Fill shades rooms, zones, and areas in color so scope, stages, and trades stand out on a busy plan instead of blending into the lines.

Can I use different colors for different trades or stages?

Yes. Color-code by trade, stage, or status so the plan explains the scope on its own.

What is Polygon Fill?

Polygon Fill is a second fill tool for shapes you draw yourself. Click around the outline of a zone, point by point, and the shape you drew is shaded. It is handy when the zone has odd or angled edges.

Does shading affect my measurements?

No. Fill sits over the plan alongside your lengths, areas, and counts, so your takeoff stays intact.

Can clients see the shaded plan?

Yes. Print or share the colored plan so clients and subcontractors read the scope the same way you do.

Is Fill on the free plan?

Yes. Fill is on every plan, including Free. The paid plans lift the limits on projects, plans and markups, so you can take on bigger jobs.

How is shading a plan on screen better than a highlighter on a printout?

You are not stuck with what you drew. Shade a zone, change the color, or clear it without reprinting, and the fill sits over your live measurements. Then print or share the one clean colored plan instead of a marked-up paper copy nobody else has.

Can I change or remove a fill after I add it?

Yes. Reshade a zone in a different color or clear it entirely as scope changes, and your lengths, areas, and counts underneath stay exactly as they were.

Feature

Fill

Shade zones and areas for clearer mark-ups

Fill lets you color in rooms, zones, and areas on a PDF plan, so scope, phases, and trades read at a glance instead of hiding in a wall of lines.

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Shade rooms, zones, and areas in color
Color-code scope by trade or phase
Make busy plans instantly easier to read

Fill Tool

Interactive demo

Click the plan, then scroll to zoom

Click the corners of a zone to shade it

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

From problem to outcome

From a wall of lines to scope you can see

Fill is for busy sheets where everything is the same color and the eye gets lost, when you need to separate wet areas from dry, phase one from phase two, or one trade from the next.

Step 1

Pick the zone

Choose the room or area you want to call out on the plan.

Step 2

Shade it in

Fill it with a color so that scope, stage, or trade stands out clearly.

Step 3

Share the picture

Print or send the colored plan so everyone reads the scope the same way.

Key capabilities

What you can do with Fill

Color-code scope

Shade areas by trade, phase, or status so a plan explains itself without a legend.

Best for Multi-trade jobs

Highlight zones

Call out wet areas, exclusions, or work areas so nothing gets read the wrong way.

Best for Scope clarity

Cleaner markups

Give busy plans structure so reviews and handoffs go quicker.

Best for Field and office teams

Sits over your takeoff

Shading works alongside your lengths, areas, and counts on the same plan.

Best for Full markup in one place

Polygon Fill for any shape

Click out your own outline, point by point, and shade it, for zones with odd or angled edges.

Best for Irregular zones

Explore every feature Read the how-to guides

Measuring a printed construction plan by hand with a pencil

A printed floor plan measured with a tape measure and pencil

Boxes crammed with rolled-up paper plans

The old way

Gray plans hide the scope

When every zone looks the same, scope gets missed, questions pile up, and the plan needs a paragraph of explanation just to be understood.

Same-color plans bury the scope
Zones get missed or misread on busy sheets
Explaining the plan by phone wastes time

Why it’s better with MetreMate

A clearer picture of the job

Fill turns a flat plan into something anyone can read at a glance, so scope stops being a conversation and starts being obvious.

Separate scope by color
Make wet areas and exclusions obvious
Speed up reviews and handovers
Cut down on plan-explaining phone calls
Hand clients a plan they can actually read

Testimonial / proof

“Been using MetreMate for a few months now, and I'm wondering how I ever managed without it. The accuracy is spot-on, and helps me and my tradies. I'm able to quote quicker and more accurately.”

Mina E. · Builder · Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Built for who

Built for the people doing the work

See how Fill fits the way your trade already works.

Built for

General contractors

The problem

Need to show scope, phases, and work areas clearly across a busy plan set.

What you get

Fewer scope questions and cleaner handoffs to subs.

How you'd use it: Use Fill to shade each zone so scope reads at a glance.

“Been using MetreMate for a few months now, and I'm wondering how I ever managed without it. The accuracy is spot-on, and helps me and my tradies. I'm able to quote quicker and more accurately. Absolute lifesaver for every builder.”

Mina E., Builder, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Workflows for general contractors

Across the trades