Automating drawing issue registers for AEC professionals
Share&Log platform is offering document sharing and automating drawing issue registers, with some estimates suggesting potential savings of up to 18 days annually in billable hours for mid-size firms.
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Tutorial - Metadata extraction template
The hidden cost of manual drawing issue registers
In the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, there's a silent productivity killer: the manual drawing issue register. This seemingly simple document, often maintained in Excel, is a critical quality assurance requirement that tracks the distribution of project documentation. However, our research reveals that a mid-size architectural firm with 70 employees can lose up to 28 days annually in billable hours spent maintaining these registers. Read more >
The problem - more than just paperwork
- Time-consuming process - architects and engineers can spend hours retrospectively manually logging document distributions
- Inconsistent updates - registers are often updated irregularly due to the manual nature of the process
- Hidden costs
- Lost billable hours
- Inefficient resource allocation
- Increased risk of documentation logging errors
- Quality assurance gaps - When documentation is needed for compliance or dispute resolution, incomplete registers can lead to serious issues
Why existing solutions fall short?
The market offers several document management systems, but they often:
- ❌ Require complex implementation and training
- ❌ Come with prohibitively high costs
- ❌ Fail to specifically address the drawing issue register problem
- ❌ Require significant manual input despite their digital nature
- ❌ Endless discovery calls and quotation reviews
The solution
Share&Log was born from a simple observation - if we can automate the metadata extraction from drawings, we can eliminate the manual work of maintaining issue registers.
Focus on automation
Unlike other solutions that simply digitise the manual process, Share&Log:
- The platform automatically extracts metadata from drawings
- Generates issue registers without user input
- Maintains accurate records without additional effort
- Provides instant access to historical data
- No complex setup required
- Minimal or no training needed
- We aim to support businesses at time of soaring software costs with free affordable pricing structure
Problem solved!
Share&Log is developed by Systemais, where we combine architectural expertise with software engineering to create practical, cost-effective solutions for the AEC industry.