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AI shop drawing review

Automatically review shop drawings against permit set drawings and specifications. Catch material conflicts, dimension discrepancies, and design intent violations before fabrication or installation.View examples

The shop drawing review challenge

Shop drawings must match design intent, but manual review is time-consuming and error-prone. When shop drawings conflict with permit set drawings or specifications, it leads to fabrication errors, installation problems, and costly rework. With tight schedules, thorough review often gets rushed.

Common issues

  • Shop drawing dimensions don't match permit set

  • Material substitutions not approved

  • Connection details conflict with structural design

  • Code compliance issues missed

The cost

  • Fabrication rework: $10K-$100K+

  • Schedule delays from rework

  • Hours of manual review per submittal

  • Installation problems in the field

How InspectMind reviews shop drawings

  • Compare to permit set

    Upload shop drawings and permit set drawings together. AI automatically compares dimensions, materials, connections, and details to identify conflicts and discrepancies.

  • Check against specs

    Reviews shop drawings against project specifications to ensure material substitutions, product data, and installation details comply with specified requirements.

  • Code compliance

    Verifies shop drawings comply with building codes, checking connections, materials, and installation methods against code requirements.

  • Fast results

    Get comprehensive shop drawing review results in hours, not days. Review multiple submittals quickly to keep projects on schedule.

Types of shop drawing review

Precast shop drawings

  • Piece ticket vs architectural drawing conflicts
  • Tekla model vs permit set discrepancies
  • Opening coordination errors
  • Reinforcement vs structural requirements
  • Connection detail conflicts

Steel shop drawings

  • Member sizes vs structural design
  • Connection details vs structural requirements
  • Material grade conflicts
  • Weld specifications vs code requirements
  • Anchor rod conflicts

MEP shop drawings

  • Equipment specifications vs design intent
  • Duct/pipe routing vs architectural constraints
  • Clearance conflicts
  • Code compliance issues
  • System capacity conflicts

General submittals

  • Material substitutions vs spec requirements
  • Product data vs specified products
  • Installation details vs code requirements
  • Dimension conflicts
  • Performance specification compliance

Benefits of AI shop drawing review

  • Catch before fabrication

    Identify conflicts before materials are fabricated or ordered, saving thousands in rework

  • Fast review

    Review shop drawings in hours instead of days, keeping projects on schedule

  • Compare to design

    Automatically compare shop drawings to permit set drawings and specifications

  • Comprehensive check

    Review materials, dimensions, connections, and code compliance all at once

Real-world use case: precast construction

A developer using precast construction needs to review Tekla piece tickets and shop drawings against architectural and structural permit set drawings. With hundreds of unique precast pieces, manual review is impossible.

Before InspectMind

  • Hours of manual piece ticket review
  • Missing opening conflicts
  • Dimension errors caught in field
  • Fabrication delays from rework

With InspectMind

  • Upload shop drawings and permit set
  • Automated comparison in hours
  • Catches conflicts before fabrication
  • Review all piece tickets systematically
“If you upload the shop drawings, it'll do that. It's the same algorithm, right? They're just checking different documents against each other to catch issues. So if you put in the shop drawings, it'll check, okay, what does the shop drawings say? What are the permit sets say? What do the codes say? And catch these discrepancies.”
Precast Developer

Check shop drawings before fabrication

Upload shop drawings with the permit set and specs. Each conflict cites both documents.

Know the cost and the output before you upload.See pricingSee a sample report