Built for commercial lighting takeoffs

AI-assisted commercial lighting takeoffs—reviewable and fully editable.

AI-assisted takeoff software for commercial lighting estimators. LuxTakeoff uses AI to read your drawings and pull fixture counts and linear quantities with Auto Measurement. Every result is yours to inspect, correct, and approve before quoting.

AI-Assisted ReviewTag RecognitionAuto MeasurementEditing ToolsLighting-Specific LogicDrawing Intelligence
LuxTakeoff · Level 2 Lighting Plan · Review
The problem

Counting fixtures is only part of the takeoff.

01

Every set is different

Tags, schedules and scales change from one designer to the next.

02

Hours of repetitive work

Counting and measuring across RCPs, details and elevations, sheet after sheet.

03

Counting tools stop short

They miss a lot of details like linear measurements or emergency components.

How it works

From complete drawing set to quote-ready quantities.

Step 01 / 05 · Upload Your Drawings
Upload and extracted project details
Flagship feature

Linear runs, measured for you.

Linear footage is the slowest part of a lighting takeoff. Start a run and AI follows the linework, autocompletes the pattern and returns the length. When it can't, the manual drawing tools are right there.

Auto MeasurementAuto Pattern
Straight · 24' 6"L-pattern · 18' + 9'Curved · 14' 2"
AI suggestion · Tab to acceptL1!L2!L3!

Follows the linework

AI traces along the vector pattern instead of you drawing it.

Multiple run shapes

Straight, curved, polyline and polygon runs.

Lengths you can edit

Adjust any segment or draw it by hand. The footage updates with it.

Core pillars

Reviewable, transparent, and fully editable.

01 · Transparent

Built to surface uncertainty—not hide it.

Uses the fixture schedule to identify supported tagsFlags uncertain items for reviewHelps identify potential duplicatesFlags emergency fixtures for confirmationFlags uncertain text, line, and pattern detections for estimator review
02 · Reviewable

Review counts and measurements directly on the drawing.

Color-coded boxes for EA fixture countsColor-coded patterns for FT linear fixturesReview linear length, perimeter, and area measurements on the drawingScale basis shown for measurement reviewAdjustable scale and work-area multipliers
03 · Fully editable

Correct and finalize the takeoff.

Add, move, or delete a fixtureAdjust, redraw, or delete linear, perimeter, and area measurementsAdjust work-area multipliersAdd sticky notes and hyperlinksApply emergency and daylight-harvesting attributes where supported
Feature · Project setup

Upload the set. LuxTakeoff gets it ready to run.

Project details and the right pages, pulled from the complete set before you start.

Auto-extracts project details from the title blockFinds the RCP, lighting and LFS pagesEvery suggestion is editable
Project SetupAuto-Extract
Project details
ProjectOne World Trade Center · Floor 64 Fit-OutAI
Address285 Fulton St, New York, NY 10007AI
Date · Rev03/14/2026 · Rev 3AI
ArchitectHudson & Pell ArchitectsAI
MEP EngineerFive Boroughs MEPAI
Lighting ConsultantLumen & LineAI
Suggested pages6 of 84
E-001Light Fixture ScheduleLFS
A-201Level 2 RCPLighting
E-201Level 2 Lighting PlanLighting
E-202Level 3 Lighting PlanLighting
A-501Enlarged DetailsDetail
M-201Mechanical PlanSkipped
Feature · Schedule extraction

Your lighting schedules, read line by line.

A commercial set often carries more than one schedule. LuxTakeoff reads them across the set and shows the extracted data beside the original.

Fixture tag, unit of measure, driver type and wattageOriginal table shown beside the extracted dataInterior, back-of-house, site and landscape schedules where applicableEdit any row before the takeoff is finalized
Schedule ExtractionAuto-Extract
Source · E-001Scanned table
TYPEDESCRIPTIONMOUNTINGVOLTSWATTSDRIVER
A14IN LED DOWNLIGHT, 3500KRECESSED120/27712INTEGRAL 0-10V
L12IN LINEAR, 400 LM/FTRECESSED120/2774.5/FTREMOTE 96W
X1EXIT SIGN, EDGE-LITCEILING120/2772INTEGRAL
Extracted by AI
TagU/MDriverWatts
A1EAIntegral12
L1FTRemote4.5
L2FTRemote3
T1EAIntegral15
X1EAIntegral2
Feature · Work areas

Suggested work areas, ready for review.

LuxTakeoff suggests where the takeoff should run, including site and landscape plans that sit outside the building RCPs. Confirm, redraw or adjust before you run it.

Suggests work areas from RCPs, site and landscape plans, and details where applicableDetects scale and suggests unit or floor multipliersRedraw or adjust any region before final review
Work AreasAuto-Extract
WA-1 · Level 2 RCP1/8" = 1'-0" · ×3 floors
WA-2 · Typ. patient room1/4" · ×36
WA-3 · Lobby detail1/4" · ×1
Feature · Tag recognition and AI review

Find fixture tags. Flag uncertain items for review.

LuxTakeoff identifies supported fixture tags across your selected lighting work areas and sends uncertain items to a review queue, so your team can confirm the result before quoting.

Fixture-tag recognition across selected interior, site and landscape lighting sheetsLinear fixtures and measurement patterns flagged for reviewEmergency fixtures flagged for EMB or EMC confirmationReview queue for uncertain or incomplete detections
AI Suggested ReviewHuman Review
L5L5L5L5L5L1L2?
L1?
Review queue3 open
L1Measure3 runs to confirm on E-201
L2EMB or EMC?
L5Found124 tags found
Feature · Final review and export

Review the lighting takeoff. Then export.

Review fixture counts and measurements in one color-coded, editable table. Adjust linear quantities, perimeter, area, run lengths, work-area settings, schedule information or remote-driver details, resolve flagged items, then export the approved lighting takeoff for quotation or bid preparation.

Fixture counts, linear quantities, perimeter and area in one review workflowEdit straight, curved, polyline or polygon measurementsAdjust work areas, scale and multipliersExport approved lighting quantities with supporting measurement detailsDriver and remote-driver information where applicable
Full Takeoff TableExport
2nd FloorWA-1 · ×1
ItemQtyU/MTotalW/ftDriverRemote drivers
AC-118171.7
3' Straight2FT62.4INTEGRAL—
4' Straight2FT82.4INTEGRAL—
5' Straight4FT202.4INTEGRAL—
10.5' Straight2FT212.4INTEGRAL—
12.7' Straight1FT12.72.4INTEGRAL—
33.2' Straight2FT66.42.4INTEGRAL—
+ 4 more lengths
L5124EA124—INTEGRAL—
L122FT5144.5REMOTE24 × 96W
Export
Feature · Revision reuse

Reuse a completed takeoff on a revised sheet.

Copy a completed page takeoff layer and paste it into a revised drawing or a related trade drawing on the same project. Then review the target sheet and update quantities or measurements as needed.

Copy a completed page takeoff layer to another sheetPaste into a revised sheet or a related trade drawingReview the target sheet and update quantities or measurements
Revision ReuseSame Project
E-201.00 · Rev 1Takeoff complete
A148 EA
L1212 FT
X19 EA
Copy takeoff layer
E-201.01 · Rev 2Pasted · review
A148 EAConfirm
L1212 FTConfirm
X19 EAConfirm
Feature · Drawing context

Follow a reference. Ask about the set.

A lighting plan rarely stands alone. Callouts and keynotes become links that open the area they point at beside your plan, and LuxAgent answers questions about what the drawings say.

Detail callouts, keynotes and elevation references become linksOpens the linked sheet area side by side with the planLuxAgent answers questions about notes, tags and schedule rowsEvery answer shows the sheets it came from
Drawing ContextAuto-Linked
Linked areasE-201 Keynote 4 → 3/A-501
E-201Source
Level 2 Lighting Plan
Area C

4. Cove run continues — SEE 3/A-501

A-501Linked
Enlarged Details · Detail 3
Detail 3

Cove section · mounting height 9'-6"

Ask LuxAgent
What do the notes say about the Area C cove runs?
Note 12 on E-001 calls them field-verified, and 3/A-501 sets the mounting height at 9'-6".SourcesE-001 · Note 123/A-501
Use cases

Built for the teams that quote lighting.

Lighting DistributorsSupply Houses

More quotes, same estimating team.

A reviewable lighting bill of materials, sooner—so more time goes to sourcing, pricing and customers.

Fixture schedules extracted into an editable listCounts, measurements and remote drivers organized for pricingReviewable bill of materials for supplier pricingReuse prior page takeoffs on revised drawings
Electrical ContractorsElectrical

Know your lighting quantities before you price.

Fixture counts, linear runs and selected measurements by sheet and work area, ready before you request pricing or build your lighting scope.

Quantities by room, floor, sheet, site or landscape areaLinear, perimeter and area measurements ready for reviewRemote-driver details where applicableEmergency fixtures flagged for EMB or EMC confirmationBill of materials ready to share with distributors
Scope

Lighting, done properly. Nothing else.

LuxTakeoff is for distributors and electrical contractors quoting commercial lighting. Here is where it starts and stops, so you know whether we fit your bid before a demo.

In scope

What it takes off

Lighting Fixture CountsLinear RunsSelected Perimeter and Area MeasurementsFixture-Schedule ExtractionDriver DetailsAssociated Remote Drivers
Not in scope

What it does not

Lighting ControlsSensorsSwitchesReceptaclesGeneral PowerFire AlarmConduitPanelsRisers

Lighting controls sit next to lighting on the drawing, but they are not part of a LuxTakeoff takeoff — along with anything else outside lighting scope.

FAQ

Questions estimators ask us.

Something else? Email jesse@usebidflow.com.

No. LuxTakeoff creates a first-pass lighting takeoff. Your estimator reviews, edits and approves the result before it is used for quoting or bidding. The goal is to reduce repetitive counting and measurement work and give the team more time for scope review, pricing and bid strategy.

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Make lighting takeoffs faster to produce—and easier to trust.

See how LuxTakeoff turns complete construction-document sets into reviewable, editable lighting fixture quantities and measurements—so your team can move faster from drawings to quotation.

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