FAQ
The questions engineers, contractors, and detailers actually ask — about what it is, liability, data, turnaround, and what you get.
A marked-up PDF of your set plus a report: each flagged item placed on the right sheet, ranked by severity, with the conflicting values (the evidence) and the code or consistency basis behind it. It's a deliverable you can act on, forward, and file.
No. AECOverse is a technology company, not a licensed architecture, engineering, or construction firm. We provide AI-assisted software that screens drawings and flags potential issues. We do not stamp, seal, certify, or provide professional engineering services, and the tool is not a substitute for review by a licensed professional or for official/AHJ review.
No. AECOverse is a screening tool that supports your review. Every finding is flagged for you to verify and disposition. The engineer of record stays responsible and remains the responsible party. We never certify compliance and never place a seal.
AI screening is helpful but not perfect — it will not catch every issue, and it may occasionally flag items that aren't real problems. Findings are advisory and must be independently verified by a qualified professional before being relied on. A screening by AECOverse is not a complete, exhaustive, or certified review; issues may exist that it does not identify.
No. Your drawings are never used to train any model, and our AI provider is contractually prohibited from training on your content. Every project is processed isolated and encrypted, files are deleted after delivery, and we build nothing from your work. We never train on your drawings — not us, not the model.
Strongest at 60–90% design and for shop-drawing and submittal screening, where there's enough detail to catch real conflicts while they're still cheap to fix. A lighter check is available at 30% concept, and a final pass at 100% / IFC.
Bridges and heavy-structural (DOT, structural steel, precast) are the specialty and where the depth is. Building structural sets are supported too — the same screening engine with a building-structural rule set.
Typically within one to two business days, with rush available. Turnaround depends on set size — a 300-page set is a bigger job than a 20-page culvert.
Screening starts at $150, tiered by sheet count, up to $1,500 for 201–300 sheets (300+ is a custom quote). You see your exact price the moment you enter your sheet count. For context: a single rejected structural submittal runs about $800 and two to four weeks — one caught conflict pays for the screening many times over.
For bridges: AASHTO LRFD, AWS D1.5, AISC 360 / NSBA, PCI, and the state DOT bridge design manuals that amend AASHTO. For buildings: IBC, ASCE 7, ACI 318, AISC 360, AWS D1.1 — plus your project's own specs and contract drawings. We screen against these; the engineer of record confirms compliance.
You should — that's the point of a second pass. Findings are potential issues to evaluate, not verdicts. You review each one and accept, action, or dismiss it. A finding you overrule is recorded as reviewed, which is itself evidence you exercised judgment over the tool.