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Automated submittal review
AI Shop Drawing Review Against Specs and Contract Drawings

Nomic reads shop drawings, product data sheets, and submittal narratives, then cross-references them against the governing spec sections and contract drawings so reviewers can focus on the deviations that actually matter.

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Nomic submittal review interface showing AI-assisted cross-reference of a submittal package against project specs and drawings
Read shop drawings the way a reviewer would
01 / Shop drawing intake

Read shop drawings the way a reviewer would

Shop drawings vary widely by trade, sub, and product. Nomic parses each package — drawings, dimensions, callouts, product data — and prepares a structured view a reviewer can validate, rather than asking the team to interpret raw output.

  • Parse multi-page shop drawings, cut sheets, and product narratives
  • Extract dimensions, materials, finishes, and product references
  • Maintain reviewer context: trade, package number, and revision
Find the deviations against spec and contract drawings
02 / Spec + drawing match

Find the deviations against spec and contract drawings

Most shop drawing issues come from a small mismatch — a wrong gauge, a missing accessory, a finish that does not match the architectural spec. Nomic checks each item against the relevant spec sections and contract drawings to flag exactly that.

  • Map shop drawing items to applicable spec sections automatically
  • Compare against architectural, structural, and MEP contract drawings
  • Surface deviations with citations to spec text and drawing details
Hand reviewers PDF markups they can stamp from
03 / Markup-ready output

Hand reviewers PDF markups they can stamp from

Reviewers should not have to re-locate every issue manually. Nomic produces PDF markups linked to the exact location on the shop drawing, with the spec citation and a short explanation, so the licensed reviewer can verify, accept, or push back fast.

  • PDF markups compatible with Bluebeam review workflows
  • Each markup includes the spec citation and severity tag
  • Review tables and Excel exports for submittal logs and trackers
Outcomes

What teams get from this workflow

Cleaner first reviews

Surface deviations before reviewers open the package, so the first read is targeted instead of exploratory.

Fewer field surprises

Catch shop drawing mismatches against spec and contract drawings during review, not after fabrication or installation.

Trade-aware reviews

Apply the right spec sections per trade automatically so reviewers do not have to remember which divisions govern each package.

Questions about this automated submittal review workflow

Answers to common questions about this workflow.

Can Nomic compare shop drawings to architectural drawings?

Yes. Nomic indexes the contract drawings alongside the spec book, so when a shop drawing is reviewed it can identify the relevant architectural, structural, and MEP sheets and flag where the shop drawing diverges from them.

Does Nomic understand product data sheets and cut sheets?

Yes. Nomic parses product data sheets, cut sheets, and submittal narratives, extracts the relevant attributes, and matches them against the spec section that governs that product or assembly.

Can reviewers stamp directly from Nomic output?

Reviewers verify and stamp in their existing workflow. Nomic produces PDF markups, review tables, and citations that drop into Bluebeam and Excel-based submittal review processes so the licensed reviewer can act quickly.

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