General Contractor

Devon Streckfuss

Updated November 06, 2026 22:58

Key Information

The newest STACK Takeoff & Estimate features for General Contractor.
Each feature has a short video showing how it works.

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Detect Symbols
Plan Status
Persistent Plan Overlays
Item Info Panel
Estimate Totals by Cost Type
Assembly Defaults
Item Formulas
Self-Serve Item Import

Here are 8 recent features that help General Contractor work faster in STACK.

Detect Symbols

Mark one symbol on a plan, and STACK's AI finds every match on the sheet and adds the counts to your takeoff. Saved symbols can be reused on other sheets.

Plan Status

Give every plan a status, like In-Progress or For Review, and see it on the plan tile. Filter the Overview by status, set it right from the plan's toolbar, and define your company's own status list.

Persistent Plan Overlays

Overlays now save automatically, alignment included, and show up as tiles on the Overview tab. Click one to reopen the live overlay right where you left it.

Item Info Panel

Click an item's icon in the takeoff tree to see its details, including name, units, coverage rate, source library, formula and variables. For items that come from an assembly, you can change the variables and the item group pick right there.

Estimate Totals by Cost Type

See your estimate totals broken out by cost type, like Labor, Material, Equipment and Subcontract, right in the Estimate Totals panel.

New for Every Trade

These features help every STACK customer, whatever your trade.

Assembly Defaults

Set default values for an assembly's custom variables and default picks for its item groups. When you attach the assembly to a takeoff, those defaults come along, ready to use and easy to change.

Item Formulas

Give any item its own Excel-style formula using your measurement variables, right where you attach it to a takeoff. No assembly needed.

Self-Serve Item Import

Add new items or update existing ones yourself from a file, right in your library settings. STACK checks the file before anything imports, and you can revert the last import in a click.

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