Have you tried profile builder? I made a custom scaffolding assembly sometime ago, together with Quantifier pro it’s easy to get costs.
Not being alarmist I promise. 
It’s just normal to say things like that as Gaeilge (in Gaelic)- Dark and realistic, but with a twist of humor. It’s a common phrase, though I’ll admit slightly out of it’s normal context.
Having said that however it does resonate with the current world situation. Anyway.. Back to SketchUp and Scaffolding.
i actually own both of them, and totally forgot! My license is out though so ill need to re-up before i start workshopping. is version 4 of PB worth it? i have v3
I was pretty aware that getting detailed drawings on the peices would be all but impossible. I feel like asking Universal for them will be answered, “we have a sale going on for our deisgn service”. Valid, but not what i need. 
It’s tough because it seems they don’t provide a complete parts list (for Universal System) either. Then their construction steps are not super clear.
Nonetheless, it’s generally buildable and ‘takeoff-able’. For example USJ20s, UBCs (and Rosettes / UD70 Wedge Pins):
Standards (e.g., US99), Horizontals (bearing and non-bearing, e.g. UH70 and UH50, Diagonals (e.g., UD70s).
UPB5070 are a ‘maybe’ as far as placement because erection docs are limited/open to interpretation. Wall Ties (U48WT?) would accompany those. UD70 Diagonal spacing seems like 1 every 4 bays but the info is limited:
USP70ADG planks are tough to determine and guards are… the same as stairs?
Takeoff
64 x standard_segment | US99 | Standard | H=117 in | catalog_exact | 1932.8 lb
400 x rosette_node | placeholder
56 x load_bearing_bearer | UH50 | Horizontal | L=60 in | catalog_exact | 716.8 lb
98 x non_load_bearing_runner | UH70 | Horizontal | L=84 in | catalog_exact | 1695.4 lb
18 x vertical_diagonal_brace | UD70 | Diagonal Brace | H=78 in | catalog_backed | 387 lb
14 x horizontal_plan_brace | UPB5070 | Plan Brace | catalog_exact | 287 lb
105 x platform_placeholder | USP70ADG | Low Profile Steel Plank | L=84 in, W=12 in | catalog_exact | 3360 lb
16 x screw_jack | USJ20 | Adjustable Base | catalog_backed | 220.8 lb
16 x base_collar | UBC | Base Collar | catalog_backed | 56 lb
21 x railing_midrail | Railing | L=84 in | visual_template
21 x railing_guardrail | Railing | L=84 in | visual_template
8 x railing_post | Railing Post | H=39 in | visual_template
4 x wall_tie_placeholder | placeholder
456 x wedge_pin_proxy | Connection Hardware | visual_estimate
If you get any better info, please share it. Especially for trusses and stairs. Same for other types: there isn’t a lot of info out there. Anyway, scaffolds are kinda cool!
i actually reached out to their cad department. Fingers crossed that they are willing to send me something.
Nice. Hopefully they will give you the goods.
Do you normally use their services for scaffold construction? Or do you have in-house procedures on using thier stuff?
I upgraded from V3 to V4 asking for a discount to mindsight studios few day after the release of V4 I don’t know if you can do it right now. Anyway I haven’t noticed any major upgrade on my work, so far there’s nothing that V4 can do and V3 can’t. The scaffolds I made didn’t have a lot of components, I actually made it to simplify scaffolds and make them cheaper and easier to build them. We have a steel workshop so we used some employees for a couple weeks to make the modules.
For take-offs and site coordination you need general geometry and overall dimensions / configurations. No need to have 3dwarehouse level of 7000 surfaces in a cabinet pull levels of detail. 
Yes, I can imagine in some very tight circumstances you will need to know things down to finer details… but overall just a rough part indicator and a way that they can be parametrically assembled / drawn based on centerlines of their components and then calculated for the parts / systems you need would seem to be close enough. Not unlike what @3DxJFD is showing in his recent post.
Quick info tidbit: Scaff Plan won the SketchUp 0-60 Challenge last year. Heard mention in the Developer Community Updates (April 2025).
The endeavor has been cancelled by my boss.
Appreciate everyone’s input, ill be back if there’s any change.