AI Blueprint Classifier – From CAD to BOM in Minutes
The AI Blueprint Classifier turns complex CAD drawings into accurate, production-ready BOMs- reducing errors, speeding up planning, and keeping your workflows moving.
Experience the Shift: CAD to BOM Made Simple
Our AI Blueprint Classifier turns complex technical drawings into clear, labeled, and compliant outputs – performing GD&T compliance checks (ASME Y14.5 – 1994, 2009, 2018) before classification to simplify the CAD to BOM process, boost clarity, and accelerate review.
Upload your CAD/technical drawings, blueprints, schematics, and more.
Automatically verify drawings for compliance standards and receive detailed pass/fail reports.
Segment, label, and organize key blueprint elements for precise CAD to BOM mapping.
Review AI-labeled results, refine as needed, and export structured BOMs in PDF format.
How It Works
Upload your CAD/technical drawings, blueprints, schematics, and more.
Automatically verify drawings for compliance standards and receive detailed pass/fail reports.
Segment, label, and organize key blueprint elements for precise CAD to BOM mapping.
Review AI-labeled results, refine as needed, and export structured BOMs in PDF format.
Automated Blueprint Analysis & Annotation
Upload blueprints and let AI identify key elements – from architectural components and mechanical systems to electrical layouts and piping networks. It automatically segments and annotates drawings with CAD to BOM classification layers, enabling faster and more accurate bill of materials generation.
“90% faster blueprint reviews”, – Karen Whitmore, CEO, ProForge Industries
Accurate AI-Driven CAD to BOM Measurement & Dimension Extraction
Automatically detect and measure key blueprint elements: lengths of lines, areas of regions, and quantities of components. This precise CAD to BOM extraction improves material specification accuracy and accelerates engineering workflows, ensuring faster and more reliable BOM creation.
“Eliminates 95% manual errors”, – Anika Singh, TitanWorks Manufacturing
New Upcoming Feature
Intelligent Keyword & Similarity Search for Blueprint Archives
Quickly locate relevant drawings and components with powerful keyword and similarity search. Instantly search your entire archive using keywords such as material, size, part name, designer, or annotations. Our advanced technology also detects similar part shapes – including from handwritten drawings decades old – enabling you to reuse designs, avoid duplication, and accelerate engineering workflows.
Coming Soon
Real-Time Dynamic Pricing
Automatically optimize quotes with AI-driven adjustments based on live data, including material fluctuations, production variables, and order-based discounts. Maintain profitability while delivering transparent, competitive pricing in every quote.
Clear, Structured Automated CAD to BOM Reporting & Export
Generate detailed, ready-to-use MBOMs, BBOMs, and BoQs directly from your technical drawings. Seamlessly export CAD to BOM outputs directly into ERP, PLM, or CAD environments, such as SolidWorks, for instant integration, streamlined workflows, and consistent data flow across your operations.
“Flawless CAD to ERP flow”, – Chen Wei Ming, NovaForm Industries
Built to Streamline Blueprint Workflows – with Measurable Impact
Our AI Blueprint Classifier reduces time-consuming manual review by automatically identifying and organizing complex drawings. This not only improves accuracy and consistency but helps your teams meet deadlines faster – with fewer errors, less rework, and greater focus on execution.
80%
Reduction in Manual Marking Errors
Minimizing errors for higher accuracy and reliability
30%
Faster Plan Reviews
Speeding up project timelines through automation
15%
Lower Labor Costs
Cutting labor expenses by optimizing workflows
Turn drawings into MBOM, BBOM & BoQ – With Blueprint Classifier
The AI Blueprint Classifier transforms the CAD to BOM process by eliminating time-consuming manual review. It automatically identifies, organizes, and validates complex CAD drawings – delivering faster, more accurate BOMs. This not only improves consistency but helps your teams meet deadlines with fewer errors, less rework, and sharper cost control.
80%
Reduction in Manual Marking Errors
Minimizing errors for higher accuracy and reliability
30%
Faster Plan Reviews
Speeding up project timelines through automation
15%
Lower Labor Costs
Cutting labor expenses by optimizing workflows
Our AI Blueprint Classifier is designed for the real-world demands of engineers and manufacturers who need accuracy at scale. Whether you’re a design engineer generating EBOMs, a manufacturing engineer converting CAD to BOM, or an operations leader aligning MBOMs with production, the Blueprint Classifier automates classification, labeling, and data structuring.
Built for complexity. Trusted by engineers. Scaled for manufacturers.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering
- Extracts dimensions, tolerances, and materials from 2D drawings
- Classifies fabrication specs like threads and surface finishes
- Highlights QA areas for inspection and assembly
- Detects parts suited for prefabrication and additive manufacturing
Automotive
Automotive Manufacturing & Engineering
- Recognizes parts and assemblies from drawings
- Extracts tolerances, threads, and finish specs
- Highlights assembly sequence opportunities
- Flags quality inspection points
- Identifies parts for 3D printing or prefabrication
Aerospace
Aerospace & Defense Engineering
- Classifies structural, mechanical, and electrical components in blueprints
- Detects assembly orientation and part alignment issues
- Highlights missing or incorrect tolerances and specifications
- Identifies compliance gaps early to prevent costly rework
HVAC
Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
- Identifies HVAC units, ducts, vents, and diffusers
- Detects airflow direction and equipment placement
- Flags space conflicts with other MEP systems
- Finds missing connections or mislabeled zones
- Checks compliance with ASHRAE and local codes
MEP
Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing
- Classifies ducts, conduits, and piping systems
- Flags clashes with structural and architectural elements
- Detects left/right orientation for installation
- Highlights missing or incorrect dimensions
- Tracks blueprint revisions for quick review
Construction
Construction & Civil Engineering
- Classifies rooms, walls, doors, windows, and structural layouts
- Detects mismatched dimensions or missing annotations
- Flags clashes between architectural, MEP, and structural drawings
- Generates accurate BoQs and takeoffs for cost estimation
– Jason Porter VP, Engineering & Program Management, MPP Innovation — a US based mid-sized manufacturer producing hundreds of millions of precision parts annually
“Enabled faster, more precise estimations and project planning”
“Markovate’s AI Blueprint Classifier helped us significantly accelerate our cost and timeline estimations. The automation and accuracy it brought to our blueprint analysis have been a major value-add to our pre-production process.”
From Manual Headaches to Automated Accuracy
Stop wrestling with drawings. Start shipping faster.
Current Reality
Manual BOM typing from drawings takes days
Missed GD&T tolerances cause costly rework cycles
BoQ creation for suppliers is slow and error-prone
ECO ping-pong between engineering and manufacturing
With Blueprint Classifier
Automated MBOM, BBOM, and BoQ generation in minutes
Fewer production holds from specification errors
Smart supplier packets with accurate quantities
Complete traceability from drawing to finished product
Build Trust with Transparent AI Performance
Our AI Blueprint Classifier provides measurable confidence scores for every output, letting your team quickly validate results. Whether segmenting layouts, detecting symbols, or extracting dimensions, you can trust the accuracy before you act.
Turning benchmarks into dependable takeoffs.
The Impact Our CAD to BOM Solution Brings to Manufacturers & Engineers
Purpose-built for manufacturers, design engineers, and operations leaders, the AI Blueprint Classifier handles complex CAD drawings with speed, accuracy, and intelligence. Unlike basic OCR tools, it transforms the CAD to BOM process into structured, actionable outputs that cut delays, reduce errors, and improve cost visibility.
Instant CAD to BOM Analysis & Estimations
Get rapid insights from blueprints and CAD files to accelerate material quantification and cost estimation. The Blueprint Classifier enables engineers to move from CAD to BOM in minutes – supporting quicker, data-driven decision-making.
Uncompromised CAD to BOM Accuracy
Leverage advanced AI to precisely detect and classify blueprint elements, minimizing errors and improving BOM confidence. Manufacturers gain tighter control over costs and engineers can trust every CAD to BOM output.
Accelerated CAD to BOM Processing
Turn hours of manual CAD to BOM work into minutes. The AI Blueprint Classifier transforms complex technical drawings into structured BOMs, significantly speeding up workflows for manufacturers, estimators, and engineering teams.
Beyond ChatGPT: Purpose-Built CAD to BOM Intelligence
Can I do this in ChatGPT?
We get this question a lot – and the answer is no. Free AI tools like ChatGPT can generate text summaries, but they cannot extract structured, validated outputs from CAD files or blueprints.
The AI Blueprint Classifier is purpose-built for CAD-to-BOM intelligence: trained on engineering drawings, designed for accuracy, and ready to deliver the production-grade outputs manufacturers need. Get rapid insights from blueprints and CAD files to accelerate material quantification and cost estimation. The Blueprint Classifier enables engineers to move from CAD to BOM in minutes – supporting quicker, data-driven decision-making.
Instead of free-form text, the system generates schema-locked Bills of Materials with part numbers, materials, tolerances, and costs—ready for manufacturing use.
Every output comes with validation and traceability, giving you confidence it meets ASME, ISO, and other manufacturing standards.
Experience Markovate’s BluePrint Classifier With Your Data
Book a trial demo to see how the Blueprint Classifier transforms your CAD drawings into BOMs and cost insights.
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