How PlanScanAI helps
Mechanical drawings punish manual review. Ductwork runs span multiple sheets. Plant schedules hide in fine-print legends. Terminal units blend into architectural background. A missed FCU or mis-sized damper cascades into commissioning pain and profit loss.
PlanScanAI reads M&E drawings with trade-tuned logic. Hand it a ventilation plan, pick ‘Mechanical / HVAC’, and ask for exactly what you need — VAV boxes, FCU types, duct diameters, grille sizes, plant items with capacities. The output is structured, sorted and ready to drop into your take-off sheet.
What PlanScanAI extracts from HVAC drawings
Tuned for CIBSE conventions and UK plant-schedule formats.
- Air handling units, make-up air units and roof-top units with capacities
- Fan coil units — ceiling, floor, cassette, with model references
- Variable air volume (VAV) and constant air volume (CAV) boxes
- Ductwork runs — supply, return, extract, kitchen extract with diameters
- Grilles, diffusers and louvres with sizes and types
- Volume control, fire, smoke and motorised dampers
- Chillers, boilers, calorifiers, buffer vessels and pump sets
- Heat recovery units, MVHR systems and thermal wheels
- Plant schedules with duties, flow rates and electrical loads
- BMS points, sensors, thermostats and actuators
- Refrigerant pipe runs with sizes and insulation
- Access panels, anti-vibration mounts and duct supports
Why HVAC engineers choose PlanScanAI
- Cut design review time by 80% on multi-sheet M&E drawings.
- Reliable plant schedules — never miss a piece of kit.
- Faster procurement with extracted specifications ready for the supplier.
- Coordination ready — structured output plugs into your clash-detection workflow.
- Tender with confidence on complex mechanical packages.
Ready to try it?
PlanScanAI is currently in public beta with early-adopter pricing locked in for life. Start with a free trial — five scans, every feature unlocked, no card required. See the AI run on your own drawings and decide from there.