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DigitalSketch.ai — Intelligent Search & Discovery for P&IDs

DigitalSketch.ai — Intelligent Search & Discovery for P&IDs

Find Exactly What You Need, Instantly

Engineering teams spend far too much time searching through dense P&IDs, scattered documents, and disconnected systems. DigitalSketch.ai solves this with Intelligent Search & Discovery—a powerful, AI-driven capability built directly into the P&ID experience.

Search is no longer limited to filenames or manual browsing. With DigitalSketch.ai, you can find assets, connections, symbols, and documents instantly, across your entire drawing library.

Full-Text Search Across P&IDs and Documents

DigitalSketch.ai indexes every layer of your engineering data, enabling full-text search across:

  1. All P&ID drawings
  2. Equipment tags and descriptions
  3. Instrument identifiers and annotations
  4. Linked documents, datasheets, and notes

Type what you’re looking for—valves, reducers, tag numbers, or specifications—and results appear immediately, even across hundreds or thousands of drawings.

AI-Powered Image-Based Search

Not everything in engineering is text. DigitalSketch.ai introduces intelligent image-based search, allowing users to:

  1. Search by symbol type (e.g., reducers, filters, PSVs, instruments)
  2. Find visually similar components across different P&IDs
  3. Locate equipment even when text labels are missing or inconsistent

Powered by deep learning, the system understands what a symbol represents, not just how it looks.

Search Across Assets, Connections, and Context

Search results in DigitalSketch.ai are fully contextual:

  1. Jump directly from search results to the exact location on the P&ID
  2. Highlight matching assets and their connected equipment
  3. Instantly see upstream and downstream relationships

This makes troubleshooting, reviews, and audits dramatically faster.

Advanced Filtering and Faceted Search

To narrow results with precision, DigitalSketch.ai supports advanced filters and facets, including:

  1. Asset type (equipment, instrument, valve, piping component)
  2. Status, revision, or lifecycle stage
  3. Location, unit, or system
  4. Custom attributes defined by your organization

Combine filters to zero in on exactly what matters—without noise.

Saved Searches and Smart Collections

DigitalSketch.ai turns search into a reusable asset:

  1. Save common searches for instant reuse
  2. Create smart collections that auto-update as drawings change
  3. Share saved searches across teams for consistent workflows

This is especially powerful for recurring tasks like inspections, audits, and engineering reviews.

Why Intelligent Search Matters

With DigitalSketch.ai Intelligent Search & Discovery, teams gain:

  1. Faster access to critical engineering information
  2. Reduced time spent navigating complex drawings
  3. Higher confidence in asset identification
  4. Scalable search across large P&ID libraries

From Searching Drawings to Discovering Insight

DigitalSketch.ai Intelligent Search & Discovery transforms how engineers interact with P&IDs. Whether through text, AI-driven image recognition, or advanced filters, you can find exactly what you need—when you need it.

Your P&IDs are no longer hard to search. They’re built to be discovered.