Sheet index generator
Extract sheet data from PDF drawing sets automatically with AI
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The Sheet Index Generator uses AI vision technology to automatically extract sheet numbers, titles, disciplines, scales, and revisions from PDF drawing sets. Simply upload your drawing set PDF, and the tool learns the title block pattern from sample pages, then extracts data from all remaining sheets.
This powerful tool eliminates hours of manual data entry when creating sheet indexes for construction documents. The AI automatically classifies sheets by discipline (Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Civil, Landscape, Fire Protection, and Interior Design) based on standard sheet number prefixes.
After extraction, you can filter by discipline, sort by sheet number or page, edit any entries manually, and export the complete sheet index to CSV, Excel, or PDF format. Perfect for project managers, BIM coordinators, and document control specialists who need to quickly generate accurate sheet lists from drawing sets.
The tool works with any standard architectural drawing set format and handles variations in title block layouts automatically.
Features
Everything you need
- AI-powered title block pattern recognition
- Automatic discipline classification by sheet number prefix
- Extracts sheet numbers, titles, scales, and revisions
- Filter and sort by discipline, sheet number, or page
- Manual editing for corrections and adjustments
- Export to CSV, Excel, or PDF formats
- Supports all standard AEC disciplines
- Progressive processing with real-time progress
- Thumbnail previews for each sheet
- Confidence scoring for extraction accuracy
How it works
Simple workflow
- 1Upload your PDF drawing set (drag-and-drop or file picker)
- 2The AI analyzes sample pages to learn your title block pattern
- 3Sheet data is automatically extracted from all pages
- 4Review and edit any entries that need correction
- 5Filter by discipline or sort by your preferred field
- 6Export the complete sheet index to CSV, Excel, or PDF
Use cases
Built for real-world scenarios
Project document control
Quickly generate accurate sheet indexes for new drawing sets without manual data entry, saving hours of administrative work.
BIM coordination
Extract sheet data from consultant drawing sets to populate BIM models and coordination matrices automatically.
Drawing set organization
Create organized sheet lists for project directories, transmittals, and drawing logs with consistent formatting.
Quality control
Verify sheet numbering consistency and identify missing or duplicate sheet numbers across large drawing sets.
Fee proposals
Quickly count sheets by discipline to estimate production hours and develop accurate fee proposals.
Drawing set comparison
Extract sheet indexes from multiple drawing set versions to track changes and revisions over time.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
The AI achieves high accuracy by learning your specific title block pattern from sample pages. Most standard architectural drawing sets achieve 90%+ accuracy, with manual editing available for any corrections needed.
The tool recognizes all standard AEC disciplines: Architectural (A), Structural (S), Mechanical (M), Electrical (E), Plumbing (P), Civil (C), Landscape (L), Fire Protection (FP), Interior Design (I), and General (G). Classification is based on sheet number prefixes.
You can export sheet indexes to CSV (for Excel import), Excel (.xlsx), or PDF format. Export options include discipline, scale, revision, and confidence score columns.
Yes, all extracted sheet data can be manually edited. Simply click on any field to modify sheet numbers, titles, disciplines, scales, or revisions. Edited entries are marked for easy identification.
The tool can process drawing sets of any size. Large PDFs are processed progressively with real-time progress updates, so you can see extraction status as it processes each page.
Yes, the AI vision technology can extract data from both native PDFs and scanned/image-based PDFs. However, scanned PDFs with low resolution or poor image quality may require more manual corrections.
Yes, PDFs are processed securely and are not stored permanently. Files are processed in memory and can be deleted immediately after extraction. The tool requires authentication for AI-powered features.
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