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Area

Trace any shape and get the area instantly

Area lets you trace rooms, slabs and surfaces straight on the plan and reads out the square metres or square feet on the spot, with the perimeter thrown in, so quoting flooring, concrete and finishes stops being a maths job.

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  • Trace rectangular, L-shaped or irregular zones
  • Get square metres the moment you close the shape
  • Perimeter comes with every area, no extra work
Interactive demo
Proposed Unit 2 first-floor architectural plan at 1:100, used for the interactive demo
Click the corners of a room to measure its area
0 areas · 0.00 m²100% · 1:100

Interactive example on a sample plan. The real MetreMate app does a lot more.

From problem to outcome

From tracing corners to a quotable area

Area is for every job that gets priced by the square metre, flooring, tiling, painting, slabs and landscaping, where you need the number off the plan without a calculator or a site visit.

Step 1

Set the scale

Auto Scale reads the plan, or set it in two clicks, so the area comes out true.

Step 2

Trace the shape

Click the corners around a room or slab, even irregular ones, and close it off.

Step 3

Read the result

The square metres and perimeter appear straight away, saved to your layer.

Key capabilities

What you can do with Area

Trace irregular shapes

Click the corners of L-shaped rooms, curved zones and odd slabs and still get an exact area.

Best for Real-world floor plans

Instant square metres

The area appears the moment you close the shape, in square metres or square feet.

Best for Fast quoting

Perimeter for free

Every area also gives you the perimeter, so linear materials are covered in the same trace.

Best for Edging and boundary runs

Edit points after placing

Nudge any corner to fine-tune the shape and the area updates in real time.

Best for Getting it spot on

Save to layers

Areas sit on your active layer and in the organiser, ready to review and export.

Best for Tidy, reviewable takeoff

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The old way

Working areas out by hand is slow and risky

Printing plans, scaling off with a ruler and punching lengths into a calculator eats time and invites mistakes, and irregular shapes make it worse.

  • Scale rulers and calculators slow every quote
  • Irregular rooms are easy to get wrong
  • Perimeter means a second round of maths

Why it’s better with MetreMate

Trace it, read it, move on

Area turns the plan into the calculator, so you get square metres and perimeter in one trace and spend your time quoting, not adding up.

  • Trace any shape straight on the plan
  • Get square metres the instant you close it
  • Pick up the perimeter at the same time
  • Fine-tune corners without starting over
  • Keep every area saved and exportable

Testimonial / proof

“Mate, MetreMate is no joke. It actually helps me get more work done which means I get to make more money. This is such a nifty little tool.”

Gary P. · Concreter · Essendon, VIC, Australia

Built for who

Built for the people doing the work

See how Area fits the way your trade already works.

Concreters

Built for

Concreters

The problem

Need slab, path and driveway areas before working out how much concrete to order.

What you get

Concrete orders based on the plan, with the edge length for formwork from the same trace.

How you'd use it: Use Area to trace each slab outline, read the square metres, then multiply by the slab thickness.

“Mate, MetreMate is no joke. It actually helps me get more work done which means I get to make more money. This is such a nifty little tool. Recommend it to all tradies that work with plans and run their own businesses!”
Gary P., Concreter, Essendon, VIC, Australia
Workflows for concreters

Across the trades

How trades use Area

Area earns its keep right across the trades. Here is how different crews put it to work on real jobs.

Tilers

Trace floor tile areas room by room, measure the wall tiling off the elevations, then add your cutting allowance.

Workflows for tilers

Insulation installers

Trace the ceiling area for batts straight off the floor plan, then divide by the pack coverage for the order.

Workflows for insulation installers

Painters

Trace ceilings off the floor plan and pair them with wall areas from the elevations to price paint and labour.

Workflows for painters

Plasterers

Take ceiling areas off the plan for plasterboard sheets and measure wet areas separately for wet-area board.

Workflows for plasterers

Screeders

Trace each floor to be screeded and multiply by the screed depth to order sand and cement.

Workflows for screeders

Builders

Pull floor areas room by room for flooring, tiling and painting allowances across the whole house.

Workflows for builders

Bricklayers

Trace each elevation for the square metres of face brickwork, take off the openings, and convert to bricks at your rate.

Workflows for bricklayers

Pool builders

Measure the paving surround and the pool footprint on the site plan to price coping and paving.

Workflows for pool builders
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Keep learning

Guides that pair with Area

Put it into practice with step-by-step how-tos from the MetreMate team.

Guide

How to Measure Floorplans the Smart Way in 2024

Ditch the printouts and scaled rulers. Upload your floorplan, auto-scale it, and measure in a few clicks.

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Tips

5 common plan measurement mistakes that blow out quotes

These five mistakes cost trades thousands on every job. Learn how to avoid them with digital measurements.

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Guide

How to set scale correctly on PDF plans

Getting the scale right is the most important step in digital plan measurement. Here is how to do it every time.

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Feature FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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Step-by-step guide: using Area

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No credit card to start. Built for builders and trades.

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