Every drawing is read. Every revision is tracked. Every issue surfaced before your team opened the file.
Deep Space documentation isn't a Dropbox with metadata. KAI reads every drawing on upload, runs measurements, identifies design risks, drafts RFIs from the issues it finds, and tells you exactly what changed between revisions. Your team starts every project with a head start.
KAI v4.0, open on drawing EL-1050-01, Level 30 Lighting Layout. Markup tools active (red callouts, dimensions). The right panel shows a structured Senior Electrical Estimator takeoff prompt. KAI ready to identify lighting fixture types, count symbols, and group quantities by type.
Three layers. Designed for the way builders actually work.
Most platforms force you to pick: rigid registers that slow your team down, or loose folders that lose control. Deep Space gives you both, layered together: Explorer for scale, Document Register for control, Transmittals for distribution.
Hold everything Explorer
A flexible folder structure that holds the full project: drawings, CAD, Revit, specs, contracts, photos. Mirrors the modules in the platform so files uploaded anywhere flow back here automatically.
- Any file type, any folder structure your team prefers
- Files uploaded across the platform auto-flow into Explorer (for example, a tender package uploaded during Preconstruction lands here too)
- Update notifications when a registered file changes
- Each subbie and consultant gets their own folder
Layer 01 · Explorer, Riverside Business Park demo project. The folder sidebar shows the standard project structure (Drawings, Commercial, Consultant, Delivery, HSEQ, Procurement). Smart Folders auto-collect Docs and Photos. KAI tools sit directly in the action bar: Ask KAI, Split Drawing with KAI, Search Content, accessible without leaving the page.
Control the set Document Register
The controlled set. Promote files from Explorer into the Register with revisions, disciplines, and full metadata. KAI extracts title block data on upload so your team isn't re-keying it.
- Full revision history with superseded tracking
- AI title block extraction at upload
- Bound PDF auto-split into individual sheets
- Each subbie and consulKAI revision comparison across versionstant gets their own folder
Layer 02 · Document Register, five drawings registered across three disciplines. Each row shows discipline, revision, status (Construction Issue, Tender Issue, Pricing Issue), and the transmittal it was issued on. Right panel: full detail view for F-05, exposing version history, folder location, and actions: View/Markup, Upload New Version, Rename, Archive.
Send what matters Transmittals
Pick the right drawings, send them to the right subbies, consultants, and clients. Capture acknowledgement. Recipients see the full register but only access what's been transmitted to them, and can request more.
- Multi-recipient transmittals with one click
- Sent from your real email address, not a system notification
- Recipients can request transmittals for what they don't have
- Full audit trail with read receipts and acknowledgements
Layer 03 · Transmittals, every issue with a full audit trail. Five transmittals issued, each with recipient company and document count. Right panel: detail of TR-2026-YMGD1A sent to DEEP SPACE TRADING PTY LTD. Activity log captures email sent and viewed timestamps, recipient device (Chrome 146 on Windows 10), and originating IP and location (Auckland, NZ).
What it actually does on a drawing Open any drawing. Ask anything.
Real capabilities, demoed live on real builder sets. KAI reads architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, and consultant packages. It works on the drawings you've uploaded, not generic data.
Quantity Takeoff
A summary of quantities, drawn straight from the plans Ask KAI for lineal metres, areas, counts, or material types. It reads the drawings, identifies the elements, and returns a quantity summary by sheet, useful inputs for your estimating or scope review without re-measuring by hand.
Are there block walls on this drawing? How many lineal metres?
Two wall types identified. WT1 is 140mm block work, estimated 184 lineal metres across this level. WT2 is rendered to soffit, approximately 96 lineal metres. Full breakdown by sheet available.
Design Risk Analysis
Catch coordination issues before tender close KAI reads across the package and flags coordination gaps between disciplines. Penetrations missed, services clashing, structural elements not reflected in mechanical sets.
Any coordination issues across these structural and mechanical drawings?
Penetrations shown on grid D4 in the structural set are not reflected in the mechanical drawings. Recommend RFI before tender close.
Buildability & Code
Sense-check the design against real-world rules KAI applies design rules to assess egress, fire compartmentation, accessibility, and buildability. Catches the things that bite during construction.
Any buildability concerns with the Level 4 layout?
Door swing in corridor C2 conflicts with fire hydrant clearance. Recommend reviewing with consultant before fit-out commences.
Suggested RFIS
Plain-language input becomes a structured RFI Describe the issue in your own words. KAI drafts a properly structured RFI, links it to the drawing, references the relevant clause, and routes it to the right consultant.
The window head detail references a spec clause that's not in the documents.
RFI drafted. Linked to A-3201 detail W3 and spec clause 6.4.2. Routed to architect. Want to send now or review first?
Revision Comparison
Know what changed between Rev B and Rev T2 Compare any two versions of a drawing. KAI returns a written summary of what's changed: dimensions, annotations, scope additions, layout changes. No more guessing.
What changed between Rev B and Rev T2 of A-2401?
Three changes detected. Storage area expanded by 12sqm. Two new doors added on grid 4. Mechanical penetrations re-positioned on grid D4.
Ask Anything
Free-form questions across the entire set No menu of pre-built queries. Ask anything in plain language. KAI works across every drawing in the project, not just the one open in front of you.
Are the slab penetrations consistent across structural, hydraulic, and mechanical?
Reviewed all three packages. Two inconsistencies on Level 03. Hydraulic has 4 penetrations not shown in structural. Drafting an RFI now.
Quantity Takeoff
A summary of quantities, drawn straight from the plans Ask KAI for lineal metres, areas, counts, or material types. It reads the drawings, identifies the elements, and returns a quantity summary by sheet, useful inputs for your estimating or scope review without re-measuring by hand.
Are there block walls on this drawing? How many lineal metres?
Two wall types identified. WT1 is 140mm block work, estimated 184 lineal metres across this level. WT2 is rendered to soffit, approximately 96 lineal metres. Full breakdown by sheet available.
Design Risk Analysis
Catch coordination issues before tender close KAI reads across the package and flags coordination gaps between disciplines. Penetrations missed, services clashing, structural elements not reflected in mechanical sets.
Any coordination issues across these structural and mechanical drawings?
Penetrations shown on grid D4 in the structural set are not reflected in the mechanical drawings. Recommend RFI before tender close.
Buildability & Code
Sense-check the design against real-world rules KAI applies design rules to assess egress, fire compartmentation, accessibility, and buildability. Catches the things that bite during construction.
Any buildability concerns with the Level 4 layout?
Door swing in corridor C2 conflicts with fire hydrant clearance. Recommend reviewing with consultant before fit-out commences.
Suggested RFIS
Plain-language input becomes a structured RFI Describe the issue in your own words. KAI drafts a properly structured RFI, links it to the drawing, references the relevant clause, and routes it to the right consultant.
The window head detail references a spec clause that's not in the documents.
RFI drafted. Linked to A-3201 detail W3 and spec clause 6.4.2. Routed to architect. Want to send now or review first?
Revision Comparison
Know what changed between Rev B and Rev T2 Compare any two versions of a drawing. KAI returns a written summary of what's changed: dimensions, annotations, scope additions, layout changes. No more guessing.
What changed between Rev B and Rev T2 of A-2401?
Three changes detected. Storage area expanded by 12sqm. Two new doors added on grid 4. Mechanical penetrations re-positioned on grid D4.
Ask Anything
Free-form questions across the entire set No menu of pre-built queries. Ask anything in plain language. KAI works across every drawing in the project, not just the one open in front of you.
Are the slab penetrations consistent across structural, hydraulic, and mechanical?
Reviewed all three packages. Two inconsistencies on Level 03. Hydraulic has 4 penetrations not shown in structural. Drafting an RFI now.
From upload to recipients One workflow. Connected end to end.
A drawing lifecycle that doesn't break across systems. Upload, register, transmit, and serve, all in Deep Space. Subbies, consultants, and clients each get their own portal, with formal transmittals layered on top for the records that need a trail.
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More capability: The depth your business actually needs
Beyond the headline features. The capabilities mid-tier commercial builders use every day, already shipped, already working across live customer projects.
Pins on drawings, linked to records Drop a pin on any spot of a drawing and link it directly to an RFI, defect, instruction, or action. The record carries the drawing reference, the location, and the context. Open the record, see the pin. Open the drawing, see all the pins.
Eight tools, native and in-browser Pen, polygon, rectangle, line, text, pin, plus calibrate and length measurement. Full-screen viewer. Markups save as overlays so the original drawing stays clean. No additional licence needed.
Search text across every drawing in the set Looking for "fire damper" or "RL 12.450" or a specific spec clause? Search across every drawing in the project at once. Results show every match with context. Fast, indexed, works on the entire document set.
Whole transmittal in one click Subbies and consultants can download every drawing in a transmittal as a single ZIP. Works from inside the platform, the Document Register, and the public transmittal share link. No more downloading 47 PDFs one at a time.
Attach supplementary documents to a drawing Sketches, sections, cross-project precedents: link them directly against an individual drawing in the register. Reference attachments travel with the drawing through tender packages and transmittals so recipients always have the full context.
Photos that live everywhere, surface anywhere A Smart Folder dynamically pulls together files matching rules, for example, every JPG and PNG across the project, grouped by date or source (defects, site inspections, daily diary). Photos stay where they were captured but surface together.
Set the structure once, clone per project Define your standard folder hierarchy at company level: Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, and so on. Every new project starts with the same structure automatically. No more recreating folders by hand on every job.
New capability every week Documentation is one of our most actively-developed modules. Builders on the platform see meaningful updates weekly, often shaped by the calls and feedback from the people running real projects on Deep Space today.
Pins on drawings, linked to records Drop a pin on any spot of a drawing and link it directly to an RFI, defect, instruction, or action. The record carries the drawing reference, the location, and the context. Open the record, see the pin. Open the drawing, see all the pins.
Eight tools, native and in-browser Pen, polygon, rectangle, line, text, pin, plus calibrate and length measurement. Full-screen viewer. Markups save as overlays so the original drawing stays clean. No additional licence needed.
Search text across every drawing in the set Looking for "fire damper" or "RL 12.450" or a specific spec clause? Search across every drawing in the project at once. Results show every match with context. Fast, indexed, works on the entire document set.
Whole transmittal in one click Subbies and consultants can download every drawing in a transmittal as a single ZIP. Works from inside the platform, the Document Register, and the public transmittal share link. No more downloading 47 PDFs one at a time.
Attach supplementary documents to a drawing Sketches, sections, cross-project precedents: link them directly against an individual drawing in the register. Reference attachments travel with the drawing through tender packages and transmittals so recipients always have the full context.
Photos that live everywhere, surface anywhere A Smart Folder dynamically pulls together files matching rules, for example, every JPG and PNG across the project, grouped by date or source (defects, site inspections, daily diary). Photos stay where they were captured but surface together.
Set the structure once, clone per project Define your standard folder hierarchy at company level: Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, and so on. Every new project starts with the same structure automatically. No more recreating folders by hand on every job.
New capability every week Documentation is one of our most actively-developed modules. Builders on the platform see meaningful updates weekly, often shaped by the calls and feedback from the people running real projects on Deep Space today.
Procore and Aconex are real platforms with real strengths. Here's a fair comparison of where each one lands for a mid-sized ANZ commercial builder running projects from $100k to $100M+.
Capability Comparison
with revisions
RFIs)
semantically
the set
Assist
anything
from drawings
estimate
sheet
comparison
summary, what
actually changed
auto-split on
upload
background job
from your real
notifications
notifications
Outlook address
consultant /
client portals
included in
flat fee
mid-tier
commercial
projects
mega-projects
local builders
"KAI reviewed our drawing package and flagged three coordination issues we had missed. We raised the RFIs before the subcontractors were even on site." Project Manager, Mid-tier commercial builder, ANZ
More from the platform Documents is one piece of the platform. Every workflow your business runs, connected by design.
- Preconstruction — Win the job
- Commercial — Run the budget
- Programme — Drive the dates
- Delivery — Run the build
- HSEQ — Keep it safe
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See KAI read your
drawing set.
Bring a real drawing package to a 30-minute walkthrough. We'll upload it live, run KAI across the set, and show you exactly what your team would have seen on day one. No generic demo.
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