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P&ID Digitization & Validation | SURRO DrawAX
Find the P&ID information you need and review connections and results faster.
SURRO DrawAX combines AI-powered P&ID digitization and data extraction with drawing validation. It converts symbols, text, piping lines and their connections into data engineers can search, check against registered rules and share.
01 · Upload Drawings
Upload PDFs and Scans as They Are
Add PDF or scanned P&IDs to a project to begin AI recognition. Keep revisions of the same drawing together and identify the latest version.
Originals and Revisions
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Extract information from the uploaded drawing
02 · Extract Drawing Information
Reduce Manual Checks of Symbols, Text and Piping
AI-driven P&ID data extraction identifies symbols such as valves, pumps and tanks, reads text such as line numbers and equipment names, and extracts piping lines. Engineers can review the results directly on the original drawing.
Extracted Information
SymbolsTextPiping Lines→ AI Recognition → Results Shown on the Drawing
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Build connection data from the recognized objects
03 · Map Connections and Search
Find Equipment and Trace Its Connections
Trace piping to map from/to connections between equipment, lines and instruments. Search for objects and tags, then review their attributes and connections together. The resulting structured data supports drawing analysis and change-impact reviews.
Connections and Information Search
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Define what to review and which rules to apply
04 · Set Review Rules
Make Your Team’s Review Rules Reusable
Select the objects to inspect and save your internal drawing review criteria as reusable rules. Share the rules across your team and record which ones were used for each check.
Shared Review Rules
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Run drawing checks against the saved rules
05 · Run Checks and Review Results
Apply Your Rules and Review Flagged Issues
Run automated P&ID checking against your saved rules and review results that do not meet them. Engineers can inspect recognition results and P&ID validation issues on the drawing, correct misidentified or missing items, and open flagged locations to compare them with the original.
Engineer Review and Correction
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Share and publish the reviewed results
06 · Share Results and Reuse Data
Put Drawing Data and Review Results to Work
Add review comments to drawings and share the reviewed results in PDF reports. Export equipment, line and valve lists, along with source data for material takeoff (MTO), to Excel. Publish validated structured data in formats such as CSV and JSON for downstream integration.
Outputs for Different Workflows
Work from Shared Drawing Data and Track Reviews
Manage access for each project and drawing, and track source locations and review history. Work from the same P&ID data and review rules to share results and support drawing changes and downstream work.
Engineers’ review results can become labeling data for improving recognition models. In Truss AI, connect labeling, QC review and approval with model performance management to maintain recognition quality for your organization’s drawings.
Improve Models with Reviewed Data
