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The estimator’s stack, connected
Fire and low-voltage work is still a PDF, a spreadsheet, a manufacturer portal, and an email thread. MatrixAI is the first system that treats the legend as the source of truth.
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Legend capture
The title-block legend is the source of truth. On Brookside SS-101 it is already printed on the sheet. Drop your own PNG and we read that table — or paste the schedule. Codes map to assemblies in your library.
02
Sheet ingest
PNG or a construction-document PDF. Pick the SS sheets. Landscape pages are oriented automatically. Native CAD is not required; this is a takeoff desk, not AlarmCAD.
03
Count against that legend
Devices on the plan are matched to those marks. Each hit is a ring, so the glyph stays visible. A dashed ring still needs a human glance — we do not pretend 100% vision on a scanned parking deck.
04
Assembly explode
A counted camera is not one line. It becomes camera + license + mount + cable drop, plus labor at the shop burden (demo default $85/hr). Same for a reader opening: reader, REX, 22/4, contact.
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Price and package
Connected supplier catalog SKUs become a quote (CSV / PDF). A submittal PDF pulls manufacturer cut sheets with a Matrix cover — ready for AHJ and owner review.
What it is not (yet)
Not BIM. Not Procore. Not a full NECA labor database. Not a replacement for stamped engineering. Cable homeruns, addenda diffs, and a checklist-style order-entry screen are next. Counts still need a human glance.