Module · Estimating & Oryn AI Takeoff
Quote faster.
Without the spinning wheel.
Estimating is one module of VIABUILD, the Construction Operating System for residential builders. Upload plans, measure on screen while Oryn™ runs the takeoff, and let quantities flow into estimates, budgets and purchase orders. Built to stay fast on big plans, so slow takeoff stops costing you leads. Measured once, the numbers flow everywhere.
7 days free · $299 first month · $555/mo after · Month-to-month
01 / What it does
What this feature does
Estimating is the module of VIABUILD that takes you from a set of plans to a priced quote, with Oryn AI Takeoff doing the measuring. It also sits behind an early build cost feasibility check, before you commit to a full takeoff. You upload the drawings, Oryn measures the takeoff on screen, and you price the job using your own rates and assemblies. The quantities don’t get re-keyed. They become the estimate, the estimate becomes the budget, and the budget generates your purchase orders, all connected in one operating system.
The point isn’t a clever demo. It’s speed when it matters: opening a large plan set without freezing, recalculating as you type, and getting a quote out while the lead is still warm. For the discipline behind the tool (methodologies, standards and the estimating workflow itself), see the complete estimating reference.
And if you want the honest version of what the AI label means here, we wrote it down. AI construction estimating separates the deterministic maths from the model-assisted parts, AI takeoff software explains the computer vision doing the measuring, and can AI estimate building costs answers the blunt question directly.
02 / Why it matters
Why builders need it
Slow quotes lose jobs
Every day a quote sits unfinished, the lead cools. Faster takeoff means more quotes out, more often.
Big plans shouldn’t freeze
Detailed plan sets are where most estimating tools choke, especially on a tablet or phone. VIABUILD stays responsive on large multi-page sets, even on site on 4G.
One set of numbers
Quantities flow from Oryn takeoff to estimate to budget to PO across one data model. No re-keying, no copy-paste, no drift between documents.
Your rates, your assemblies
Price with your own cost library and assemblies so quotes reflect how you actually build, not a generic template.
Tighter margins start here
When the estimate becomes the budget cleanly, real-time cost tracking has something accurate to measure against.
Less double-handling
The estimate you win on is the budget you run the job against. The handoff from sales to delivery stops leaking detail.
03 / The VIABUILD way
How VIABUILD handles it
Oryn AI Takeoff that feeds the whole job.
Upload your plans and measure on screen (areas, lengths, counts) with Oryn running the takeoff so you’re confirming measurements rather than starting from scratch. Apply your assemblies and rates to turn quantities into a priced estimate.
When you win the job, that estimate becomes the budget without a re-build, and the budget generates purchase orders through your purchase order workflow to your suppliers. The same quantities carry all the way through, which is what keeps the cost tracking module honest later. One operating system, one set of numbers.
- On-screen takeoff measured by Oryn
- Fast on large, detailed plan sets
- Your own rates and assemblies
- Quantities flow to estimates automatically
- Estimate becomes the budget on win
- Budget generates purchase orders
04 / The workflow
How it runs, step by step
- 01
Upload plans
Drop in the drawing set. Large files open without freezing.
- 02
Measure with Oryn
Oryn detects boundaries and takes off areas, lengths and counts on screen, so you confirm quantities instead of counting them.
- 03
Price it
Apply your assemblies and rates so the quote reflects how you build.
- 04
Send the quote
Get a clean estimate out while the lead is still warm.
- 05
Win and convert
The estimate becomes the job budget, with no re-keying.
- 06
Raise POs
The budget generates purchase orders, ready for the AP inbox to match against.
05 / FAQ
Common questions.
It’s built to stay responsive on large plan sets, opening detailed drawings without freezing and recalculating as you price. The bigger win is workflow speed: quantities flow from Oryn AI Takeoff to estimate to budget to purchase order without re-keying, because every module shares one data model. You get quotes out faster.
No. Oryn measures the takeoff so you spend less time on manual measuring, but you confirm the measurements and price with your own rates and assemblies. You stay in control of the numbers you quote.
Yes, that’s the point of an operating system. When you win a job the estimate becomes the budget, the budget generates purchase orders, and real-time cost tracking measures actuals against it. One set of numbers from quote to close-out, zero double entry.
No. Estimating and Oryn AI Takeoff are included in the operating system, with no separate per-month charge for estimating like some platforms apply.
06 / Keep reading
Related features & guides
Take off your next plan set.
Start with 7 days free: the full operating system, real data, Oryn inside every module. $299 for your first month, then $555/mo. Upload a real plan set and see how fast the quote comes together.