Catch structural changes before they cost you

Ferra compares construction drawing revisions and identifies real structural changes so you can update your steel bid with confidence and avoid missed scope.

The problem

Revisions aren't one change — they're dozens across multiple sheets.

  • Changes hidden across drawings
  • Manual overlay comparisons
  • High risk of missed modifications
  • Rework late in the bid process
With Ferra

Ferra compares full drawing sets and surfaces real structural changes instantly.

  • Identify changes across beams, columns, and notes
  • See exactly what moved, changed, or was added
  • Update your estimate with confidence

Core capability

See exactly what changed — instantly

Ferra compares full drawing sets and identifies structural changes at the element level — not just visual differences.

Ferra comparing two structural drawing sets and identifying element-level steel changes

Protect margin across every revision

  • Reduce manual time

    Less time navigating sheets by hand

  • Improve accuracy

    Detection across every sheet, not just sampled ones

  • Minimize missed elements

    Connected views mean nothing slips through

  • Focus on higher-value work

    Estimators spend time on judgment, not counting

Real change detection. Not linework diffing.

Side-by-side drawing revision comparison in Ferra with color-coded structural changes

Side-by-side comparison

Original and revised drawings overlaid. Color-coded changes visible at a glance — no manual hunting.

Revision summary panel in Ferra categorizing structural drawing changes by type

Revision summary panel

Total changes categorized by type. Structural changes caught across all sheets — without re-doing the takeoff.

Overlay diff view in Ferra showing added, removed, and modified steel elements between two drawing revisions

Overlay diff view

Every structural change color-coded across the full drawing. Added, removed, and modified elements are instantly distinguishable.

Revision analytics in Ferra tracking structural change volume across drawing issues

Revision analytics

Change volume tracked across every revision. Understand how scope has shifted from issue to issue at a glance.

Ready to see it in action

See how Ferra fits into your estimating workflow

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Josh Ford · Co-Founder, Ferra
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