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How CATBOQ Works

Step-by-step guides for CATBOQ's product modules.

Welcome

This guide walks through CATBOQ's estimation modules — from rate analysis to BOQ, budgeting, quotes and AI-assisted tools. Pick a topic from the list on the left, or browse by category below.

Master Data Library

Managing Items of Work
Your reusable catalogue of work items used across every BOQ.
Managing the Materials Library
Rates, GST, and categories for the materials you buy.
Managing the Labour Library
Categories, shift, rate type, and base rate for labour records.

Rate Analysis

Building a Rate Analysis for an item
Break down an item's cost into materials, labour, and overheads.

BOQ (Bill of Quantities)

Creating a project's BOQ
Add items and quantities to estimate a project's total cost.

Budget

Reading a project's Budget view
See planned cost breakdowns for a project at a glance.

Estimates & Quotes

Creating and sending a quote
Turn a project's BOQ into a client-ready quotation.

AI Tools

Using AI BOQ
Draft BOQ items from a scope of work, a document, or a drawing.
Using Item Counting
Count doors, windows, columns and fixtures on the sheets you pick.
Designing a floor plan with AI Diagrams
From plot and requirements to a to-scale floor plan with a Tamil Nadu rule check.
Structure, electrical and plumbing layouts
Column, beam and footing layout, electrical points and SLD, plumbing and drainage - from the same plan.
3D view, PDF/DXF and attaching to a project
See the house in 3D, download the drawings and keep them with the project.
From the plan to a BOQ and estimate
Send quantities measured from the drawing into a BOQ priced with your own rate analysis.
AI tokens
How AI tokens work and how to buy more.