Catch issues before they turn into RFIs
AI Shop Drawing Checker
Review shop drawings against design drawings and specs using AI. Catch coordination issues, missing details, and constructability risks before construction begins.
Best for: Structural engineers, MEP engineers, Architects, GCs, Plan reviewers.
Why Shop Drawing Errors Cost So Much
Shop drawing review is manual, repetitive, and error-prone. Engineers review hundreds of drawings under tight timelines, cross-checking against design documents and specs.
Issues slip through. RFIs explode. Rework eats into margins.
Common issues that lead to costly rework:
- Dimension mismatches between shop drawings and design intent
- Material specification conflicts (specified vs submitted)
- Coordination gaps between structural, architectural, and MEP
- Missing or incomplete details that will trigger RFIs
- Conflicting notes or callouts across drawings
- Implied clashes and infeasible assemblies
- Submittals that don't match project specifications
What the AI Shop Drawing Checker Catches
AI reviews shop drawings against original design drawings and project specifications to surface issues that are easy to miss but expensive to fix later.
- Dimensions vs design drawings
- Locations and elevations vs contract documents
- Critical clearances and tolerances
- Opening sizes and positions
- Connection point locations
- Specified materials vs submitted materials
- Finish and coating specifications
- Hardware and accessory compliance
- Product substitution conflicts
- Performance specification alignment
- Structural vs architectural coordination
- MEP vs architectural/structural coordination
- Trade-to-trade interface conflicts
- System routing and clash detection
- Access and clearance requirements
- Missing or incomplete details
- Conflicting notes or callouts
- Implied clashes and infeasible assemblies
- Missing anchorage and attachment details
- Installation sequence conflicts
- Submittals vs project specifications
- Code and standard compliance
- Testing and certification requirements
- Warranty and maintenance documentation
- Required shop drawing content completeness
- Field installation feasibility
- Sequencing and access conflicts
- Tolerance stack-up issues
- Site condition conflicts
- Prefabrication coordination
Real Issues We've Caught
Actual issues found on real projects. Each one would have caused significant rework, change orders, or schedule delays.
What AI Found: Shop drawing showed bolted connection where design documents specified welded moment connection.
Impact: Would have required re-fabrication and schedule delay. Caught before steel fabrication began.
What AI Found: Panel dimensions in shop drawings didn't account for structural deflection tolerances shown in structural drawings.
Impact: Prevented field fit issues and expensive panel modifications. Would have caused water infiltration.
What AI Found: Ductwork shop drawings showed routing through area where structural shop drawings showed bracing members.
Impact: Caught clash before fabrication. Would have required costly field re-routing.
What AI Found: Submitted door hardware didn't meet fire rating specified in project specifications for rated opening.
Impact: Prevented code violation and costly hardware replacement after installation.
See It In Action
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What Construction Professionals Say
GCs, architects, engineers, contractors, and developers use InspectMind AI to catch issues before they hit the field.
"InspectMind caught 47 critical issues on our cold storage project—conflicts that would have cost us millions in field rework. It paid for itself on the first review."
Aaron Bass
Director of Construction, Cold Summit Development
"We used to spend 40+ hours on plan review. Now I upload the drawings, and get back a complete issue report that catches code violations I would have missed. It's a no-brainer."
Julio
Owner, Pesco Engineering
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