AB Layout Tool for Accurate Estimates

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We have created the AB Layout Tool to make measuring a retaining wall by hand from the a project plans a thing of the past. Use the simple tool to trace the wall and scale, and then import the details into the Allan Block Estimating Tool or the AB Walls Design Software, saving time and providing material accuracy to what is designed.

What Does it Do?

  • Developed to streamline data collection for Allan Block's Design and Estimating Tools.
  • Provides a visual, interactive progarm for collecting retaining wall geometry and engineering data points from PDFs or images from designed projects.
  • Data can be seamlessly integrated into other AB tools such as AB Walls or the Allan Block Estimating Tool .
  • 3D output in future versions.

Why use this new tool?

  • Efficiency:
    • Reduces time spent manually retrieving data with rulers and notepads.
    • Directly inputs data into design and estimating tools, streamlining the entire process.
  • Accuracy:
    • Ensures precise data collection from working drawings, guaranteeing that the design is accurately represented for engineering or estimation.
  • Reliability:
    • Essential for capturing project details quickly and accurately, making the design and estimation process more efficient and reliable.

How it works:

  1. Click link to open tool - NO PROGRAM TO DOWNLOAD
  2. Load in a plan or image to trace
  3. Set the scale that has been provided from the plans
  4. Click points along the wall to trace
  5. Add in stationing points and then elevations
  6. Export to AB Tools
To learn more or to schedule training on this tool, reach out to the Allan Block Engineering department today.
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Current Version: 1.0 - Sept 2024

Compatible with computer only. Not mobile.

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