Modules and source checks

Choose the trade and provide the documents needed to establish the review basis.

Trace provides nine structural review modules. See Workspace access.

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Choose a structural module

Module	Review scope
Steel	Erection and piece drawings, member sizes, connections, welds, bolts, holes and plates
Concrete	Rebar, shear walls, slabs, beams, columns, stud rails and embed plates
Wood	Hold-downs, headers and framing
Foundations	Footing, grade-beam, pier and pile reinforcement and geometry
Delegated design	Caissons/drilled piers, stairs, CFS, wall panels, wood trusses and studs
Light-gauge / CFS	Studs, tracks, headers, panels, connections and attachments
Masonry	Rebar, bond beams, lintels, units, grout and ties
Precast	Members, reinforcement, embeds, bearings and connections
Product data	Concrete mixes, CMU, admixtures, anchors, membranes, pour stops, ties, brick, grout and sheathing against specifications

These modules configure AI checks and evidence collection. They have not yet been validated across real project samples for every trade.

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Connections across several sources

A connection may be defined in a typical detail, schedule or delegated design package. Add each applicable source under Supporting sources, including calculations when available. Choose the Connection design basis and use scope notes to identify the relevant level, grid and detail.

Trace also distinguishes linked bulletins/sketches, specification issue phases, generic typical details and project-specific sections. Trace follows document references and checks whether the shop connection assignment agrees with the selected sources. Conflicting sources and missing design information need an engineer’s decision. The review does not independently size a connection or recompute its capacity.

For welds, the checklist covers type, size, length/extent, shop or field designation and electrode. For bolts, it covers diameter, grade, type and explicitly specified holes, counts and arrangements. Plate checks cover shear, base, embed, gusset and cap plates where applicable.

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Existing versus new work

The default scope is New and modified work. Explicit existing labels, legends and modification notes establish scope. Gray linework alone is insufficient. Unchanged existing elements are excluded from new-work comparisons. Choose All documented work when the existing work is intentionally included and provide applicable requirements.

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Read the checklist

Open Package & stamp → Review checks.

New AI reviews list the source checks first: General notes, Section cuts and typical details, Schedules and component assignments, Material grades and strengths, and Sheet-specific plan notes. Each needs its own assessment and exact supporting citations. Concrete reviews also include separate shear-wall and column checks.

Section checks follow both the detail number and destination sheet, plus grid, level and view direction. Schedule checks retain row and header associations. Local plan notes apply to their stated sheet or region. Conflicting requirements and missing sources remain unresolved. Historical reviews retain their original checks; create a new AI review to use the expanded workflow.

Status	Meaning
Compared	Cited source and submission evidence was compared. This is not a completeness or approval claim.
Finding	At least one potential discrepancy was returned for this check.
Needs information	The evidence, document or applicability could not be established.
Not applicable	The review provides a reason the check does not apply.

Open citation links to inspect the source pages. The assigned reviewer can record a manual assessment with an evidence note. Resolve or dismiss associated findings before changing their check assessment. The original AI result and subsequent assessment history remain stored.

The local review method compares explicit steel member labels only. Use AI document review for other modules and packages with multiple sources.