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RealCost Academy

Short animated tutorials that teach RealCost (construction estimating software) with guided screen recordings and narration.

4 Episodes Finished
HD 1080p Video
One Question per Video
60–75 s Focused Formats
Featured Episodes

Tutorial Library

Each tutorial pairs a concise concept explainer with a guided walkthrough of the real software.

Step 4 · Takeoff 72.6 s

Ep 16 — How to Auto Count in RealCost

Core Idea
Pick one symbol on an electrical drawing and let RealCost find, count, and price every matching fixture automatically.

Stop counting fixtures one click at a time on complex plan sheets. In 72 seconds, learn how RealCost's Auto Count identifies matching electrical symbols, tallies exact counts across drawings, and pushes material and labor totals straight into your estimate. Review matches by category, then apply the count directly to the drawing.

Chapters
Step 1 · Getting Started 66.0 s

Ep 02 — How to Read the Dashboard in RealCost

Core Idea
A consolidated single-pane view that tracks bid status across active stages, calculates total portfolio value, and graphs revenue trends over time.

Replace scattered bid spreadsheets with a consolidated command center. In 66 seconds, learn how to monitor project stages from Estimating to Accepted, review your portfolio value with interactive breakdown cards, filter revenue trends across custom timeframes, and jump straight into project records.

Chapters
Step 1 · Getting Started 64.0 s

Ep 03 — How to Manage Jobs & Job Status in RealCost

Core Idea
Filter bids across stages, pinpoint any project with instant search, sort by sales or due date, and update job progress with automatic count roll-ups.

Keep track of every electrical estimate without digging through messy files or spreadsheets. In 64 seconds, explore how the Jobs workspace organizes projects across seven status tabs, isolates jobs with responsive search, sorts bids by due date or sales volume, and updates project status in a single click with portfolio count updates.

Chapters
Step 1 · Getting Started 69.0 s

Ep 04 — How to Create a New Job in RealCost

Core Idea
Set up a new project from scratch with verified project details, requesting client, bid deadlines, and assembly templates.

Start your electrical bid on the right foot. In 69 seconds, learn how to create a brand-new project from scratch using the RealCost Jobs dashboard — setting up project names, requesting clients, bid deadline schedules, and starting templates so your team hits the ground running.

Chapters
Step 1 · Getting Started In Production

Ep 05 — Essential Job Actions & Duplication

Next in the series: manage existing jobs with edit actions, duplicate projects, save assemblies to templates, and archive completed bids.

Rationale

Why We Made It

Estimators learn faster from focused 60–75 second videos than from long walkthroughs. Each episode answers one question in about a minute.

60–75 Second Focus

Each episode answers one question in about a minute, focusing on a single task rather than a long walkthrough.

One Question, Complete Answer

Instead of covering multiple workflows at once, each video focuses on one question with clear steps and verified app data.

Curriculum-Backed Plan

The series follows the curriculum in PLAN.md across eight workflow steps, from setup and takeoff to estimating and database management.