For contractors with access only to PDF or TIF images rather than native CAD drawings, Accubid introduces LiveCount®, providing the efficiency of paperless on-screen takeoffs, as well as seamless integration with Accubid's Estimating and ChangeOrder solutions. As you mark up an image file, your takeoffs are automatically reflected in your estimate. With LiveCount, just point and click to quantify.

When working with digital images and Accubid solutions, LiveCount® is the ideal estimating and project management companion.

LiveCount® is fully integrated with Accubid Estimating and ChangeOrder solutions and features a bidirectional, real-time link between the raster drawing and your Accubid job. Since there is no need to import or export takeoffs or breakdowns, that translates into money and time savings.

With new features such as Save As, the ability to return both length and count in one pass, and the ability to break links to your Accubid estimate, LiveCount's® flexibility allows you to create "What If" scenarios, giving you more control when creating your bids.

The latest version of LiveCount® also includes improved handling of LiveCount® drawing scale change. When scale is changed in LiveCount®, corresponding quantities in your Accubid estimate automatically update.

Save As

Scenario: an estimator takes off a floor of a building and then receives notice of an alternate spec or layout for the job. Accubid Classic Estimating now supports the save as of a job connected to a LiveCount® project.  The estimator can save as from Accubid and create a parallel project in LiveCount®. The alternates can then be quantified while preserving the original bid. The estimator could also use this feature to break the links to LiveCount® as the source for takeoffs. This feature is great for bid day when you want to round off quantities before submitting the bid.

Link/Unlink & Combination Grab

Both length and count can be retrieved at the same time from LiveCount® in a single pass, cutting takeoff time for branch circuitry in half. Either count, length or both variables can be unlinked from LiveCount® so quantities can be entered manually. Just like Save As above, this feature is perfect for bid day when you want to change one or both measurement variables to a manual value.

What's the difference between LiveCount® and LiveCount® Pro? View our comparison chart for a preview.

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