Less repetitive work
Identifying and counting symbols across drawings takes time and attention. AiE drawing takeoff helps reduce repetitive counting so you can concentrate on higher-value estimating work.
Professional electrical estimators
You’re an estimator. Not a counting machine.
Your value isn't measured by how many symbols you count. It's in understanding scope, evaluating risk, applying labor and material costs, and producing a competitive estimate.
Xkey AiE helps reduce repetitive takeoff work so you can spend more time doing what experienced estimators do best.
More time for professional judgment
Scope interpretation, labor evaluation, pricing decisions, and bid strategy require experience. AiE supports that work by helping with repetitive takeoff tasks; your judgment remains central.
Maintain control of the estimate
Review quantities, use AiE Image Matching to help identify additional matches, and examine material assemblies, labor units, and pricing before finalizing your estimate.
Built around your estimating goals
One connected estimating experience.
AiE supports repetitive estimating work while you retain professional judgment.
Electrical Drawings
AiE-Assisted Takeoff
Detailed Estimate
AiE drawing takeoff. Spend less attention on repetitive counting and more on estimating decisions.
AiE Image Matching. Add support to takeoff review without assuming every symbol will be detected.
Material assemblies and labor units. Keep material and labor considerations connected in your estimate.
Detailed estimate breakouts. Make the details behind the total easier to review.
Founder Experience — Xkey AiE
Three hours of estimating. Twenty minutes with AiE.
Drawing on more than 30 years of electrical estimating experience, Xkey AiE’s founder completed estimating work in approximately 20 minutes that previously required three hours.
That is approximately 89% less time for that specific estimating task.
Your experience is too valuable to spend unnecessary hours on repetitive work. AiE drawing takeoff, AiE Image Matching, material assemblies, and labor units help streamline estimating while leaving professional judgment in your hands.
About this specific time comparison
Three hours is 180 minutes. Approximately 20 minutes means about 160 minutes recovered, an 88.9% reduction and a 9× speed comparison for this task. This is firsthand founder experience, not an independently validated customer average.
BRDA Electric — Customer Experience
A $1 million estimate that once required three days—completed in an afternoon.
BRDA Electric reported completing a $1 million electrical estimate in one afternoon using Xkey AiE—a process that previously required three days.
Read the original customer statement
“I completed a million-dollar estimate in one afternoon using AiE.”
Questions worth asking before you switch.
How does it handle accuracy and symbol recognition?
AiE supports symbol recognition and quantity estimating. Drawing quality and symbol variation affect results, so estimator review remains part of producing a sound bid.
What about complex electrical drawings?
Complex drawings deserve experienced review. Discuss representative project requirements in a private demo to assess the fit for your work.
Can I make corrections and review the estimate?
Your review remains essential to quantities, scope, assemblies, labor, and pricing. Ask us to show how corrections and review fit your work in a private demo.
How much will I need to learn?
Guided onboarding and training support getting started. Learning time depends on your experience and estimating process; use the private demo to understand what adoption involves.
Will this fit the way I estimate?
AiE brings takeoff support, material assemblies, labor units, pricing, and detailed estimate breakouts together. Discuss any import, export, or compatibility requirements before purchasing.
What does it cost?
AiE Estimator is $299 USD/month or $2,899 USD/year paid upfront. Both published options have a 12-month term. Additional-seat pricing is confirmed by quote. Review current pricing and terms.
What if it is not the right fit?
The published 7-Day Satisfaction Guarantee requires completing guided onboarding, building your first estimate, and contacting Xkey within 7 days of the initial purchase for a full refund. Read the eligibility conditions.
Spend Less Time Counting. More Time Estimating.
Put your experience into the decisions that shape the estimate. AiE supports the repetitive work.