Balloons linked to the drawing
Each extracted dimension gets a balloon number placed on the ballooned drawing, first-article-report style (FAI/PPAP). You can reposition balloons, correct values and add characteristics by hand before exporting.
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Extract dimensions, tolerances and GD&T from a PDF drawing or image. Review the table, adjust instruments and export your inspection plan.
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Upload the drawing (PDF or image) and the AI extracts dimensions, tolerances and GD&T symbols, numbers each characteristic with its balloon and builds the inspection table. Review the result, adjust criticalities and instruments and export the plan ready for the quality department.
Each extracted dimension gets a balloon number placed on the ballooned drawing, first-article-report style (FAI/PPAP). You can reposition balloons, correct values and add characteristics by hand before exporting.
Classifies each characteristic (critical, major, minor) and assigns the measuring instrument —calipers, micrometer, projector, CMM— and the inspection frequency appropriate to the tolerance and your shop's process.
Generates the plan as a PDF with the ballooned drawing and the inspection table, or exports the CSV for your ERP or Excel template. Works for first article, series inspection and customer audits.
It's the document that defines which dimensions, tolerances and geometric characteristics must be verified, with which instrument, at what frequency and with what acceptance criterion. On the shop floor it usually accompanies the drawing for first articles, repeat runs or critical parts.
Yes, as long as the dimensions and GD&T symbols are legible. Sharp vector PDF drawings or well-lit images give the best results. If the AI can't read a dimension confidently, it doesn't omit it: it still includes it flagged as "AI unsure" at the end of the table so you can verify it against the original drawing.
It suggests the most common instrument based on the tolerance and dimension type: calipers for larger clearances, micrometer or dial indicator for tight tolerances, Go/No-Go plug gauge for threads, CMM for complex GD&T. You can edit it before exporting, or pick it from a searchable catalog of more than 40 instruments.
There is no fixed threshold table: the AI decides as a quality engineer would, based on the dimension's function, its tolerance and the context you provide (material, process, production type). As guidance: Critical usually means 100% inspection, Major a sampling plan and Informative a reference that doesn't directly condition part acceptance. You can always change the criticality of any row by hand.
They're optional and requested just before generating the plan. They help the AI adjust instrument, criticality and frequency: for example, a hard or difficult-to-machine material can justify more rigor, and a prototype or first article usually means more inspection than an already validated series.
The export is a professional starting point with balloon, nominal, tolerance, instrument and frequency (and blank columns if the operator will note measurements by hand). Before releasing production or sending it to the customer you must validate the document with quality, the controlled drawing and the shop's internal procedure.
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