Dimensional inspection reports, straight from the drawing
A dimensional inspection report proves a part matches its drawing: every dimension identified, its tolerance, the measured value, the verdict. In most shops that document is still built by hand — reading the print, retyping dimensions into a spreadsheet, renumbering when the revision changes.
Asterion Report flips that work: import the drawing PDF, the software finds the dimensions and builds the report. What remains is measuring and signing.
What a complete dimensional report contains
The report ties three things together: the drawing (each dimension ballooned), the requirements (nominal, tolerance, applicable standard) and the evidence (measured value, instrument, operator, date). When a customer or auditor asks who measured characteristic 47 and with what, the answer has to be in the document.
- Dimensions ballooned and visually linked to the drawing
- Tolerances read from the print or applied per ISO 2768, ASME or DIN
- Measured value, pass/fail, per-dimension operator sign-off
- Traceability from work order to final PDF report
AI-powered extraction, measured on real drawings
The software reads the drawing zone by zone: select a view, it extracts dimensions, tolerances and GD&T symbols. Across 1000+ real production reports, 95% of dimensions are detected and 88% come out perfect with no touch-up. A complex 80-dimension report drops from 45 minutes of preparation to about 7.
Handwriting is covered too: shops keep printing the report, filling it in pencil at the bench, then scanning — handwritten values are transcribed automatically.
The concrete workflow, from drawing to signed report
A useful definition: a dimensional inspection report is the document that ties every dimension on a drawing to its tolerance and to the value actually measured, with the identity of whoever measured it. It is the proof of conformity your customer or auditor demands.
In practice the work runs in four steps. One: import the drawing PDF and select the views — dimensions come out numbered, with balloons on the print. Two: verify the extraction in a few clicks using interactive highlighting (click a report row, the matching dimension lights up on the drawing). Three: measure — on screen, or in pencil on the printed sheet, transcribed by handwriting OCR. Four: sign per dimension and generate the final PDF in your shop’s branding.
When the part comes back next month, duplicate the report for free: the preparation is already done, only the measuring remains. And when the drawing revision changes, re-extract the modified view instead of renumbering the whole document by hand.
Built for SMEs, hosted in Canada
Unlimited users on every plan: the inspector, the machinists and the quality manager work in the same tool without counting seats. Data is hosted in Montreal, Canada.
The trial is free: 60 days to test with your own drawings, no credit card.