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AI Construction Plan Review Software

Pre-submission QA for code, specs, documentation, and coordination.Upload PDF drawing sets and specifications. InspectMind returns cited code, coordination, and documentation issues before permit, bid, or construction, with the exact price shown before you run.

Turnaround time
Often ~1 hr to same day
Sheets supported
10,000+
Disciplines reviewed
All disciplines

Who uses Plan Check Checker?

Owners, GCs, design teams, and AHJs use Plan Check Checker to submit cleaner permit packages.

  • Owners / developers

    Submit cleaner permit sets for faster approvals and reduce schedule risk.

  • General contractors

    Catch issues before construction starts to avoid costly field rework.

  • Architects & engineers

    Deliver higher-quality drawing sets with fewer plan check comments.

  • AHJs / plan examiners

    Review more complete submittals that move faster through plan check.

Why plan check rejections cost so much

Plan check and permitting reviews analyze construction drawings for code compliance and documentation issues. One rejection can cost weeks of delays and costly revisions.

Plan check rejections discovered after submission are especially costly because they require revisions, resubmission, and additional review cycles.

Common issues that cause rejections and delays:

  • Building code violations (IBC, state building codes, local codes)
  • Missing required drawings and details
  • Missing or incomplete specifications and documentation
  • Code compliance gaps and violations
  • Permitting requirement deficiencies
  • Coordination conflicts between disciplines
  • Missing code-required information

What the AI plan check checker catches

AI reviews construction drawings for plan check readiness to identify issues that manual review might miss.

Building code compliance issues

  • IBC code violations
  • State building code conflicts
  • Local building code violations
  • Code compliance gaps
  • Missing code-required information

Documentation errors

  • Missing required drawings
  • Missing or incomplete specifications
  • Missing details and sections
  • Missing or incomplete plan check submittal packages
  • Missing permitting documentation

Code-required information gaps

  • Missing occupancy classifications
  • Missing construction type information
  • Missing fire rating specifications
  • Missing accessibility compliance information
  • Missing structural design information

Permitting requirement deficiencies

  • Missing permitting requirements
  • Missing or incomplete permitting documentation
  • Permitting compliance gaps
  • Missing local code requirements
  • Missing or incomplete plan check submittals

Coordination and consistency issues

  • Coordination conflicts between disciplines
  • Inconsistent information across drawings
  • Missing coordination details
  • Drawing-to-specification conflicts
  • Missing cross-references

Specialty code compliance

  • Fire code compliance issues
  • Accessibility code compliance gaps
  • Energy code compliance issues
  • Seismic code compliance gaps
  • Specialty code requirement deficiencies

What construction plan review software can surface

These public, anonymized case studies show the kind of code, documentation, and cross-discipline issues found in real drawing sets. Across completed checks, InspectMind has surfaced 187,000+ potential issues.

Case studies are anonymized. AI findings are review inputs and require validation by the responsible project professional.

Run construction plan review on your PDFs

Upload drawings and specs. Get code violations, coordination errors, and spec conflicts with sheet citations.

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How the AI plan check & permitting checker works

Upload complete drawing set and project documentation. AI reviews plan check requirements, permitting documentation, code compliance, and submission completeness, identifying issues before official construction document review to reduce back-and-forth with building departments.

How it fits into your plan review workflow

Plan Check Checker fits into your existing process, whether you're doing pre-submittal QA, internal design reviews, or preparing for city submission.

  1. 01

    Pre-submittal QA

    Run Checker before submitting to the city. Catch code violations and documentation gaps early, so your first submittal is cleaner and moves faster through plan check.

  2. 02

    Between design milestones

    Use Checker at 30%, 60%, and 90% design milestones to catch issues before they compound. Reduce the number of issues that need to be fixed at each stage.

  3. 03

    Internal QA before city

    Add Checker to your standard QA checklist. Your team reviews AI-flagged issues alongside their own checks, ensuring nothing slips through before submission.

In-depth guide

Why plan check rejections happen and what they cost

Most plan check rejections trace back to documentation gaps and code compliance conflicts, missing occupancy callouts, incomplete specs, IBC violations, missing fire-rating information, and ADA documentation failures. Both trigger resubmission cycles and delayed starts.

What the AI plan check layer reviews

InspectMind is pre-submission QA for private-sector AEC teams, not a municipal portal. It highlights missing information, code issues, and drawing inconsistencies before the AHJ sees the set.

Building code compliance

Drawings and specifications are checked against IBC, state codes, and local amendments where supported, with issues tied to code section, sheet, and detail. See the building codes checker for deeper sweeps.

Documentation completeness and submittal readiness

Missing occupancy classifications, construction types, fire-rating schedules, and spec sections referenced but absent from the manual are flagged before first submission.

Cross-discipline coordination

Wall types inconsistent across sheets, spec products not shown on drawings, and missing cross-references between details are reviewed for documentation consistency.

Who uses InspectMind plan check

Architects tightening permit packages, engineers verifying code information, GCs reducing rejection cycles, and owners improving submission readiness, built for private-sector teams, not AHJ workflows.

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from municipal plan review software?

InspectMind is pre-submission QA. Municipal software supports official AHJ decisions. Read what plan review covers for process context.

What codes are supported?

IBC family, NFPA selections, ADA, supported state adoptions, and custom local amendment PDFs you attach.

What file types?

PDF drawings, specs, code PDFs, and checklists, export CAD/BIM to PDF when needed.

Frequently asked questions

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Related code compliance checkers

Plan check reviews coordinate with other code compliance checkers. Check these related checkers:

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