Enginuity: Building an Open Multi-Domain Dataset of Complex Engineering Diagrams
This dataset addresses a fundamental barrier for AI in scientific discovery by improving comprehension of engineering diagrams, though it is incremental as it builds on existing dataset creation methods.
The authors tackled the lack of open, annotated datasets for engineering diagrams by creating Enginuity, a large-scale multi-domain dataset with structural annotations, which enables multimodal language models to perform tasks like diagram parsing and cross-modal retrieval.
We propose Enginuity - the first open, large-scale, multi-domain engineering diagram dataset with comprehensive structural annotations designed for automated diagram parsing. By capturing hierarchical component relationships, connections, and semantic elements across diverse engineering domains, our proposed dataset would enable multimodal large language models to address critical downstream tasks including structured diagram parsing, cross-modal information retrieval, and AI-assisted engineering simulation. Enginuity would be transformative for AI for Scientific Discovery by enabling artificial intelligence systems to comprehend and manipulate the visual-structural knowledge embedded in engineering diagrams, breaking down a fundamental barrier that currently prevents AI from fully participating in scientific workflows where diagram interpretation, technical drawing analysis, and visual reasoning are essential for hypothesis generation, experimental design, and discovery.