<p>BidLight runs inside Revit, so your estimate comes from the model you already built. You export the model and two AI models read its geometry and metadata to classify BOQ line items at 86% accuracy. They pull current pricing from a database worth around $30,000 plus Craftsman, 1Build, and RSMeans, then return labor, equipment, material, and time costs in minutes.</p> <p>Here is how it works in practice:</p> <ol><li>Build or open your project in Revit.</li><li>Export the model to BidLight.</li><li>The AI reads geometry and metadata and classifies your BOQ line items.</li><li>It matches each item to live pricing from the connected databases.</li><li>You get labor, equipment, material, and time costs in minutes.</li><li>Change the design, and the number updates in real time.</li></ol> <p>The gain over traditional takeoffs is time and confidence. Manual estimating means redoing the count every time the design moves and chasing scattered updates across spreadsheets. Here the estimate follows the model. When the design changes, the cost changes with it, so you stop reworking takeoffs by hand.</p> <p>That speed lets you quote more jobs and back every figure with current pricing and a clear line item trail. You bid faster, defend the numbers, and turn early estimates into work you can win.</p>