Purplefish

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Purplefish is an AI takeoff tool that provides 99%+ accurate material and labor takeoff from industrial pipe isometric drawings in minutes. It automates bill of materials extraction, weld counting, and labor hour calculations.

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Custom · Likely Not Free

Free tier

API

Skill level

Mixed

About

What is Purplefish?

Purplefish is an AI-powered software platform designed for industrial pipe contractors and fabricators, automating material and labor takeoff from pipe isometric drawings. It extracts bill of materials (BOM), weld counts, and labor hours with over 99.5% accuracy, significantly reducing the time spent on manual estimation from days to minutes. The platform handles poor quality ISOs and non-standard BOM formats, providing a side-by-side review and approval workflow for estimators. Key features include MCAA labor rate calculations, project-level rollups, vendor RFQ export, and engineering drawing error detection, all compatible with existing estimating tools via Excel export. Purplefish aims to free estimators from repetitive data entry, allowing them to focus on strategic tasks.

Best used for

Ideal for industrial pipe contractors and fabricators who need to automate material and labor takeoff from isometric drawings, reduce estimation time, and ensure high accuracy. Especially valuable for teams dealing with large volumes of ISOs and seeking to free estimators from manual data entry.

Common actions

automate material takeoff

calculate labor hours

extract bill of materials

process isometric drawings

streamline estimation

Capabilities

Key features

AI material takeoff (MTO)
Automated labor takeoff (LTO)
Bill of materials extraction
Weld counting
MCAA labor rate calculations
Estimator review workflow
Excel export

Target Audience

industrial pipe contractorspipe fabricatorsestimatorsproject managers

Integrations

Not yet documented

Pricing & Plans

Custom · Likely Not Free

Not publicly disclosed. Check purplefish.com for current pricing.

FAQs

How accurate is Purplefish's AI takeoff for bill of materials?

Purplefish's document engine averages over 99.5% accuracy for extracting the bill of materials (BOM) from ISOs, across tens of thousands of pages processed. They offer to audit your packet for free to demonstrate accuracy on your specific drawings.

Can Purplefish handle poor quality or non-standard isometric drawings?

Yes, Purplefish is specifically built to handle challenging ISOs, including handwritten, overly scanned, or those with multiple BOMs, conflicting columns, or overlapping text. It maintains accuracy even with such documents.

How much faster is Purplefish compared to manual takeoff?

On average, Purplefish processes about 500 pages of ISOs in 30 minutes, with the largest packet of 2200 pages taking just over an hour. This significantly reduces estimation time from days or weeks to minutes.

Does Purplefish automate labor takeoff and weld counting?

Yes, Purplefish is launching automated labor takeoff (LTO) and weld counting. The system extracts weld counts, joint types, and other labor-driving details directly from ISOs, distinguishing between field and shop welds.

Is it secure to upload sensitive ISOs to Purplefish's cloud platform?

Purplefish is built with enterprise-grade security by US-based engineers. All data is stored and processed securely in the United States, encrypted both in transit and at rest, with full isolation for each customer's data.

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