countIT reads your PDF drawings and counts fixture types, door tags, plant tags, and devices. Then it checks the count against your schedule, so nothing goes missing between DD and CA.
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Built inside a working lighting design practice and tested on real project sets.
countIT lists every layer in the PDF. Click a badge to set its role. Tags on TAGS get counted, shapes on POCHE or MASK block out areas, and everything else is ignored.
A quick scan finds every candidate tag. You uncheck the false positives, like dimension text and ceiling tile labels, then a deep scan checks each page up to 10 times.
countIT finds the luminaire key or schedule in the set and flags mismatches both ways. Catch the orphan type before the contractor sends an RFI.
Stacked, prefix, and suffix multipliers count correctly. Pattern rules group whole families: Z for linear, X for exterior, TW and WD suffixes stripped to the base type.
Draw named windows to count one area at a time, or skip title blocks and keys. Break results down by level, sector, sheet, room, or your own region types.
Export itemized instances, a summary schedule, and grand totals in one CSV. Pick the delimiter and drag columns into the order your spreadsheet expects.
countIT detects the PDF type, finds every layer, and skips backbone and template pages on its own.
Your workspace applies default roles. Adjust any layer with one click, or draw a capture window on a flat set.
Run a quick scan, confirm the tag list, then start a deep scan. A Windows notification tells you when it's done.
Check the cross-reference report, then export to CSV for your schedule, your budget, or priceIT.
Pick a workspace and countIT changes its column names, default layer roles, and tag patterns to match your discipline. Click one to see it.
Fixture types, linear runs, and control zones from lighting RCPs.
| Fixture type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| B1D | Recessed downlight | 89 |
| Z4A | Linear cove | 41 |
| L2C | Pendant | 66 |
| FFET | Emergency | 1 |
Example counts. Descriptions come from the schedule when cross-reference is on.
Measure linear runs to scale and report feet-inches and decimal feet side by side.
Count untagged plant symbols and hatches by capturing one example of each.
Read Bluebeam polygons as named spaces with square footage, then send counts per space to priceIT.
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