Outsourced Drafting
CAD Drafting Services
CAD drafting services turn field data, sketches, PDFs and redlines into layered, editable CAD drawings. Surveyors, architects and contractors outsource that drafting to our team, and we work on your templates.
What we draft
Our CAD Drafting Services
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Boundary, topographic, ALTA/NSPS and subdivision drawings drafted from your field data and notes, for the surveyor of record to review and seal.
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Floor plans, RCPs, elevations, millwork, interior and site sheets, coordinated into the build-ready set your contractor works from.
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Rendered plans, colored elevations and boards for client meetings and planning presentations, built on your CAD drawings.
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Permit drawings arranged to your jurisdiction’s checklist, then revised from plan-review comments for each resubmittal.
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Hand redlines and PDF markups picked up in your native CAD files, with each change clouded and tagged.
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Old prints and PDF-only sheets rebuilt as DWG files you can edit again, on your layer names and text styles.
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CD sets, as-built records, 3D visualization and BIM models for architects, developed from your sketches and design files.
Tools & software
The software we draft in
We use the six programs below and send back native DWG, DGN or RVT files your team can open and keep editing.
AutoCAD
2D drafting & sheet sets
Civil 3D
Survey points, surfaces & plats
MicroStation
DGN civil & survey drafting
Bluebeam
PDF markups & redlines
Revit
Sheets from BIM models
AutoCAD Architecture
Architectural plans & sections
What you receive
What lands in your inbox
You get native CAD files plus a PDF set for review, drafted on your title block. Send your template and one finished sheet, and we match its layers, text and plot styles before the first drawing goes out.
Native DWG, DGN & RVT Files
Editable drawings on your layer names, blocks, dimension styles and text styles.
PDF Review Sets
Plotted PDF sheets your team can mark up, numbered to your sheet index.
Survey Drawings
Plats and ALTA/NSPS sheets with linework, bearings and distances, for the surveyor of record to review and seal.
Plans, Elevations & Sections
Architectural and construction sheets drafted from your sketches, markups or design files.
Revised Sheets
Each round reissued with the changes marked and dated in your title block’s revision table.
Title Blocks & Xrefs
Attributes filled, xrefs attached and sheet sets organized the way your office runs them.
How it works
Our Process
Four steps take your files from first upload to the drawings you issue. The same steps apply to a single pilot sheet or a full set.
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Scope & Quote
Send field data, sketches, PDFs or markups with your CAD template. We confirm sheets, formats and standards, then quote a fixed price.
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Draft to Your Standards
Our in-house team drafts the sheets and sends you a query list wherever your source files leave a gap.
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Check & Review
We check every sheet against your template and markups, then send the set for your team’s review.
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Revise & Deliver
We pick up your comments and deliver the final CAD and PDF files on the agreed date. Signing and sealing stay with your licensed professional.
Why Arcengine
Why Choose Us?
Fixed-Price Quotes
You know what the drawings cost before any drafting starts.
Pilot on a Real Sheet
Judge our drafting on a sheet from your own project before you send the full set.
Checked to Your Standards
Your layers, text styles, title block and markup items are checked on every sheet before you see it.
Deadlines Kept
We agree the delivery date when we quote, and we keep it.
E&O Insured
We carry professional liability (E&O) insurance.
In-House Drafting Team
Our own drafters handle your files and keep them confidential.
Where it applies
Industries We Serve
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Land Surveyors & Survey Firms
Plats, topos and ALTA/NSPS drafting while your crews stay in the field.
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Architects & Design Firms
Permit sets, presentation boards and CDs when your own drafters are booked.
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Civil & Engineering Firms
Backgrounds, redlines and PDF-to-CAD in AutoCAD, Civil 3D or MicroStation.
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General Contractors
Field redlines and permit drawings turned into current sheets for the job.
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Home Builders & Developers
Repeat home plans and elevation options revised for each community.
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Property & Facility Managers
Paper and PDF record drawings moved into CAD before the next fit-out.
By the numbers
Our Experience
These are company-wide figures, covering the work our team does for firms in the U.S. and abroad.
12+ Years of Experience Of drafting, detailing and BIM work.
70+ Team Members CAD drafters, detailers and BIM modelers.
90+ Clients Served Firms that have sent us drafting, detailing and BIM work.
150K+ Hours a Year Production hours a year in drafting, detailing and BIM.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
CAD drafting services, also called CAD drawing services or CAD design and drafting, produce survey plats, floor plans, elevations, permit sheets and other technical drawings in CAD from the information you supply. Arcengine drafts land survey, construction, permit, presentation and architectural drawings, picks up redlines and converts paper or PDF drawings to CAD. You receive native CAD files and a PDF set.
CAD drafting outsourcing gives your licensed staff their hours back for design, field work and review, while our in-house team produces the sheets. You pay a fixed price per scope instead of carrying extra salaries through slow months.
Yes. Arcengine is a CAD drafting services provider with an office in Dallas, TX, working for surveyors, architects, engineers and contractors in the U.S. and abroad. We handle survey, architectural and engineering drafting, set up in your units, sheet sizes, title blocks and layer names.
Yes. We draft in AutoCAD and AutoCAD Architecture, use Civil 3D and MicroStation for survey and civil work, and work in Revit when your project is modeled there. We review PDF markups in Bluebeam. You get DWG, DGN or RVT files plus a PDF set.
Send what you would give your own drafter: field notes and point files for survey work, sketches or PDFs for architectural sheets, marked-up prints for revisions, plus your CAD template and a sample sheet. We review them, list anything missing and send a fixed-price quote. Your files stay confidential.
Yes. We set up each job on your template, layer list, title block and plot styles, using your sample sheet as the reference. We check the finished sheets against those standards before delivery, so your team reviews the drawings rather than fixing layers and text styles.
Your licensed surveyor, architect or engineer directs the work, reviews the drawings and signs and seals them. Arcengine drafts the sheets and does not survey sites or seal drawings, so the seal and the design decisions stay with your firm.
Each scope gets a fixed-price quote based on the sheets and formats we confirm with you. You can begin with a pilot on one real sheet, then decide on the full set. For ongoing CAD support, dedicated drafters can stay on your projects and keep to your standards from job to job.
Get in touch
Start your CAD drafting project
Send your field data, sketches, PDFs or redlines. We’ll reply with a fixed-price quote, and you can start with one pilot sheet.