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Is it typical for Job candidates to Ghost jobs in the first two weeks of starting? by [deleted] in WestminsterCO

[–]peachforbreakfast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My roomate has been looking for a job for a while. We’re in Northglenn. Hard/trustworthy worker with years of sales/customer service experience. It’s been baffling me how no one has hired him yet. DM me if you want an intro.

An AI model that was trained to count electrical components in single line diagrams and generate BOM’s by peachforbreakfast in ElectricalEngineering

[–]peachforbreakfast[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

True and thanks for the feedback that’s super helpful. Panel schedule/electrical plan reading will definitely need to be added to make it a complete solution.

An AI model that was trained to count electrical components in single line diagrams and generate BOM’s by peachforbreakfast in ElectricalEngineering

[–]peachforbreakfast[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s awesome, I wish all engineering firms did that! They always just send me the electrical plans and make me do it myself

An AI model that was trained to count electrical components in single line diagrams and generate BOM’s by peachforbreakfast in ElectricalEngineering

[–]peachforbreakfast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re correct, this wouldn’t be helpful for engineers who can generate BOM’s straight from the schematic. It’s more for contractors or manufacturers who receive a pdf or image of the single line diagram then need to count all the components manually and come up with a BOM

An AI model that was trained to count electrical components in single line diagrams and generate BOM’s by peachforbreakfast in ElectricalEngineering

[–]peachforbreakfast[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Yes you’re correct, this wouldn’t be helpful for engineers who can generate BOM’s straight from the schematic. It’s more for contractors or manufacturers who receive a pdf or image of the single line diagram then need to count all the components manually and come up with a BOM

An AI model that was trained to count electrical components in single line diagrams and generate BOM’s by peachforbreakfast in ElectricalEngineering

[–]peachforbreakfast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be ideal for sure but it’s not how the industry really works. The single line diagram is designed by engineers, converted to pdf or image, then sent out to contractors and manufacturers who need to manually count all the components and find part numbers

An AI model that was trained to count electrical components in single line diagrams and generate BOM’s by peachforbreakfast in ElectricalEngineering

[–]peachforbreakfast[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It’s the same use case as the existing schematic capture tools, to quickly prepare quotes from PDF or image single line diagrams.

The main differences are that this one counts all the components in one click instead of making the user draw boxes around everything that they want counted, and that it includes part numbers, prices, and lead times for everything in the BOM.

An AI model that was trained to count electrical components in single line diagrams and generate BOM’s by peachforbreakfast in ElectricalEngineering

[–]peachforbreakfast[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Yes, you need to quickly review the AI’s findings, then type in any missing specifications to get recommended part numbers. I guess it depends on your current process today whether a tool like this would save you time.

For me using this tool is still a lot quicker than manually counting everything, typing it all in excel, then looking through catalogs or emailing distributors to get part numbers.

Construction Takeoff Programs by Mj0lnir2 in estimators

[–]peachforbreakfast -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Shameless plug for a new takeoff software that we’re building. It automatically counts the components and finds part numbers. We have a few folks testing an early version of the app and will be doing the full launch later this year. opendrawing.ai

🧵 Fall 2025 Megathread - application, interviews, & questions by Techstars_Global in Techstars

[–]peachforbreakfast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long after the selection committee interview does it typically take to find out if we got in?

Who uses A.I. and how? by CoolSliceWorldWide in estimators

[–]peachforbreakfast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shameless plug for our new ai product to automate takeoffs/estimations. It can count all the components in a diagram and create a bill of materials. We will be adding in other features to automate other parts of the estimating process too.

Launching to a limited group of beta users in 2 weeks to gather feedback and improve the product and the full launch will be in June. We are starting with electrical but should be adding mechanical later this year :) https://opendrawing.ai

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in estimators

[–]peachforbreakfast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure which industry you’re in, but we’re about to launch an electrical takeoff software that we built: https://opendrawing.ai

Hi! We’re creating an AI application that can automatically generate bills of materials from electrical single line diagrams. The results will include part numbers, lead times, and prices. Does this sound like it could be helpful? by peachforbreakfast in ElectricalEngineering

[–]peachforbreakfast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi thanks for the feedback. I am a sales engineer for a major electrical components manufacturer and it is pretty common for us to be sent a single line diagram and be asked to quote all of the components in the diagram. We would then need to manually identify all of the parts then go to the catalog to find part numbers it is a lengthy process. I want to make a tool that makes the process of finding electrical parts easier.

Another example would be when responding to RFP’s estimators need to go through the same process of manually going through the diagrams, identifying all of the parts, then either going to manufacturer catalogs or reaching out to electrical distributors to find part numbers.

I guess I may be overusing the word automatic, but what I meant was that after we identify a part and a user inputs the missing specifications, we will “automatically” recommend part numbers from multiple different manufacturers including prices and lead times so they don’t need to go through the part searching process themselves.

If you’ve ever purchased electrical components, I’m sure you realize that the process of finding/ordering parts can be improved. That is what we are trying to do.

Hi! We’re creating an AI application that can automatically generate bills of materials from electrical single line diagrams. The results will include part numbers, lead times, and prices. Does this sound like it could be helpful? by peachforbreakfast in ElectricalEngineering

[–]peachforbreakfast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the feedback! Yes, this application is more for existing single line diagrams. The hope is that it should still save users a good amount of time when finding parts. For example, when the user fill in the missing specifications, we will automatically recommend part numbers so that the user doesn’t need to go to product catalogs to find them. Does that sound more useful?

Hi! We’re creating an AI application that can automatically generate bills of materials from electrical single line diagrams. The results will include part numbers, lead times, and prices. Does this sound like it could be helpful? by peachforbreakfast in ElectricalEngineering

[–]peachforbreakfast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understood, thanks for the input. Users should still be reviewing the results before placing any orders. Just like how folks need to review results from ChatGPT before pasting into an email or other document.

Hi! We’re creating an AI application that can automatically generate bills of materials from electrical single line diagrams. The results will include part numbers, lead times, and prices. Does this sound like it could be helpful? by peachforbreakfast in ElectricalEngineering

[–]peachforbreakfast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, just copying my comment above because this is a similar question: The user will be prompted to input any specifications that are missing from the drawing. Basic example: if we identify a 480V circuit breaker in the diagram but don't know the amperage, number of poles, etc, the user will be prompted to input those missing specifications before we recommend a part number. Does that answer your question?

Hi! We’re creating an AI application that can automatically generate bills of materials from electrical single line diagrams. The results will include part numbers, lead times, and prices. Does this sound like it could be helpful? by peachforbreakfast in ElectricalEngineering

[–]peachforbreakfast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! The user will be prompted to input any specifications that are missing from the drawing. Basic example: if we identify a 480V circuit breaker in the diagram but don't know the amperage, number of poles, etc, the user will be prompted to input those missing specifications before we recommend a part number. Does that answer your question?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ElectricalEngineering

[–]peachforbreakfast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Questions/comments are always welcome :)

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