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Carlson Takeoff

Carlson Takeoff 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Carlson Takeoff
Carlson Takeoff
4.5
(2)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About Carlson Takeoff

Carlson Takeoff is an on-premise 3D takeoff solution developed for design/build firms, earthwork/excavating, engineers, heavy/highway contractors, paving and utility contractors. It enables users to accurately estimate cuts and fills using various sources including CAD, paper plans, PDF, TIFF and more.

The software allows users to convert plans from 2D to 3D, modify linework and drawing cleanups such as removing wrong elevations, empty layers and invalid linework. Carlson Software also features the ability to develop machine control models in Topcon, Trimble, Leica or Carlson format. The software comes with standard AutoCAD OEM or IntelliCAD and can run on various Windows platforms.

It can automatically trace linework in a PDF and "Merge Raster Files" allows users to combine multiple sheets at their match lines. Volume reports include Subgrade volumes, Cut/Fill volumes, Strata volumes, Over-Excavate volumes and Topsoil Removal/Replacement.

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Carlson Takeoff User Interface

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Carlson Takeoff Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $7,500.00
Free Trial
Free Version

Basic

$7,500.00

No plan information available

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    Carlson Takeoff Features

    • Popular features found in Engineering CAD
      2D Drawing
      3D Imaging
      Collaboration Tools
      Data Import/Export
      Data Visualization
      Design Analysis
      Design Management
      Document Management
      Presentation Tools
      Version Control
    • More features of Carlson Takeoff
      3D Modeling
      Annotations
      CAD Tools
      Civil
      Cut & Fill Estimates
      Electronic Plans
      Estimating
      For AEC Industry
      Geographic Maps
      Reporting/Analytics
      Takeoff
      Trench Calculator

    Carlson Takeoff User Reviews

    Overall Rating

    4.5

    Ratings Breakdown

    5

    50%

    4

    50%

    3

    0%

    2

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    1

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    Secondary Ratings

    Ease of Use

    4.5

    Value for money

    3.0

    Customer support

    5.0

    Functionality

    4.0

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    TK
    Tumal K.

    Design

    11-50 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed June 2018

    Great product with constant innovations

    5

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    We had Mark Carlson do a special training for our team on how to utilize the product effectively. As a small firm, this product was a great addition to our toolkit, because of the features it provided for the price. The Carlson team has a stellar customer service department, I've called them multiple times over the phone and I always get hold of a tech within 5 min and they have been able to resolve the issue every time. Furthermore, the capability of Carlson to work on top of AutoCAD really helps.
    Cons:
    We've had stability issues when running Carlson on AutoCAD, however, Carlson with IntelliCAD has been great so far. But the transfer of drawings between IntelliCAD and AutoCAD is never smooth, it always creates issues in terms of the layout/paper space.

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    RC
    Rebecca C.

    Construction

    501-1000 employees

    Used daily for less than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed June 2017

    Great overall product

    4

    Ratings Breakdown

    4
    Ease of use
    3
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    3
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    CAD based - if you know CAD this is easy Help Desk - They are great at getting me answers right away and helping me learn the software Tutorials - They have many that can make learning a lot easier
    Cons:
    CAD based - if you don't know CAD this can be a bit of a pain No one else at my company wants to learn it so I'm stuck with it all, it gets to be a lot of work for each project I'm on R7 and they have R9, so many of the things i was going to say here were taken care of

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