Ferra is an AI-native estimating platform built for structural steel fabricators and estimators. Upload structural and architectural drawings and Ferra automatically identifies members, quantities, connections and other scope to produce a detailed takeoff and bill of materials. Estimators stay in control throughout the process, reviewing and editing results before export.
Ferra also supports bid intelligence, drawing revisions, miscellaneous metals and IFC export, helping steel teams estimate more projects in less ti
AI-powered structural steel estimating
Ferra is an AI-native estimating and takeoff platform built specifically for structural steel. It helps steel fabricators, erectors and estimators turn construction drawings into detailed takeoffs and bills of materials significantly faster than traditional manual workflows.
Estimators upload structural and architectural drawing sets directly into Ferra. The platform analyzes the drawings and identifies structural steel members including beams, columns, braces and joists, along with relevant quantities and project information.
Ferra is designed around an estimator-in-the-loop workflow. Rather than treating AI output as final, estimators can review, edit and validate results directly inside the platform before completing their estimate.
Structural steel takeoffs
Ferra detects and organizes structural steel from 2D construction drawings, helping estimators reduce the manual work required to interpret plans and build quantities.
Connection takeoffs
Ferra supports common steel connections including shear tabs, angles, moment connections, gussets, end plates, seated connections, knife plates and saddle connections, including bolted and welded conditions.
Bill of materials
Build a detailed steel bill of materials from the drawing set and review quantities before exporting the information into the rest of your estimating workflow.
Bid intelligence
Quickly understand a new project before beginning the detailed takeoff. Ferra helps estimating teams identify relevant scope, drawing information and potential issues across large construction drawing sets.
Drawing revision comparison
Compare drawing revisions and identify what changed between bid sets, helping estimators understand how project scope has evolved without manually comparing every sheet.
Miscellaneous metals
Ferra also supports miscellaneous metals estimating workflows, expanding beyond primary structural steel to help estimators capture more of the complete steel package.
3D and IFC
Ferra can generate a 3D representation from 2D drawing information and supports IFC export, giving teams another way to review and use their takeoff data.
Ferra is built for steel companies that want to increase estimating capacity without simply adding more estimating hours. The goal is straightforward: let estimators spend less time manually counting and interpreting drawings, and more time reviewing scope, pricing work and winning the right projects.
AI-powered structural steel estimating
Ferra is an AI-native estimating and takeoff platform built specifically for structural steel. It helps steel fabricators, erectors and estimators turn construction drawings into detailed takeoffs and bills of materials significantly faster than traditional manual workflows.
Estimators upload structural and architectural drawing sets directly into Ferra. The platform analyzes the drawings and identifies structural steel members including beams, columns, braces and joists, along with relevant quantities and project information.
Ferra is designed around an estimator-in-the-loop workflow. Rather than treating AI output as final, estimators can review, edit and validate results directly inside the platform before completing their estimate.
Structural steel takeoffs
Ferra detects and organizes structural steel from 2D construction drawings, helping estimators reduce the manual work required to interpret plans and build quantities.
Connection takeoffs
Ferra supports common steel connections including shear tabs, angles, moment connections, gussets, end plates, seated connections, knife plates and saddle connections, including bolted and welded conditions.
Bill of materials
Build a detailed steel bill of materials from the drawing set and review quantities before exporting the information into the rest of your estimating workflow.
Bid intelligence
Quickly understand a new project before beginning the detailed takeoff. Ferra helps estimating teams identify relevant scope, drawing information and potential issues across large construction drawing sets.
Drawing revision comparison
Compare drawing revisions and identify what changed between bid sets, helping estimators understand how project scope has evolved without manually comparing every sheet.
Miscellaneous metals
Ferra also supports miscellaneous metals estimating workflows, expanding beyond primary structural steel to help estimators capture more of the complete steel package.
3D and IFC
Ferra can generate a 3D representation from 2D drawing information and supports IFC export, giving teams another way to review and use their takeoff data.
Ferra is built for steel companies that want to increase estimating capacity without simply adding more estimating hours. The goal is straightforward: let estimators spend less time manually counting and interpreting drawings, and more time reviewing scope, pricing work and winning the right projects.
Learn more about the company and team behind Ferra.
Ferra builds AI-native estimating software for structural steel. Our platform helps fabricators and estimators turn construction drawings into detailed takeoffs and bills of materials, review drawing revisions, understand bid scope and estimate more projects without adding more manual estimating hours.
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