Top 5 softwares quantity surveyors utilise all the time!
1. Revit; a popular Autodesk quantity surveyor BIM software that extracts critical data and schedules from 3D drawing templates.
2. Microsoft Excel; a powerful data capturing with excellent user interface for dashboard creation, preparation of quantity bills, progress reports, bar schedules, financial accounting, and much more. It can also help you keep track of the project deliverables.
3. PlanSwift; the perfect takeoff app for taking volumes. It lets you calculate precise estimates for any construction project. It has a drag-and-drop feature for managing assemblies of materials and labor on your takeoff.
4. CostX; one of the most popular software estimating for construction costs. CostX involves 2D takeoff, 3D Bim takeoff, a list of workbooks, and subcontractors. You are also able to build a customisable report to present build cost plans and perform quantity billing.
5. AutoCAD; the most utilised and powerful tool used in designs applications and for drafting construction plans.
These softwares/tools also serve to enable proper documentation, effect communication between counterparts and have the capabilities of integrating work processes to make the job efficient. That being said, what are some other software or tools that professional surveyors utilise in the job?