<p>Idle equipment is one of the quietest ways a job bleeds money. A machine you booked but did not schedule tightly still shows up on the invoice, and you only feel it after the fact. The win is catching that equipment line early, while you can still adjust the plan.</p> <p>That is where the estimate matters. So how does AI estimate construction costs from Revit models? In BidLight you export your model and two AI models read the geometry and metadata to classify your BOQ line items at 86% accuracy. You get labor, equipment, material, and time costs in minutes, with pricing pulled from a roughly $30,000 database plus Craftsman, 1Build, and RSMeans.</p> <p>Because equipment is its own cost category, you can see what each piece is set to cost before anyone shows up on site. A few things to do with that:</p> <ol><li>Export the Revit model and run the estimate.</li><li>Read the equipment line against your schedule.</li><li>Flag anything booked longer than the work needs it.</li><li>Adjust the design or sequence and watch the number update in real time.</li></ol> <p>No redoing the takeoff every time the plan moves. You get a number you can defend and idle days you can cut before they cost you.</p>