PlanMetric is DCS's in-house measurement methodology. Send us your drawings — we extract the quantities. Fast, accurate, and fully documented.
PlanMetric is the measurement system used by our quantity surveyors to extract precise quantities from PDF drawings — floor plans, elevations, site plans, and structural drawings.
Rather than offering a DIY tool, we deliver a professional service: your drawings go in, a fully documented, NRM2-compliant quantity schedule comes out. Reviewed by a qualified QS. Ready to price from.
It's how DCS produces takeoffs for estimating, tender pricing, and cost planning — consistently and at speed.
Commission a takeoff — we do the work, you get the results
Full quantity extraction for a tender or estimate. Areas, lengths, counts — all elements measured from your PDFs. Delivered in Excel.
NRM2-structured BoQ produced from your drawings. Ready for tender issue. With descriptions, quantities, and unit rates.
Gross Internal Area and Net Internal Area calculations for planning, valuation, or rating purposes. RICS-compliant methodology.
Quantities extracted and structured to support a RIBA Stage 2/3 cost plan. By element, in NRM1 format.
Quantity comparison between two drawing revisions — identifying scope changes for variation assessment or cost plan update.
Complete takeoff, BoQ, and cost plan for a whole project. One instruction, one point of contact, one deliverable.
Email your PDFs to Chris.Leonard@digitalconstructservices.com with a brief description of what you need measured.
We'll review your drawings and confirm the scope, fee, and turnaround time — usually within 4 hours on working days.
Our QS team works through your drawings using PlanMetric, with calibration verified against the drawing scale bar. Every measurement is checked.
We deliver your quantity schedule in Excel (and PDF if needed) — structured, annotated, and ready to price from. With a QS sign-off.
Measurement errors in estimating cost money — at tender stage and in final account. A professional QS takeoff pays for itself in the first variation it catches.
Every drawing calibrated to its own scale bar. No assumption, no guessing.
Quantities structured to RICS NRM2 for direct use in tender documents.
Most takeoffs delivered within 24–48 hours of instruction.
Every schedule reviewed and signed off by a qualified quantity surveyor.
Send your drawings and we'll come back with a fixed price within 4 hours. No commitment until you approve the scope and fee.
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