CAD Drafting Services In The US
Welcome to Caddrafters, a San Diego-based CAD Drafting Company with over 20 years of hands-on experience in CAD drafting and structural design. From 2,500+ completed projects to serving 24,000 clients worldwide, we’ve earned a reputation for precision, speed, and reliability. Using Tekla Structures, AutoCAD, Revit, and more, our team creates BIM-enabled models that cut rework by up to 40% and deliver 100% satisfaction. Whether it’s shop drawings, design drafting, or LOD-500 steel detailing, our CAD Drafting Services are fully compliant with AISC, NISD, and OSHA standards so that you can build with confidence and commitment.
1-2 Days Turnaround Time
2500+ Complete Projects
100% Client Approvals
Here’s What Our CAD Drafting Company Offers
Caddrafters isn’t your typical drafting service. We don’t just send files! We deliver clarity, speed, and accuracy that make building easier. With decades of experience and a toolbox full of modern CAD and BIM software, we create drawings that contractors actually trust. Here are the top 4 services you can expect while choosing us for your next CAD design:
Steel Detailing & Shop Drawings
Steel detailing is our backbone. Every plate, weld, and bolt gets checked, cross-checked, and then modeled for fabrication. Following AISC and NISD codes, we help reduce mistakes before they hit the workshop. Think fewer headaches, fewer delays, and far less wasted steel. Besides, we use OSHA codes to ensure that even non-structural components have an ideal design.
Flexible Format And Swift Turnaround Time
Construction timelines rarely sit still, and that’s why speed matters. At Cad Drafters, we’ve built a process that allows us to turn many jobs around in one to two days without cutting corners. Need files in DWG or DXF? Done. Prefer RVT or even a simple PDF set? We’ll send it your way. Our flexibility keeps projects moving while other firms are still redlining their drafts, which is why so many clients stick with us long term.
BIM-Enabled Modeling
We model early. Since 2009, our team has worked inside BIM every day, turning sketches into LOD 100–500 deliverables. Using Tekla, Revit and Navisworks, we pull disciplines together, hunt clashes, and lock in coordinates so field teams don't guess. Complex? Sure. But our models keep parties aligned, schedules honest, and surprises rare. Moreover, we use site-scanning drones that help make every design clash-free. It also reduces the need to visit the site repeatedly.
Code Compliant Residential & Commercial
We draft with code and common sense. Every single-family home and multi-family residential unit needs code-compliant CAD models. That’s why our team uses IBC and IRC standards to build your designs. Plans, sections, and connection details are created to be buildable, not just pretty. It helps contractors breathe easier. Permits clear faster because drawings speak the language inspectors expect.
Steps To Get Our CAD Design And Drafting Services
Ready to convert sketches into shop-ready models? Start by sending notes, photos, rough sketches, or your existing CAD files (DWG, RVT, DXF, PDF), and add priorities like schedule, budget, critical connections, and code references. Experts at Cad Drafters reply with a clear plan, timeline, and cost. Here is a 5-step plan to get your perfect CAD design without any hassle.
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Gather Project Details and Send Files
Pull together sketches, photos, old plans, or markups. You can snap a few pictures, export a DWG, or drop an RVT. Tell us codes, critical dates, site quirks, and the parts that keep you awake. That early context saves time later.
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Get a Tailored Quote and Schedule
We read everything you send, scope the work, and draft a transparent quote. Line items, turnaround expectations, software choices and deliverable formats are detailed. Agree, and we'll lock a start date. If priorities shift, we re-scope and update you fast.
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Project Kickoff and Drafting
Unlike other CAD drafting companies, we begin the same day after your approval. Models, shop drawings, connection details (or full BIM coordination), depending on scope. Expect staged uploads, quick checkpoints, and tool-specific work in Tekla, Revit, or AutoCAD. We hunt clashes and hold dimensions tight for fabrication.
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Review, Markups, and Revisions
You’ll get drafts for review in PDFs, cloud links, or whatever works best for your team. Markups, calls, or annotated sketches: we take them all. Revisions arrive with notes and tracked changes. Multiple passes are normal; we aim for buildability, code adherence, and clarity until you’re satisfied.
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Final Delivery in Desired Format
Approved files are packaged and delivered in your requested format (DWG, DXF, RVT, PDF, etc). Sheets, BOMs, parts lists, and revision logs included. When it comes to shop packs or permit-ready sets, they arrive labelled, organized, and ready to hand to fabricators or inspectors.
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Why We Are The Best
We believe being the best means more than speed or meeting codes. It’s about delivering extra clarity, aesthetic readability, and trade-friendly formats that help all stakeholders (fabricators, architects, general contractors) understand every bolt, joint, and beam without needing endless questions. Here are three specific reasons why clients say we outshine others.
Master CSI Trade Categorization
We organize our drawings by CSI MasterFormat divisions, covering metals, concrete, finishes, electrical, plumbing and more. Every element is placed under the correct trade category so users can filter and focus. That clarity reduces review time, simplifies RFIs, and streamlines handoffs between disciplines.
Color-Coded Layer & File Separation
Each designing and drafting set uses color coding for layers or disciplines (structural steel, connections, secondary members, welds) so you instantly see what you need. Files are separated by discipline or sub-discipline inside the project folder. This avoids confusion, minimizes mistakes in fabrication or assembly.
Premium Presentation & Annotation Standards
Our shop drawings come with clear labels, legends, callouts, and consistent annotation styles. Title blocks, revision clouds, and detail tags are all formatted for readability. We follow naming, font sizing, and line weights that make prints and PDFs clean to read. No guessing. No strain for inspectors, fabricators, or everyone who works off the drawings.
Talk To Our Experts And Get Your Project Moving Today
One quick call can save you weeks of trial and error. Let’s discuss your deadlines, codes, and deliverables right now so we can prepare accurate CAD drafting solutions that fit your exact needs.
Outsource CAD Drafting Services Of Our Firm
Outsourcing your CAD design drafting services can be a game-changer for many construction, fabrication, or design firms. Did you know that companies that move drafting work to external CAD teams often cut costs by as much as 40-50 percent while accelerating project delivery?
When you outsource CAD Drafting services to Caddrafters, you gain that kind of efficiency plus our 20+ years of experience, our 2,500 completed projects, and clients who expect detailed accuracy. Outsource CAD Services with us means you don’t worry about software licensing, hardware upgrades or training staff. Freelance CAD drafting services we offer let you scale up when work is heavy, and slow down without overhead when things ease off.
Our design drafting services include steel detailing, BIM modeling, code-compliance, color-coded layers, and ever-readable shop drawings. All of this will help your team fabricate structures in a better way and ensure project success without breaking the bank. Also, it prevents any clashes and helps shorten the overall project timeline.
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FAQs
Why outsource CAD drafting instead of hiring in-house?
Outsourcing CAD drafting lets you buy expert hours instead of paying steady salaries and maintaining idle licenses. Scale up when drawings pile in, scale back when things slow. No overtime surprises. You get specialist skills fast and only pay for active work.
How quickly will my drawings or models be ready?
Speed depends on scope. Many straightforward shop drawings arrive within one or two business days. Larger BIM models take more time. We review files, give a realistic timeline, and then send regular updates so you always know the project status.
Which trades and project types do you support?
Our CAD Design and drafting services cover structural steel, concrete, residential framing, plus MEP and architectural detailing. Work is organized into CSI divisions for tidy handoffs. Fabricators, architects, and contractors use our drawings on commercial, industrial, and residential jobs. We adapt to standards and onsite realities.
What file formats and deliverables will I receive?
You receive DWG, DXF, RVT, and PDF files by default, organized with sheet lists and parts schedules. Need a vendor-specific pack or permit ready, set with annotations and revision logs? We prepare those too. Files come ready to print or push into fabrication software.
Can you add a few extras that make drawings easier to read?
Absolutely! We often include color-coded layers, clear legends, and neatly organized sheet sets. Inspectors love the clarity, fabricators spot details faster, and contractors spend less time searching. Think of it as drafting with personality instead of plain black lines.