Groundplan Erfahrungen

William Electrical SA

Kommentare: Groundplan is more than a software program, it's backed by an energetic team that know their product and work diligently to ensure you get the most out of the program!

Vorteile:

The Take-off abilities are efficient, templated and save time and energy! Initial set-up is easy and you are away!

Nachteile:

I would love to see an auto count function developed in the future, I feel this is the only thing i want for.

Best tool I have.

Kommentare: Took a few months to learn it properly and set up templates but now I love it. I've recommended the program to a lot of people and I always suggest getting some one on one training and setting up templates and think about how you would most use it prior to the training. I did this and the trainer actually suggest more options that I now use almost every day.

Vorteile:

How easy it is to mark up, notes and make changes to send to field staff or engineers for advice/approval.

Nachteile:

The only thing tht may be missing is to be able to copy and section of a plan and paste it either on the same plan or on a new page etc to be able to mark up or do a blown-up section with mark ups or detail notes etc. But knowing Groundplan this feature may exist and I just don't know about it.

Groundplan's ease of use

Kommentare: We are now using Groundplan with our technicians when they are counting items for a residential fit off. We believe it will lead to a more accurate count which will mean less return trips do to forgotten fit off items.

Vorteile:

Ease of use. Without consulting the help guide it's easy to work out how to use the progream.But the help guide is extremely helpful & easy to follow when needed.

Nachteile:

A multi coloured eraser tool would be good for the times when the plan has different colours.The ability to hide quantities on the pdf print of a plan legend.There is always room for more icons.

Amazing Groundplan updates

Kommentare: The experience is great and Groundplan is becoming both easier and better every month.

Vorteile:

The latest updates have made Groundplan one of the best platform to perform takeoffs. Also count assist and the template are fantastic tools.

Nachteile:

The lack of global variables. If you could make global variables for labour and materials this

A must have for estimating

Kommentare: My overall experience with Groundplan has been an absolute pleasure. Making quoting easier and knowing I have support when I need it.

Vorteile:

Extremely easy and intuitive to use with excellent friendly support for the more technical side of things. The development and growth of Groundplan is fantastic with users suggestions taken into consideration and implemented where appropriate. Everything I need is right here in Groundplan.

Nachteile:

No Cons. Everything I need is right here in Groundplan

If simple and long term processes are important to you

Kommentare: The customer service experience is fantastic! They are always happy to jump on the phone or Zoom with you to solve issues and get you running at 100% again.

Vorteile:

Groundplan is very easy to use. The team, especially Caz is exceptionally helpful and they are great at helping you achieve a result if you can show them what you are trying to achieve. The integration with Simpro is exceptional once you understand how it works, this can be a little overwhelming if you are new to Simpro and Groundplan.

Nachteile:

The icon sizing is not particularly easy to get right and takes a few clicks to change. This is only an issue when designing plans for presentation but does not affect take-offs.

Beginners Luck

Vorteile:

I like the flexibility of the software. You can take a project from cradle to grave. From the initial bid to the as-built drawings.

Nachteile:

It does not integrate with my quoting software.

Game changer!

Kommentare: I can now easily show customers proposed job layouts and carry out take-offs with ease.

Vorteile:

Intergration with SimPRO and the customer services is fantastic.

Nachteile:

Haven't used it long enough to know yet.

integral program to our business

Vorteile:

fast, accurate takeoffs with ease, and seamless integration with Simpro.

Nachteile:

markup capabilities aren't as advanced as other platforms

Please get those damn items to flash

Kommentare: Great. Hey come on I don't have time to write too much.

Vorteile:

Its easy to use. Hey come on I don't have time to write too much.

Nachteile:

Items don't flash on the plan when the cursor hovers over them in the sidebar

An awesome product which could be world class.

Kommentare: I do like using Groundplan, even if there are a few little things that prevent it from being a truly world class product. Maybe such an accolade will happen further down the track.

Vorteile:

So easy to do take-off and push quotes to Simpro.

Nachteile:

There are things missing in the functionality which, as a former software engineer, I would think should be fairly easy to add to the program. I will concede, though, like any software product, the developers can't tick off all of the "nice-to-have's" at the same time. An example would be the ability to "nudge" a symbol into place using keyboard cursor keys. Colour-coding of measurements with a stage would be another. Could simply be that no other users ask for this stuff :D

My only takeoff programme

Vorteile:

I only use Groundplan now for all my takeoffs, it saves time, paper and is easily shareable with anyone who needs or wants to see the marked up plans. The programme is so simple to use when marking up a plan and then populate a quotation. Additionally these marked up plans provide our clients a clear view of what has been included in their quotation as all the listed items may not make 100% sense to them if they are not from a construction background.

Nachteile:

Unfortunately being cloud based when the internet is out I have to wait a while to continue work, first world problems!

Groundplan is a must have...

Kommentare: Extremely happy I have tried other estimating software over the past 15 years and nothing has come close.

Vorteile:

Groundplan saves me hours each and every day now that I have my template set up and understand how the program works it honestly saves me hours each and every plan I look at.

Nachteile:

There are not too many features that don’t work beautifully and now that it is integrated with xero it is going to make my life even easier as it will spit out a quote once I have time to takeoff

Groundplan Review

Kommentare: Being an electrical contracting company, counting symbols off a plan can be tiring on the eyes as well as problematic if you miss something you did not see. Using Groundplan has saved me printing off paper plans and hoping I can see all the symbols. Being able to zoom right into the plan and see everything has been a blessing on my eyes. No more need for the magnifying glass! If your a Simpro user, Groundplan is a must as all your pre-builds are synced with Groundplan, so no double entry.

Vorteile:

Sync's directly with Simpro Can zoom into drawings and see everything Scale the drawings, and do take-offs for cable, tray and conduits Easily outsource the take-off and see what has been allowed for and if anything is missing

One of the best and user-friendly tools out in the market

Vorteile:

Easy to navigate, great customer service and third party integration with Simpro

Nachteile:

Learning new and complicated features on my own.

Wish i had changed to groundplan sooner

Kommentare: Its really good, and once you get your head around a few of the formulas (which i did after one training session) its going to make pricing complex plans a breeze

Vorteile:

I can price a plan on any computer/device with the internet not just the computer the software is on, and its so good being able to ring and get an answer straight away from someone in my own country.

Nachteile:

There were a few things that i was not use to from using my old software but after 1 training session has got those sorted and was actually better than my old software

Nothing But the Truth.

Kommentare: Super happy with it.

Vorteile:

Just the user friendly aspects of the whole software. Very easy to learn and pick up on how to use it from the get go. Help tab is also very helpful as it has all the information the user will need. The Ground plan team are always ready to help when you need them too.

Nachteile:

At this stage nothing. Everything I need for my takeoff is included in the software.

Great cloud-based drawing software

Kommentare: We've been using Groundplan since not long after it was first released to the market. It's a great product and well priced for the functionality it provides. We get very good assistance from their support team as well and they have always been open to developing the product further based on user feedback. It's also easy to use, with our team picking up the software and running with it very quickly. It's been a welcome asset to our business, improving efficiencies and producing great quality, take-offs, plans, and drawings.

Vorteile:

Ease of use. Flexible. Ability to integrate to our other business system. Well priced, with concurrent licencing model available.

Nachteile:

Nothing, it's a great tool

Worth a look

Kommentare: We do electrical layouts - great to be able to provide nice

Vorteile:

Smart guide has been a great addition - and it's great being able to create new symbols as required and the support is FANTASTIC

Nachteile:

I've found it hard to size symbols correctly but luckily the Groundplan team helped with that. BE SURE TO DO THE FREE ONLINE TRAINING!

Picking up the dollars and cents

Kommentare: Love the system. For me it’s saved a lot of phone calls and time on the project management side of the business.

Vorteile:

This product, I think is essential for the quoting and documentation side of our business. It has shown us how much we were actually missing when we were previously quoting jobs. It also allows us to document on the go for the project managers, and helps them to accurately run the jobs.

Nachteile:

I would like to be able to customise the symbols but being there is so many to choose from, it’s not a big deal.

Takes off time spent on take offs

Vorteile:

Great easy to use interface and featuresSaves time on clicking with new symbol recognition Tech support and service is impeccable

Nachteile:

Nothing much I didn’t like other then some integration capabilities but the team have solved that problem!

Great Program

Kommentare: Smooth transition into the program and the training and customer support is great.

Vorteile:

The program is very transparent and easy to navigate around making it quick to construct take offs and estimates

Nachteile:

Not having it in use in our business in the past

Great takeoff tool

Kommentare: Faster estimating, drawing change tracking and revisions

Vorteile:

We think this is a great tool for system takeoffs and quoting management. The takeoff feature is a real game-changer.

Nachteile:

It would be great to have the pricing shown in uk £ in the software but this is resolved when imported to Simpro.

Excellent Product

Kommentare: I have used Groundplan for three years and absolutely love using it. The team at 3stack are constantly adding new features and are always available when I have any questions.

Vorteile:

Its super easy to use and was easy to move off my old ways of estimating using excel and highlighters.

Customer Service

Vorteile:

Customer service was quick and very responsive.

Nachteile:

Nothing comes to mind about things I dislike about Groundplan