AutoMate AI for Takeoffs

With Houzz Pro Takeoffs, you can now use our AI assistant, AutoMate, to simplify the creation process.

Here's how it works: When you upload a set of plans to Houzz Pro, our system will scan the pages and, when possible, offer you the ability to use AutoMate to speed up the takeoff process. While not all plans qualify for AutoMate (simplified floor plans only at this time), you can turn on the AutoMate toggle at the top of your takeoff to see which pages are eligible.

Eligible pages will be highlighted with a purple outline and icon in the left rail, as shown below. To see all AI-eligible pages at once, click on the AutoMate filter icon under the search bar in the left rail.

Once AutoMate is toggled on at the top of your screen, you can select area, length or count.

Use AutoMate on Area

Click on the polygon icon in your toolbar, then select which group you want to add the measurements to. Hover over the area you want to measure on your plan — AutoMate will automatically detect the space. Click once to confirm and add it to the Measurements Drawer.

If you want to make changes to the automated area measurement, select the move icon in the toolbar, then click on the area you wish to manually adjust. This will show you all of the points used to plot the measurement, which you can click on and move.

Use AutoMate on Length

Click on the length icon in your toolbar, then select which group you want to add the measurements to. In the Separation Type dropdown, you can define how you want to handle window, door, or junction (wall) separations. Options include:

• No Separation: Measure the entire wall length without any separations
• Door Centerline: Measure door openings
• Window Centerline: Measure window openings
• Door & Window Separation: Measure the entire wall length with door and window separations
• Door & Junction Separation: Measure the entire wall length with door and junction separations
• Door, Window & Junction Separation: Measure the entire wall length with door, window and junction separations

Click the checkbox next to Plot All Automatically if you would like to measure everything in a single click instead of plotting each line individually. Please Note: To use Plot Automatically, you will need to select a separation type from the dropdown.

Once you are ready to measure, hover over the length you want measure, and click to create the length and add it to the Measurements Drawer.

If you want to make changes to an automated length measurement, select the move icon in the toolbar, then click on the measurement you wish to manually adjust. This will show you all of the points used to plot the measurement, which you can click on and move.

Use AutoMate on Count

Click on the count icon in your toolbar, then select a group in the dropdown. Click on the item you would like to count — AutoMate will automatically detect and count all identical items on that plan page (in this case, sinks).

With all measurement types, you will always have the ability to measure anything on the canvas with the manual tools. If you need to add a specific measurement, you can turn off the AutoMate toggle and use the tools as normal. 

As always, it is important to check your work and make sure you have accounted for all of the materials you need. AutoMate is intended only to assist you and is not a substitute for your professional judgment, independent design, analysis, simulation, or estimation.