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Earthwork Takeoff Software: Cut/Fill Volumes from the Grading Plan
Most cut/fill tools want CAD surfaces. Foreman AI computes earthwork volumes straight from the PDF grading plan: trace the existing contours, trace the proposed, drop spot grades, and get cut CY, fill CY, net import/export, and a color heat map — the same answer an earthwork takeoff service sells, computed on your own screen.
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Takeoff Tools
What a earthwork takeoff looks like here.
Cut/Fill
Trace existing + proposed contours, compute both surfaces, difference them: cut CY, fill CY, net export, heat map.
Cubic yards
Flat-bottom digs — basements, pits, ponds — by area × depth with bank and truck (loose) yards.
Area
Stripping, clearing, and paving areas in SF/SY.
Linear
Silt fence, curb, storm runs, and utility trenches in LF.
Why Foreman AI
The AI reads the set. You keep control of the number.
Verified, auditable measurements
Quantities live on calibrated sheets as named objects you can see and correct — not black-box totals from a chat window.
Conflicts flagged before they cost you
Cross-discipline analysis surfaces the places the drawings disagree — the stuff that becomes RFIs and change orders.
Quantities straight into pricing
Takeoff objects flow into the budget builder, priced from your cost catalog, company history, AI market estimates, or web pricing.
FAQ
Earthwork takeoff questions
Do I need CAD files for cut/fill?
No — that's the point. You trace the contour lines the engineer already drew on the PDF: existing, then proposed, each at its elevation (the tool auto-steps by your contour interval). Foreman AI builds both surfaces and differences them into cut, fill, and net volumes.
How accurate is contour-based cut/fill?
It's the same method engineers use for preliminary earthwork: surfaces built from the drawn contours and spot grades. Accuracy tracks the contour interval on the plan — the tool shows a heat map so you can see exactly where the dirt moves and sanity-check against the grading narrative.
Can it handle swell and shrink?
Volumes report as bank yards, and the dig tools carry a swell/haul factor so you also get truck (loose) yards for hauling. Apply your own shrink factor for compacted fill based on the geotech.
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