Stop copying numbers out of drawings by hand.
Get Drawing Details reads an AutoCAD DWG, extracts a chosen category of construction details — door sill heights, for example — and hands you a clean, printable HTML report: grouped by block, measured against a datum, method documented, anything out of range flagged.
Windows · free · early in-development utility, no packaged download yet.
What it does
Reads the DWG directly
Point it at a drawing file — no manual hunting through details, no re-typing values into a spreadsheet, no export step from CAD first.
One category at a time
Choose what to take off (e.g. door sill heights) and get every matching detail in the drawing, listed with the extracted value and where it came from.
Groups by block & series
Details that come from the same CAD block or product series are reported together in their own section, so variations between series are obvious side by side.
Measures against a datum
Heights are summarised against a common reference — e.g. heights above the floor datum — so every value in the summary is directly comparable.
Shows its work
Every report carries a Method & assumptions section describing exactly how values were measured and what was assumed, so the take-off can be checked and defended.
Flags problems
Values outside the expected range are highlighted, so a bad detail stands out before it becomes a site visit.
Anatomy of a report
A report is a single self-contained HTML page. Top to bottom (all values below are illustrative):
| Detail | Sill | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| D-01 · Series A | 1 1/2" | 6 7/8" |
| D-03 · Series B | 4 3/4" ⚠ | 9 1/2" |
Example take-offs
The first shipped take-off is door sill heights. The approach generalises to any repeated, dimensioned detail in a drawing:
| Take-off | What gets extracted | Typical question it answers |
|---|---|---|
| Door sill heights | Sill height and overall height per door detail, per series, above the floor datum | "Are all the sills within spec, and which series is the odd one out?" |
| Window sill / head heights (planned) | Sill and head heights per window type | "Do the head heights line up across the elevation?" |
| Threshold & step clearances (planned) | Rise at each threshold vs. an allowed maximum | "Does every entry meet the accessibility limit?" |
| Repeated block dimensions (planned) | A chosen dimension from every instance of a block | "Is this fitting the same size everywhere it appears?" |
Planned rows describe the direction of the tool, not shipped features — ask the assistant below what works today.
How to use it
- Point it at a drawing. Give the tool a
.dwgfile. - Choose the take-off. Pick the detail category to extract (e.g. door sill heights).
- Open the report. A browser-ready HTML report is generated next to your drawing — open it, print it, or send it as-is.
- Check the flags first. Skim the summary for ⚠ rows, then read that detail's own section and the Method & assumptions to see exactly why it was flagged.
How flagging works
Expected range per category
Each take-off category carries an expected range for its values. Anything outside it is marked ⚠ out of range in the summary and in its own section.
Flags are advisory
A flag means "look at this one", not "this is wrong" — the detail may be intentionally different. The per-detail section shows the geometry the value came from so you can judge.
Uncertainty is separate
Values the tool had to infer or wasn't confident extracting are noted in the report's notes/callouts rather than presented as solid measurements.
Privacy
Everything runs locally on your Windows machine. Your drawings and the generated reports never leave your computer — nothing is uploaded anywhere, no account, no cloud. Reports are plain HTML files you control; share them only if and when you choose to.
FAQ
What file formats does it read?
.dwg drawings. The output is a single self-contained .html file that opens in any browser and prints cleanly — no CAD software or viewer needed to read a report.