Audience

Structural steel fabricators, erectors and estimators, plus general contractors and subcontractors doing quantity takeoff from PDF drawing sets.

About Excalibur View

Excalibur View is a drawing viewer, markup and takeoff program for construction, written by a working structural steel estimator.

Markups are ordinary PDF annotations, so a set marked up here opens in Bluebeam Revu or Adobe with everything in place. It imports Revu .bpx profiles and .btx tool sets with their tools, custom columns and unit weights.

Measure length, area, count, volume and angle at the drawn scale. Tools carry their own unit weights, so a measured beam puts tonnage on the takeoff as it is drawn. The Shop List reads the same markups back as a cut list, with stock length, saw kerf and drops.

Free for one person, including paid work, with no account and no expiry. Offices add Excalibur View Office at $250 per seat, paid once, on a machine you own. Updates are an optional $100 per seat per year.

There is no cloud. Drawings, markups and takeoff never leave your hardware. Source published under the Elastic License 2.0.

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Pricing

Starting Price:
$250.00 one-time per seat
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Free Trial:
Free Trial available.

Integrations

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Ratings/Reviews - 1 User Review

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 4.0 / 5
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Company Information

Excalibur Construction Technologies
Founded: 2026
United States
excaliburct.com

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Product Details

Platforms Supported
Windows
Mac
On-Premises
Training
Documentation
Live Online
In Person
Support
Phone Support
Online

Excalibur View Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What kinds of users and organization types does Excalibur View work with?
Excalibur View works with these users and organization types: Mid Size Business, Small Business, Enterprise, Freelance, Nonprofit, Government, and Startup.
Q: What languages does Excalibur View support in their product?
Excalibur View supports these languages: English.
Q: What kind of support options does Excalibur View offer?
Excalibur View offers support via phone support and online.
Q: What type of training does Excalibur View provide?
Excalibur View provides training in the form of documentation, live online, and in person.
Q: Does Excalibur View offer a free trial?
Yes, Excalibur View offers a free trial.
Q: How much does Excalibur View cost?
Pricing for Excalibur View starts at $250.00 one-time per seat.

Excalibur View Product Features

Takeoff

Cross Section Creation Not Supported
Elevation Checking Not Supported
Site Balancing Not Supported
3D View Not Supported
Error Checking Not Supported
Electronic Plans Not Supported
Slope Routines Not Supported
Assembly Takeoff Not Supported
Subcontractor Management Not Supported

Excalibur View Verified User Reviews

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  • An Excalibur View User
    Estimator
    Used the software for: Free Trial
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 1 - 25
    Design 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease 5 out of 5 stars
    Features 5 out of 5 stars
    Pricing 5 out of 5 stars
    Support 4 out of 5 stars
    Probability You Would Recommend? 10 out of 10

    "Phenomonal Blubeam Style Alternative"

    5 out of 5 stars Posted 2026-10-01

    Pros: I'm not one who really gripes about privacy and data sovereignty but the ability for a company to self host everything without trusting corporations with their data I believe is going to be next level in these coming years. Its extremely seamless and I love the classic mode it kind of gives it a windows 98 style look lol. overall its freaking cool to use and the fact you can build your own plugins and modify it yourself is awesome. More construction software needs to be like this.

    Cons: Some tools were a bit Janky which is to be expected with something so new, things like sheet overlay worked but took forever to load and was just slow.

    Overall: Amazing experience, I am going to be trying to get my entire company on board with this. The fact they let you modify it to fit your own needs while still providing support is amazing to see.

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