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Quick guides for everyday jobs

Short, practical walk-throughs - each with a video under a minute - showing how to get a job done with Metre2's free apps.

BIM Explorer opening an IFC model, selecting a door and showing its properties

BIM Explorer

How to open an IFC file for free

Open an IFC model and check any element's properties without BIM software: load the file, click an element, read its property sets, then x-ray or section the model. Free with BIM Explorer.

 Drainage Fall Calculator adding a drain run, flagging a shallow fall and showing the level schedule

Drainage Fall Calculator

How to check drainage falls and invert levels

Work out invert levels for a whole drain run and catch falls that are too shallow: enter the start level, add each run's length and fall, and get a level schedule. Free in your browser.

 Takeoff Studio measuring the area of a room on a PDF floor plan

Takeoff Studio

How to measure an area on a PDF drawing

Measure a room's floor area from a PDF plan in a couple of minutes: open the drawing, calibrate from a printed dimension, draw round the room. Free on Windows with Takeoff Studio.