PDF processing for construction documents: RFIs, submittals, specifications, drawing packages. Extract data, merge packages, fill forms.
npx skills add https://github.com/datadrivenconstruction/DDC_Skills_for_AI_Agents_in_Construction --skill pdf-construction
Adapted from Anthropic's PDF skill for construction document workflows.
Extract structured data from Request for Information documents.
from pypdf import PdfReader
import re
def extract_rfi_data(pdf_path: str) -> dict:
"""Extract RFI fields from PDF."""
reader = PdfReader(pdf_path)
text = ""
for page in reader.pages:
text += page.extract_text()
# Parse common RFI fields
rfi_data = {
'rfi_number': re.search(r'RFI\s*#?\s*(\d+)', text),
'subject': re.search(r'Subject:?\s*(.+?)(?:\n|$)', text),
'from': re.search(r'From:?\s*(.+?)(?:\n|$)', text),
'to': re.search(r'To:?\s*(.+?)(?:\n|$)', text),
'date': re.search(r'Date:?\s*(\d{1,2}[/-]\d{1,2}[/-]\d{2,4})', text),
'spec_section': re.search(r'Spec(?:ification)?\s*Section:?\s*(.+?)(?:\n|$)', text),
'drawing_ref': re.search(r'Drawing\s*(?:Ref)?:?\s*(.+?)(?:\n|$)', text),
}
return {k: v.group(1) if v else None for k, v in rfi_data.items()}
Merge multiple PDFs into organized submittal packages.
from pypdf import PdfWriter, PdfReader
from pathlib import Path
def create_submittal_package(
cover_sheet: str,
product_data: list,
shop_drawings: list,
output_path: str
) -> str:
"""Create organized submittal package."""
writer = PdfWriter()
# Add cover sheet
writer.append(cover_sheet)
# Add bookmarked sections
page_num = len(PdfReader(cover_sheet).pages)
# Product Data section
writer.add_outline_item("Product Data", page_num)
for pdf in product_data:
writer.append(pdf)
page_num += len(PdfReader(pdf).pages)
# Shop Drawings section
writer.add_outline_item("Shop Drawings", page_num)
for pdf in shop_drawings:
writer.append(pdf)
page_num += len(PdfReader(pdf).pages)
with open(output_path, "wb") as output:
writer.write(output)
return output_path
Extract specification sections for analysis.
import pdfplumber
def extract_spec_sections(pdf_path: str) -> dict:
"""Extract specification sections by division."""
sections = {}
with pdfplumber.open(pdf_path) as pdf:
current_section = None
current_text = []
for page in pdf.pages:
text = page.extract_text()
# Match CSI MasterFormat sections
for line in text.split('\n'):
# Match section headers like "03 30 00 - Cast-in-Place Concrete"
match = re.match(r'^(\d{2}\s?\d{2}\s?\d{2})\s*[-–]\s*(.+)$', line)
if match:
if current_section:
sections[current_section] = '\n'.join(current_text)
current_section = match.group(1).replace(' ', '')
current_text = [match.group(2)]
elif current_section:
current_text.append(line)
if current_section:
sections[current_section] = '\n'.join(current_text)
return sections
Split drawing packages by sheet.
def split_drawing_package(pdf_path: str, output_dir: str) -> list:
"""Split drawing package into individual sheets."""
reader = PdfReader(pdf_path)
output_dir = Path(output_dir)
output_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
sheets = []
for i, page in enumerate(reader.pages):
# Extract sheet number from page (if text-based)
text = page.extract_text()
sheet_match = re.search(r'([A-Z]+[-]?\d+)', text[:500])
sheet_name = sheet_match.group(1) if sheet_match else f"Page_{i+1:03d}"
writer = PdfWriter()
writer.add_page(page)
output_file = output_dir / f"{sheet_name}.pdf"
with open(output_file, "wb") as f:
writer.write(f)
sheets.append(str(output_file))
return sheets
# Example: Process RFI and add to tracking spreadsheet
import pandas as pd
# Extract RFI data
rfi_data = extract_rfi_data("RFI_045.pdf")
# Load existing tracker
tracker = pd.read_excel("RFI_Log.xlsx")
# Add new entry
new_row = pd.DataFrame([rfi_data])
tracker = pd.concat([tracker, new_row], ignore_index=True)
# Save updated tracker
tracker.to_excel("RFI_Log.xlsx", index=False)
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