DuctIQ is fully automated, AI-native ductwork and HVAC takeoff software for sheet metal and mechanical contractors. Upload a mechanical PDF and AI extracts duct lengths and fittings automatically, then exports to Excel. It is an automated alternative to manual tracing and clicking in tools like Bluebeam or PlanSwift, with no annotations or prep work.
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DuctIQ results are AI-generated estimating aids. They must be reviewed and verified by your estimating team against the contract documents before use in any bid, quote, purchase, or fabrication.
Every hour your team spends counting duct is an hour not spent winning the next job.
DuctIQ addresses all of this. Upload your PDF and get a complete takeoff package in under 10 minutes — no annotations, no counting, no redoing work on rev sets.
No training. No setup. Just upload and let the AI work.
DuctIQ's computer vision engine scans every line on your mechanical drawings. It detects duct runs, reads size annotations, identifies fittings and transitions, and measures linear footage using the drawing scale. No manual markup, no counting.
DuctIQ doesn't just count duct. One workbook carries every category it reads from the drawings: equipment and VAV boxes, ductwork with its fittings and curbs, grilles and diffusers, dampers, piping, controls and demolition, with a Summary sheet that totals them. The same takeoff also downloads as CSV.
A full-day manual takeoff by a senior estimator now takes DuctIQ under 10 minutes. Submit more bids, win more work, and keep your best people focused on reviewing and refining — not counting fittings by hand.
One workbook, one sheet per category, generated from your drawings.
Every project exports one Excel workbook with 11 sheets, ready to drop into your bid template. The tabs below are the sample file's own sheets and rows.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | |
| 1 | DUCTWORK | ||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | Item # | System | Shape | Size | Length (LF) | Qty | Unit | Gauge | Material |
| 4 | 1 | Supply | Rect | 32x18 | 46 | LF | 22 ga | Galv steel | |
| 5 | 2 | Supply | Rect | 28x16 | 92 | LF | 22 ga | Galv steel | |
| 6 | 3 | Supply | Rect | 24x14 | 138 | LF | 22 ga | Galv steel | |
| 7 | 4 | Supply | Rect | 20x12 | 164 | LF | 24 ga | Galv steel | |
| 8 | 5 | Supply | Rect | 16x10 | 186 | LF | 24 ga | Galv steel | |
| 9 | 6 | Supply | Rect | 12x8 | 122 | LF | 26 ga | Galv steel | |
| 10 | 7 | Supply | Round | Ø10 | 248 | LF | 26 ga | Galv spiral | |
| 11 | 8 | Supply | Round | Ø8 | 296 | LF | 26 ga | Galv spiral | |
| 12 | 9 | Return | Rect | 30x18 | 38 | LF | 22 ga | Galv steel | |
| 13 | 10 | Return | Rect | 24x16 | 84 | LF | 22 ga | Galv steel | |
| 30 | TOTAL LF | 1,790 | 108 | ||||||
| 15 more rows in the downloaded file | |||||||||
Your export lands as a native .xlsx file — formatted, tabbed, and ready to paste into your bid template. No reformatting required.
See the actual deliverable before you sign up: the same 11-sheet workbook a customer downloads, built by DuctIQ's exporter for a fictional 2-storey office fit-out, with a Confidence level (Confirmed, Review or Flagged) on every line. Clearly labelled sample data (a fictional project, not a real customer drawing).
Four steps from a PDF you already have to a priced-out bid. No new software to learn.
Sample is clearly-labelled mock data for a fictional project — not a real customer drawing.
DuctIQ does the counting. You stay in control of the bid. We built it so reviewing the takeoff is fast — because every number is traceable to a line item, not buried in a total.
DuctIQ results are AI-generated estimating aids. They must be reviewed and verified by your estimating team against the contract documents before use in any bid, quote, purchase, or fabrication. Accuracy depends on drawing quality.
DuctIQ is founder-led, so when you come on board you get a direct line to the people building it — not a support queue. Through our Contractor Partner Program you can have a founder-assisted first takeoff: run a real mechanical drawing with us, see the output line by line, and get help dialing it into your workflow. Partner pricing included.
DuctIQ is live and built for mechanical contractors across North America. Start free, work directly with the founding team, and lock in Contractor Partner Program perks.
Includes 1 free preview: one sheet of your choice, returning about half the measured line items plus equipment and terminal counts in full. Enough to judge the accuracy on your own drawing, not enough to bid from. No credit card required.
Every paid takeoff returns 100% of your data. No teaser exports, no hidden fees. Priced per mechanical plan sheet, shown before the job runs.
| Feature | Vent | Trunk | Plenum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ductwork takeoff | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fittings schedule | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Equipment schedule | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Diffuser & grille schedule | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| VAV box schedule | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fire/smoke damper schedule | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Piping takeoff | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insulation schedule | — | — | ✓ |
| Hangers & supports | — | — | ✓ |
| Monthly credits | 10 | 20 | 40 |
| Top-up packs available | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Top-up credits never expire | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
AI HVAC takeoff software reads your mechanical drawings and produces the ductwork takeoff for you — instead of tracing every run by hand. You upload a mechanical PDF and the software does the slow, rote part of estimating: it finds the HVAC plan sheets, reads the scale, and measures the work. DuctIQ (often written Duct IQ) is purpose-built for ductwork and sheet metal, not a general multi-trade tool with an "AI" button bolted on.
Under the hood it combines computer vision with mechanical knowledge. Machine-learning blueprint tracing follows each linear duct run at the drawing's scale and separates supply, return, and exhaust by size. AI-powered sheet metal counting tallies fittings — elbows, tees, transitions, taps — while the equipment and diffuser schedules are read to pull RTUs, VAV boxes, and air devices into the same structured takeoff. The result is an automated mechanical takeoff returned as reviewable, line-by-line quantities you can export straight to Excel.
Crucially, it is built to be checked, not trusted blindly: every quantity is a line item you can verify, and anything the model is unsure about is flagged for review rather than folded silently into a total. The machine measures; the estimator stays the final authority on the bid.
A note on the name. DuctIQ (also written Duct IQ) is a distinct, AI-native platform at ductiq.ca, built in Canada. It is not an air-duct-cleaning service, and it is not iQduct, the manual point-and-click takeoff product from QuoteSoft. The difference is the workflow: DuctIQ automates the takeoff end to end, an automated alternative to manual, point-and-click takeoff, rather than giving you faster tools to trace and click by hand.
Want the detail? See exactly how DuctIQ's AI HVAC takeoff software works, read our guide on how accurate AI HVAC takeoff is, or compare it to legacy takeoff tools.