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PathFinder

Your plans, made interactive.

Upload the plan set, set the scale once, and every drop, pathway and rack becomes a real object tied to the estimate.

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E-101WAREHOUSE LEVEL 1TELECOM PLANOPEN OFFICE 101STORAGE 103TELECOM 104BREAK 105RESTROOMSSHIPPING 107MAINT. 108STAGINGWAREHOUSE 110347.5 ft205'175'145'115'85'132'120'177'PC011-101PC021-102PC031-103PC041-104AP011-105AP021-106CAM011-107CAM021-108IDF-1Exit PathFinderPathFinderEstimate: Warehouse ExpansionE-101 Warehouse · Fl 16LayoutSheets3DViewToolSelectScale1" = 48'GridOnLayersAllSheetE-101 WarehouseClick to select · drag to moveEsc
PathFinder's own tools on a sample warehouse sheet.

What contractors say about CableFi

PathFinder finally gave our PMs and foremen the same picture. Every cable, every drop, every change — right on the floor plan. Our RFIs dropped by half in the first quarter.

Jenna WhitfieldPresident, Cascade Low Voltage Systems
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Interactive plans

Upload once. Scale once. Work on it.

Like Bluebeam, but every mark on the sheet is live data for the estimate, the cable schedule and the crew.

  • PDF, image, DWG or DXF; a plan set becomes sheets with revisions
  • One line over a known dimension, and every tool works to scale
  • A poor scan? Enhance with AI, and you review it first
E-101WAREHOUSE LEVEL 1TELECOM PLAN50'-0"OPEN OFFICE 101STORAGE 103TELECOM 104BREAK 105RESTROOMSSHIPPING 107MAINT. 108STAGINGWAREHOUSE 11063 ftExit PathFinderPathFinderEstimate: Warehouse ExpansionE-101 Warehouse · Fl 16LayoutSheets3DViewToolMeasureScale1" = 48'GridOnLayersAllSheetE-101 WarehouseClick two points to measureEsc
PathFinder's own scale tool, on a sample drawing.

Takeoff

Count it by hand or let AI.

Everything you place is counted, and AI takeoff finds the symbols for you to review.

E-101WAREHOUSE LEVEL 1TELECOM PLANOPEN OFFICE 101STORAGE 103TELECOM 104BREAK 105RESTROOMSSHIPPING 107MAINT. 108STAGINGWAREHOUSE 110Wireless APWireless APWireless APWireless APWireless APWireless APWireless APExit PathFinderPathFinderEstimate: Warehouse ExpansionE-101 Warehouse · Fl 16LayoutSheets3DViewAll 7Pending 0Accepted 0Rejected 0Overlaps 0Wireless AP7Accept allReject all197% confidenceplacedon plan296% confidenceplacedon plan394% confidenceplacedon plan493% confidenceplacedon plan591% confidenceplacedon plan688% confidenceplacedon plan784% confidenceplacedon planFindings7 total1 · SourceCaptureLegendDescribeBox one clear example of each symbol on the drawing.Stop captureEstimator notesOptional area or counting instructions2 · SymbolsLibrary1Wireless APcaptureWireless APNo assembly7placed0accepted7found3 · RunRun Auto Takeoff4 · Review7placed0accepted0pendingConfidence50%Accept 0Reject pendingAccept or reject one finding at a time in the Findings list onthe left. Drag an unplaced box on the drawing to correct itsposition. Accepted quantities update the BOM immediately.Place 0 acceptedAuto Takeoff7 foundToolTakeoffScale1" = 48'GridOnLayersAllSheetE-101 WarehouseDrag a box around a symbol to capture itEsc7 accepted findings placed
PathFinder's own AI takeoff, on a sample drawing.

By hand

  • Every placed device counted, per type and per floor
  • Measure lengths at the sheet's scale
  • Assemblies kit the parts for each drop

With AI

  • Capture: box one clear example of each symbol
  • Legend: it reads the plan's legend; tick what is in scope
  • Description: describe the symbol in plain words

You review every finding, then place the accepted ones. Captured symbols save to your library for the next building.

Numbered drops

Every drop numbered, your way.

Pick the endpoint from 92 types in 11 groups, and the server numbers it to your schema, filling gaps first.

  • Schemas like IDF1-A01, IDF1001 or 1:A-B01
  • Sequential labels: X1 to X4 cables per drop, previewed
  • Move a drop to another room; it relabels with a preview
PathFinder · Numbered drops
PathFinder · Cable management
PathFinder on a warehouse floor plan: access points placed along the racking, each drop numbered, cable runs routed back to IDF 1 with a length on each run, a revision cloud, and the Cable Management panel setting the endpoint, IDF, switch port, cable schema and sequential labels for the next drop.
  1. Every drop numbered on the plan
  2. Your numbering schema (LPP)
  3. Sequential labels, X1 to X4

Bill of materials

The BOM fills in as you place.

One purchase list from everything on the plans, by floor, ready for a CSV or the estimate.

PathFinder · Bill of materials
PathFinder · Bill of materials
PathFinder's Bill of Materials for a two-floor fit-out: live totals for cable footage, runs, pathway and pieces, then cable with boxes to buy, devices, pathway with tray sections, support hardware and assembly materials, a Total or By floor plan toggle, Export, and Review and import to estimate.
PathFinder's Bill of Materials for a two-floor fit-out: live totals for cable footage, runs, pathway and pieces, then cable with boxes to buy, devices, pathway with tray sections, support hardware and assembly materials, a Total or By floor plan toggle, Export, and Review and import to estimate.

Auto-Cable

Professional

Footage measured, not guessed: each drop routes along your pathways to its rack, with the vertical and a service loop, and runs past the cable's reach are flagged.

Rack elevations and markup

Draw the racks. Mark up the plan.

Rack elevations, red-lines, coverage and schedules come from the same records as the drops.

PathFinder · Rack elevation
PathFinder · Rack elevation
The Enclosures tab of an IDF in CableFi: a 24RU front-of-rack elevation drawn in shop-drawing ink, U1 at the bottom, with a fiber enclosure, three copper patch panels, cable managers, two PoE switches, an NVR, an access control panel, a UPS and a PDU, a second enclosure beside it, and the Equipment palette button.
The Enclosures tab of an IDF in CableFi: a 24RU front-of-rack elevation drawn in shop-drawing ink, U1 at the bottom, with a fiber enclosure, three copper patch panels, cable managers, two PoE switches, an NVR, an access control panel, a UPS and a PDU, a second enclosure beside it, and the Equipment palette button.

Rack elevations

  • A front-of-rack sheet per room, U1 at the bottom
  • Drag gear from the palette, or auto-place it
  • Techs open it from the cable schedule on site

Markup and design

  • Revision clouds with leaders that stay put at any zoom
  • Camera and PIR coverage drawn to scale, in DORI bands
  • Door, fire device, fire panel and camera schedules
  • A 3D view of walls, pathways, cables and racks
E-101WAREHOUSE LEVEL 1TELECOM PLANOPEN OFFICE 101STORAGE 103TELECOM 104BREAK 105RESTROOMSSHIPPING 107MAINT. 108STAGINGWAREHOUSE 110Add 2 drops at thebreak room counterExit PathFinderPathFinderEstimate: Warehouse ExpansionE-101 Warehouse · Fl 16LayoutSheets3DViewToolSelectScale1" = 48'GridOnLayersAllSheetE-101 WarehouseClick to select · drag to moveEsc
PathFinder's own markup tools, on a sample drawing.

What it saves

Count once. Everyone reads the same numbers.

The drop you place is the line on the BOM, the row on the cable schedule and the dot the tech taps on site.

  • Time savedNo counting, measuring or retyping the takeoff.
  • CohesionEstimator, office and crew read the same numbers.
  • TrackingQuantities follow the plan live as drops move.
A hand plugs a patch cord into labelled ports D13 to D18

Who it's for

For estimators, designers, PMs and the field.

  • EstimatorsTakeoff and BOM straight into the bid.See estimating
  • Designers and PMsNumbering, racks and schedules on one plan.See projects
  • Foremen and techsThe active plan on the phone: tap a drop to update it.See the field app

On the trades you run:

How it compares: CableFi vs Bluebeam Revu

Questions

What owners ask first

Which plan files can I use?

PDF, PNG, JPG, TIFF, BMP, SVG, DWG or DXF. PDFs and CAD files are converted on upload, a plan set becomes sheets you pick by sight, and every sheet keeps its revisions.

Does PathFinder replace Bluebeam?

For low-voltage plans, yes: revision clouds, measure, layers and the grid are there, and every drop, pathway and rack is a real object tied to the estimate, the bill of materials, the cable schedule and the field app.

How accurate is the AI takeoff?

You check every finding. Accept or reject one or all, drag a box to correct it, then place the accepted ones. Re-runs keep the work you accepted, and the symbols you capture are saved to your library for the next building.

What is on Starter and what is on Professional?

Everything in PathFinder is on Starter except Auto-Cable. Auto-Cable, which routes every drop along your pathways to its rack and measures the footage, is on Professional.

Something else? Ask us

See your own plans in PathFinder.

Your operation will run 20% more efficient in 12 months or your money back. Applies to the Starter and Professional lifetime licenses. See the terms

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