Voice → line items (AI)
Talk through scope on a walkthrough. V104 turns it into priced line items.
This is V104's wedge — the reason an estimate that used to take 45 minutes at the kitchen table now takes five on the porch. Tap the mic, describe the scope the way you'd tell a foreman, and the AI turns it into a priced line-item list.
How it works
From the Estimate tab, tap the microphone icon. Speak naturally. For example:
V104 transcribes the audio, parses the scope, and generates line items with quantities, units, and starting cost estimates pulled from your unit price book. Each item is editable before it lands in the estimate.
Reviewing before adding
The AI shows you what it heard and what it generated, side by side. You can:
- Edit any line item — quantity, unit price, or description
- Reject items the AI got wrong
- Add labor hours or notes per line
- Confirm and push everything into the estimate at once
Don't skip this step. The AI is fast, not perfect. Five seconds of review here saves a margin headache later.
Tips for cleaner output
- Speak slower than you think you need to. Trade slang trips up speech-to-text more than plain language.
- State quantities clearly. "Two bathroom faucets" is better than "a couple of faucets."
- Use trade terms the AI knows. "Rough-in plumbing", "demo vanity", "drywall patch", "skim coat", "tile backsplash" all parse cleanly.
- Group by room. Walk room to room — "kitchen", then "master bath", then "powder room" — and let the AI tag items by area.
- Skip pricing. Don't say "at sixty bucks each." Let V104 pull pricing from your book. Override after if you want.
What it can't do (yet)
Voice input doesn't handle complex permitting math, change orders against an existing scope, or multi-unit allocations across buildings. For those, drop into manual entry or a job assembly.