About this skill

Problem

Industrial drawing folders often mix PDFs, images, CAD files, and 3D models, with inconsistent file names and title-block fields. Manual listing can miss drawing numbers, part names, gear parameters, tolerances, and material data, while reorganizing archives is repetitive and error-prone.

How It Works

The skill processes a source directory through scanning, visual extraction, listing, and archiving:
- It runs scripts/scan_drawings.py with --input-dir to produce a JSON inventory of file paths, formats, and sizes.
- For PDFs and images, it extracts drawing number, product name, material, and specifications; CAD/3D files are recorded by metadata only and marked requires professional software.
- Specification extraction is constrained by part type, such as shaft φ50×200mm, gear m=3,z=32,b=25mm, and helical gear fields like mn, tooth count, and handedness.
- It generates a unified XLS list with scripts/generate_xls.py, then copies and renames files with scripts/archive_drawings.py using {drawing number}_{product name}, creating batch_01 or batch_02 when needed.

Boundaries and Notes

It is suited for existing drawing folders that need a standardized list and named file library; it does not replace CAD software for interpreting 3D structure. Blurred images, missing title blocks, or multilingual drawings may still require human review. For large batches, run 10-20 drawings per batch and ensure enough memory and processing time.

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Use Cases

Take over an old drawing folder and extract drawing numbers, part names, and specs from PDF drawings into one XLS list.
Before building a drawing archive, copy and rename files by drawing number and product name while preserving the source folder.
When organizing gear shaft drawings, extract module, tooth count, handedness, and specs into the XLS specification column.
Process a mixed folder of DWG, STEP, and PDF files to generate a file list and mark CAD files as requiring professional software.

Best For

Mechanical records administrator: needs to turn scattered drawing folders into an ERP/PDM-ready list and consistently named file library.
Process engineer: needs to batch-check drawing numbers, part names, gear parameters, and specs from PDF drawings without manual transcription.
Production planner: needs to create a drawing archive list and organize files by drawing number and product name for later retrieval and release.
Technical assistant for export business: needs to handle bilingual title blocks, extract drawing numbers, names, and specs into one table.