Repeating Groups: Stop Taking Off the Same Room Twice

Construction estimating is essential, but it’s also repetitive.

If you estimate hotels, apartments, hospitals, or other projects built on standardized layouts, a large portion of your time is spent measuring the same rooms over and over; manually multiplying quantities, and double-checking counts across floors and sheets. This work is critical, but the process isn’t as scalable and intuitive as estimators deserve.

Even when rooms are identical, estimators still have to:

• Perform the same detailed takeoff dozens or hundreds of times
• Manually aggregate quantities as units are added
• Track small inconsistencies that creep in across sheets and floors

There hasn’t been a clean way to turn “repeating layouts” into an intuitive and repeatable workflow.

That changes today! We’re introducing Repeating Groups, a new Togal.AI feature designed to eliminate repetitive takeoff work and give estimators a faster, more scalable way to handle projects with standardized layouts.

What Are Repeating Groups in Togal.AI?

Repeating Groups lets you perform a detailed takeoff once on a “master unit,” then instantly apply it to every identical space in your project. Areas, linear footage, finishes, fixtures, and assemblies are all captured one time—then converted into a single, reusable unit that can be counted and placed anywhere it appears.

Place that unit across dozens or hundreds of identical rooms in seconds. Every instance stays perfectly consistent, quantities update automatically, and manual rework disappears. One takeoff becomes a reusable unit.

Repeating Groups is ideal for projects with standardized layouts, including hotels, apartments, multi-family housing, hospitals, and healthcare facilities. Simply put, any project with repeating room or unit types across floors or buildings.

It also extends beyond rooms. Repeating Groups can also be used for repeating assemblies like window types or standardized components, making it easy to scale takeoffs wherever repetition exists.

Why Repeating Groups Is a Breakthrough

One takeoff becomes infinite: Your master unit drives the entire project. No re-measuring identical rooms or assemblies, and no copy-paste workarounds.

Consistency is built in: Every repeating unit uses the same takeoff data. Minor discrepancies don’t creep in because nothing is recreated by hand.

Built for real construction plans: Create your master takeoff on the most detailed enlarged plan, then apply it across sheets, floors, or buildings. Flip or rotate units as needed to match the plan.

Quantities that scale automatically: As you place units, Togal.AI aggregates totals in real time—whether you’re counting rooms, windows, or assemblies.

Find things easily with our AI search: Use AI text and image search to quickly find identical units or components and convert them directly into Repeating Groups—accelerating takeoffs even further.

Pro Tips: Using Repeating Groups

• Start your master takeoff on the most detailed enlarged plan available
• Use clear, specific group names (for example, “Studio King Unit”) to stay organized
• If you make edits to the master unit, every instance updates automatically
• Use Togal.AI search to quickly locate and apply repeating layouts across your plans

Why Estimators Love Repeating Groups

Estimating teams are under more pressure than ever. Deadlines are tighter, projects are larger, and headcount isn’t growing fast enough to keep up.

Repeating Groups changes how estimating work gets done. It removes repetitive effort, improves consistency, and gives preconstruction teams leverage on the types of projects that used to slow them down the most.

If your projects rely on standardized layouts, this is the workflow breakthrough you’ve been waiting for.

‍Request a custom demo of Repeating Groups in Togal.AI to improve your estimating workflow.