
Master complete project estimation with AutoCAD in Excel, manual calculations, Planswift, and project planning using Primavera P6 and MS Project, plus beginner trainings and hands-on practice.
Learn how to prepare an estimate by calculating material quantities and costs from drawings (plan, section, elevation), using specifications and rates, and comparing with the budget to plan project start.
Learn to build a measurement sheet in Excel for quantity surveying, covering serial numbers, descriptions, length, unit, excavation quantities, total quantity formulas, and contractor, project, client, and consultant headers.
Create an Excel measurement sheet with client, contractor, and consultant sections; include the header 'practice question our measurement sheet' and fields for serial number, description, and length; complete before proceeding.
Learn to read journal notes and drawings, understand excavation, foundation, reinforcement, and concrete details, and estimate with AutoCAD, Excel, and plant software.
Explore isolated footing types: bed foundation, stepped foundation, and slope footing within pad foundations, and learn when to use them for single columns.
Identify excavation quantity for isolated footing by extracting length, breadth, and depth from drawings and sections, then multiply by foundation count to compute total volume in cubic meters.
Calculate foundation plain cement concrete volume using cad excel and Planswift; determine length, breadth, and thickness from excavation plans to estimate total concrete quantity.
Master estimating formwork quantity for isolated footings by calculating total length and height to compute square metre requirements. Use CAD and Excel to derive the final formwork quantity for foundations.
Calculate concrete quantity for isolated footing by deriving volume from length, breadth, and depth, using plan and section views in cad to total 5.2 m³ per footing across 13 foundations.
Analyze foundation plans and related drawings to determine excavation quantities, then estimate the entire project's excavation for foundations, using the provided measurements and depth details.
Calculate the plain cement concrete quantity for six foundations from the excavation dimensions, using a 100 mm thickness, totaling 0.86 cubic metres, via the AutoCAD drawing and Excel sheet.
Solve a practice question on determining formwork and concrete quantities for six foundations, using drawing parameters, section heights, and an Excel sheet to compute cubic metre and square metre requirements.
Learn how to calculate formwork quantity for column necks from foundation to the superstructure, using column dimensions, the four sides, and height to compute square meter formwork and concrete volume.
Calculate concrete quantity for columns by converting 225 by 225 cross section and 300 height to meters, compute volume per column, then multiply by 13 columns for total concrete.
Practice question guides you to determine formwork quantity for six columns with a 300 by 300 cross-section and 250 height, using plan and section drawings, and the corresponding concrete quantity.
Calculate backfill quantity for isolated footings by deriving total excavation in CAD, then deduct RCC and column volumes to obtain backfilling volume.
Calculate foundation backfilling quantity by isolating excavation volume and subtracting PCC, concrete for the foundation, and column next concrete, using detections in Excel to yield 3.348 cubic meters.
learn to estimate formwork quantity for grade beams by calculating external and internal lengths, beam widths, and formwork height using CAD drawings and Excel.
Calculate formwork quantities for grade beams using cad by identifying external and internal side lengths on multiple grids, convert millimeters to meters, and sum total lengths.
Estimate formwork quantities for grade beams part 3 using AutoCAD and cad tools with Excel and drawings, detailing gb3 to gb5, external and internal sides, and horizontal and vertical placements.
Estimate concrete quantities for grade beams by extracting external lengths from plan and section, add half thickness at each end, and multiply by breadth and thickness to compute volume.
Learn to calculate external and internal formwork quantities for grade beams (GB1–GB5) using cross-section data and grid layouts in Excel and AutoCAD.
Guides students to compute concrete quantity for grade beams by volume from length, breadth, and end thickness, considering external and internal dimensions for GB1–GB3.
Learn to determine slab on grade quantities by calculating grade beam and grade slab volumes from length, breadth, and thickness, using Excel and AutoCAD.
Solve a practice question that teaches calculating concrete quantity for a grade slab using Excel, including panel areas between A and B and B and C and total volume.
Learn to calculate formwork quantity for columns in the superstructure by deriving the parameter and height from cross sectional dimensions and plan details, using AutoCAD and Excel workflows.
Calculate concrete quantity for columns in the superstructure by multiplying cross-sectional area (25 by 225) by height (2.75) in AutoCAD, then use Excel to total volumes for C1 and C2.
Estimate formwork and concrete quantities for six columns in the superstructure by calculating column parameters and height to determine total formwork area and concrete volume.
Learn to determine formwork quantities for lintels by calculating side and bottom formwork, using bearing and clear span, and adding door width from the schedule.
Estimate concrete quantity for lintels using cad data by deriving lintel length and bearing from the plan, then compute volume as length times breadth times height from the schedule.
Estimate lintel quantities by analyzing door and window details, bearing, clear span, and formwork configurations from architectural plans to calculate concrete and formwork quantities.
Tackle a module practice question to compute the concrete quantity for the lentils, applying dimensions, bearing, and the D1, D2, W1, and V1 calculations.
Shows how to determine formwork quantity for stairs using AutoCAD, detailing bottom formwork, flights, landings, riser boards, and side formwork, with sections, plan, and a 3D Revit model.
Compute concrete quantity for stairs using AutoCAD and Excel, by calculating side area, width, and cross-sectional area to derive volumes for stair beams, flights, and landings.
Estimate top beam formwork by calculating external, internal, and base formwork from plan and section details, using CAD-based estimation for TB1–TB3 and related beams.
Practice question guides you to calculate formwork quantities for the top beam, including external, internal, and bottom formwork across beams and columns.
Complete Updated Course: Last Update 09/2026
Now with AI-Powered Estimation!
Become a Job-Ready Quantity Surveyor, Estimator, and Planner in One Course
Are you a fresh civil engineer, a student, or a site engineer who wants to learn estimation and project planning the way it's done in real projects?
This course takes you from zero to estimating a complete building, from foundation to finishing, and then planning that same project in Primavera P6 and MS Project.
No theory-only lessons. You'll work on a real, full project from start to end.
Important Note: Patience and Dedication Required
Dear students,
Before you enroll, please know this is not a quick course. It has 43 hours of detailed training, covering estimation, BBS, rate analysis, BOQ, payments, planning, and AutoCAD.
Your success in this course depends on your commitment. Learning estimation and planning takes time, practice, and patience.
So before you click "Enroll," ask yourself:
"Do I have the time and patience to invest in my own growth?"
If your answer is yes, this course can be your gateway to a strong career in quantity surveying, estimation, and project planning.
What Makes This Course Different
One project, every method: You estimate the same building through AutoCAD, PDF drawings (manual), PlanSwift, and AI, then plan it in Primavera P6 and MS Project.
AI-powered estimation: Learn how to use AI to do quantity takeoff, material statements, rate analysis, and BOQ in a fraction of the time.
Beginner training included: Never used Excel, AutoCAD, PlanSwift, Primavera, or MS Project? Beginner training for each one is included.
Practice after every module: Complete a mini project yourself and build real confidence.
43 hours of practical training in one place.
Course Content
1. Complete Building Estimation Through AutoCAD and Excel
Take off quantities directly from AutoCAD drawings and calculate everything in Excel.
Isolated footing and sloped footing: excavation, formwork, concrete
Columns, grade beams, slab on grade, lintel and top beams, slabs: formwork and concrete
Brickwork, plaster, tile and marble, paint
2. Estimation Through PDF Drawings (Manual Calculations)
Estimate the same project from PDF files or hard copy drawings, the way it's done on many sites.
3. Estimation Through PlanSwift
Estimate the same project with fast digital takeoff in PlanSwift.
4. AI-Powered Estimation (New!)
Quantity takeoff using AI
Developing a material statement using AI
Developing rate analysis and BOQ using AI
5. Bar Bending Schedule (BBS)
Start with the basics, then build complete BBS sheets in Excel for:
Isolated footings
Column necks and columns
Beams
Stair
Slab
6. Material Calculations
Manual calculation of cement, sand, crush, and bricks, step by step for beginners
Material calculations in Excel
Complete material statement Excel sheet
7. Rate Analysis in Excel
Excavation, PCC, RCC (columns, beams, slabs), masonry, plaster, tiles, and paint.
8. Bill of Quantities (BOQ)
Prepare BOQ according to CSI codes.
9. Contractor Payments and Interim Payment Certificates (IPC)
Introduction To Interim Payment Certificates
Create monthly interim payment certificates in Excel from scratch
10. Variation Orders
Introduction to variation orders in construction
How to prepare variation orders in Excel
11. Complete Project Planning in Primavera P6
Plan the same project you estimated:
Create the activity list in Excel
Add manpower and productivity, and find activity durations
Import activities from Excel to P6
WBS and relationships
Create and assign resources (labour and material)
Update the project with actual time and cost
12. Complete Project Planning in MS Project
Plan the same project again in MS Project with the same full workflow: activities, WBS, relationships, resources, and updates.
13. Complete Project in AutoCAD
Draw the full project yourself: plan, section, elevation, and steel detailing.
14. Beginner Training for All Software
Microsoft Excel beginner training
AutoCAD beginner training
PlanSwift beginner training
Primavera P6 beginner training
MS Project beginner training
15. Practice Questions and Mini Project
Practice questions come at the end of every module. If you complete them step by step, you will finish a full mini project on your own: estimation, planning in P6 and MS Project, and drawing it in AutoCAD with steel detailing.
One Course, Everything You Need
AutoCAD, Excel, PlanSwift, AI, Primavera P6, and MS Project, all in one place, all applied to one real project.
No need to buy multiple courses. Everything is here.
Enroll now and start building your career in civil engineering today!