Need only to split pages?
PDFsam Basic is free and works offline. Use it when filenames do not need to come from a title block.
FOR ESTIMATORS PREPARING DRAWING SETS
A-101.pdf.
Not page_47.pdf.
Point to the sheet number once. Review what was read. Split your drawing set into named PDFs, with a register back to every original page.
Working pilot · 5 selected pages per run · no signup or payment
OUTPUT / ORIGINAL PAGE 0047A-101GROUND FLOOR PLAN
0047_A-101 - GROUND FLOOR PLAN.pdf+ register.csvSource page → output file
THE ACTUAL TOOL
One set. Three steps.
PDF · up to 150 MB / 1,000 source pages
Choose your PDF or use the built-in example. No file contents are uploaded.
Purchased edition
Free preview · 5 selected pages per run
Verification sends only the entered key to Lemon Squeezy, which also receives the network request. Your drawings are not sent. The key is held in this tab only; enter it again after reopening. Do not paste a merchant API key or account password here.
Select a field on the right, then drag around its text. The coloured box is the area read on every selected page. Existing page rotation is respected.
3 · Review, then export
Click View to check a name against its source page and crop. Edit a wrong read or exclude a non-drawing page. Duplicate IDs are flagged; the original page prefix prevents overwrites.
| Include | Source | Sheet number | Sheet title | Read / checks | Source check |
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Pilot limits: 5 selected pages per run, one repeated title-block layout, English OCR. Encrypted PDFs, interactive forms and digital signatures are refused. Export copies pages; document-level bookmarks, links to excluded pages and signatures are not preserved. Keep your original.
USE THE SIMPLEST TOOL THAT DOES YOUR JOB
You may already have a solution.
Standard digital title blocks?
OpenTools Drawing Register is free and includes named sheet bursting. Try it first. This pilot is for sets where you need explicit control over the region it reads.
Already have Bluebeam?
Its page-region labels and extract-by-label workflow may cover this task. Nectar also offers a dedicated drawing workflow using cloud processing.
This pilot is a smaller preparation tool. It does not provide takeoff, revision comparison, project management or certified document control.
PAID PILOT PROPOSAL / NOT YET ON SALE
Buy back the renaming time.
Keep your existing takeoff tool.
The proposed full edition is a local browser workbench for up to 300 pages per run, title-block OCR, editable names, individual PDFs and a source-page CSV. One user, one purchased version.
$149 once is the proposed price. No subscription or future-update promise. Live checkout is not enabled. The public pilot is free.
Does your real set break the free tools?
Request a pilot at the stated price. Tell us your OS, sheets per set and the exact step that still needs manual work. Share only synthetic or authorised, redacted examples.
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