On-Screen Drawing Takeoff Software

Bidscreen XL

Electronic Quantity Take Off Software

On-screen electronic drawing takeoff software - suitable for Quantity Surveyors, Estimators, Principal Contractors, Trade Sub-Contractors and anyone who needs to extract quantities off a range of electronic drawing types. 

Bidscreen XL

Electronic Quantity Take Off Software In Microsoft Excel

BidScreen XL gives you the power to takeoff your electronic drawings directly within any Microsoft Excel Workbook including your own Excel workbook templates.

For use by quantity surveyors, estimators, cost consultants, principal contractors, building contractors , trade-sub contractors and anyone who wants to measure quantities from a range of electronic drawings file types.

Electronic drawing file types supported include pdf, dwg, dxf, tif, bmp, jpg and many more.

Takeoffs are a snap, just click on a spreadsheet cell and electronically measure and identify areas, lengths and counts from your electronic drawing files with your mouse. At the click of a button measurements are sent directly to your Excel spreadsheet, so no need to waste time with manual entries. The measurements and digitized takeoff drawings are saved directly within the Excel cell and can be edited and printed.

You can apply colours, count symbols, line styles and area fill patterns to your drawings. As well as being able to use your own Excel spreadsheets, sample estimating Excel template files for general contractors, concrete, roofing, painting and other trades are also included. BidScreen XL is simple, efficient and no additional hardware is needed. So, go electronic and make your takeoffs easy. Call today and see how Bidscreen XL can work for you.

Bidscreen XL offers an outstanding audit trail of your measure since the digitized drawings are saved within the Excel workbook. Each measurement made using Bidscreen XL is fully traceable to the drawing from which it is taken.

BidScreen XL is simple, efficient and no additional hardware is needed. So, go electronic and make your takeoffs easy. Call today and see how Bidscreen XL can work for you.

Other features of BidScreen XL include:

  • Operates flawlessly with both 32bit and 64bit MS Excel.
  • Allows you to annotate and highlight drawings.
  • Measure accurately when horizontal and vertical scales are different.
  • Support for vector pdf drawing files, including:
    • Entity selection.
    • Snap to entity.
    • Layer selection.
  • Edit takeoff objects:
    • Add, delete and move points.
    • Add, delete and change arc.

Screenshare Demonstration

panddonline offers live, personal ‘screenshare’ demonstrations over the internet. These demos will
address your specific questions and needs so that you can quickly evaluate Bidscreen XL during your
FREE 15 day trial. Approximate time per demo is fifteen minutes.

Call or email today to arrange for your demonstration.

Tel: 01782 835764 | Email: enquiries@paintingestimators.co.uk


Price List:


Bidscreen XL (includes Full Serve for 1st Year)

(Full Serve Maintenance Package is required from Year 2 onwards)

Price: £495.00 + V.A.T. per licence

Discounts are available for 'multi licence' purchases. Please telephone 01782 835764 for details


Annual Full Serve Maintenance Package

Full Serve provides technical support and all software updates.
(Payable after Year 1 of initial licence purchase).

Price: £150.00 + V.A.T. per licence

Discounts are available for 'multi licence' purchases. Please telephone 01782 835764 for details


How Do I Purchase?

All products can be purchased directly from our secure website (click on the SHOP tab) or
Bank BACS payment.


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