Extract Mechanical Specification & Requirement Data
A mechanical specification states requirements, not just measurements: a material property that must be met, a dimensional limit that must not be exceeded, a surface finish requirement tied to a callout. Datafromfile extracts these requirement values as structured data, keeping the requirement and its stated limit together so they stay checkable rather than becoming a wall of prose.
Supported document types
- Mechanical specification sheets
- Material and dimensional requirement documents
- Surface finish and tolerance requirement sheets
Fields extracted
- Requirement / Characteristic
- Nominal Value
- Tolerance / Acceptable Range
- Material Requirement
- Surface Finish Requirement
- Reference Standard (when stated on the document)
Use cases
- Turning a written spec into a checklist for incoming inspection
- Comparing a supplier's stated capability against your own specification requirements
- Archiving specification data in a searchable format
Frequently asked questions
- Can it compare a requirement against a measured value? Once you've extracted both a specification and an inspection report, Datafromfile's deterministic comparison tools can check whether measured values fall inside the stated tolerance.