the context of the project, you can dive into automatically generated metrics via output cards for a birds-eye view of quants and cost. This includes quantities, costs, standardization metrics, waste calculations, and carbon data related to your specific application. If they don't work for you, simply tweak the configuration and rerun.

You can explore all of the content you have created with ease, using the Data Table. Customise your view to suit your needs, showing exactly what matters to your pricing, all connected to the 3D viewer to truly understand the elements creating your quantity take-off and pricing plan.

With KOPE, you can then compare outcomes, meaning you can deliver an efficient QTO with minimal reworking using different products and adjusted configurations. Then leverage KOPE's optimization tools to find the best solution based on your project goals (e.g., cost, carbon, standardization). This facilitates advanced comparison between options tailored to your needs. Want to reduce custom parts? Sure thing... just run an Optimisation and KOPE will do the rest. Finally, you download the required data outputs – such as schedules, Bills of Quantities (often in CSV format), cost reports, and updated 3D models (IFC) – ready for tendering, feeding into manufacturing processes, or informing further design stages. This directly supports your cost management by providing accurate, readily available data.

KOPE: Smarter quantification with faster results

Going from a project model to accurate costing in minutes, KOPE helps you rocket boost your QTO process by applying real-world products directly onto your models, all connected to your cost/pricing data. Instantly unlock crucial insights that go far beyond basic take-offs; analyze cost, waste, carbon, and project suitability/compatibility in real-time. Effortlessly compare scenarios and leverage advanced optimization tools to pinpoint the best design solutions for your goals, driving cost-effective decisions backed by solid data. KOPE then streamlines your workflow by automatically generating key outputs like BoQs, schedules, and models, integrating seamlessly with your existing workflows. Experience the speed and intelligence to truly transform your project quantification.