Most construction teams lose production time when drafting capacity runs short. Incomplete drawing sets generate RFIs, delay permits, and push timelines back. Our 2D and 3D drafting services give architects, engineers, and contractors accurate, code-compliant documentation across every project phase without expanding your permanent in-house team.
Incomplete drawings generate a predictable chain of expensive on-site problems. RFIs pile up when trades cannot find answers in documents. Subcontractors make assumptions when dimensions are missing. Inspectors flag non-compliance when code references are absent. Drawing sets produced to AIA construction documentation standards eliminate all three outcomes before your crew mobilizes on any project.
Firms that maintain 2D drawings separately from 3D models end up with documentation that diverges from the model geometry over time. Contractors who reference drawings that no longer match the current model encounter costly on-site coordination failures. We extract 2D drawings directly from 3D models, so both deliverables always represent the same design intent.
Every building department has specific formatting requirements, standard notes, and sheet organization standards drawings must comply with before a permit application is accepted. We align every drawing set with your local AHJ requirements, AIA CAD Layer Guidelines, and applicable building codes so permit submissions move through review without unnecessary correction notices or costly resubmissions.
Our 2D and 3D drafting services support every professional who needs accurate, permit-ready construction documentation delivered on schedule.
Learn MoreWe function as a production extension of your design team, drafting floor plans, sections, elevations, and CD packages to your firm's exact standards and templates.
We give developers accurate existing condition drawings, renovation documentation, and preliminary design drawings to move projects from concept through permit without maintaining in-house drafting resources.
We help GCs resolve drawing gaps blocking construction progress, step in quickly with CAD capacity, and keep closeout documentation complete and current throughout the project.
We support structural and MEP engineering firms with drafting production that translates engineering calculations into complete, permit-ready drawing sets across all construction phases and disciplines.
We produce space planning drawings, furniture layouts, finish schedules, and tenant improvement documentation in your preferred CAD format, ready for permit submission and contractor bidding.
A four-step workflow delivering accurate, permit-ready 2D and 3D drawings on your project schedule.
Upload your drawings and project documents.
We analyze every detail of your project scope using industry-standard tools, ensuring nothing is missed
We build a precise, itemized estimate covering all materials, labor, and trade-specific costs.
Your completed estimate lands in your inbox.
With nearly a decade of hands-on experience in construction cost estimating, David has helped hundreds of contractors, subcontractors, and developers across the USA and Canada bid smarter, win more, and build profitably. Working with industry-standard tools including Bluebeam, PlanSwift, and RSMeans, David brings the same level of precision and speed to every estimate, whether it's a single-trade subcontractor bid or a full commercial project breakdown.
Federal Estimating delivered outstanding 2D and 3D drafting support for our commercial development project. The drawings were precise, visually clear, and fully coordinated with our design requirements. The 3D models made it much easier for our team and clients to understand the project layout before construction began. Their ability to accommodate revisions quickly kept our design process moving efficiently.
Our architectural firm outsourced drafting work for a large residential community, and Federal Estimating exceeded expectations. Their team produced high-quality 2D plans and detailed 3D models that accurately reflected the design intent. The deliverables were submitted within the agreed timeline, and the level of technical accuracy was excellent. Their drafting expertise proved to be a valuable extension of our in-house team.
We engaged Federal Estimating for 2D and 3D drafting services on an industrial facility expansion. The visual models provided exceptional insight into spatial coordination and allowed us to identify design concerns early in the planning stage. Their team demonstrated strong technical knowledge, maintained clear communication, and consistently met project milestones. The overall experience was efficient and highly productive.
2D CAD drafting produces flat technical drawings, floor plans, elevations, sections, and detail sheets in AutoCAD or a similar platform. These drawings communicate dimensions, materials, and construction details in plan view. 3D modeling builds a three-dimensional digital representation of the building in Revit or BIM software, from which 2D drawing sheets can be extracted automatically. Both serve different purposes and different audiences. 2D drawings are required for permit submission and contractor use. 3D models support coordination, visualization, quantity extraction, and facility management.
Drafting costs are based on project scope, drawing count, discipline complexity, and turnaround requirements. Single-sheet residential drafting tasks start at a flat rate of $150 to $350. Mid-sized commercial drawing packages covering architectural, structural, and MEP disciplines are typically structured on hourly or project-based pricing ranging from $800 to $3,500 depending on sheet count and coordination requirements. Ongoing production partnerships for architecture and engineering firms are structured on monthly retainer arrangements. We provide a fixed price after reviewing your project materials before any work begins.
LOD stands for Level of Development in BIM, defined by the BIMForum LOD Specification. It describes how much geometric and non-geometric detail a model element contains at a given project phase. LOD 100 represents conceptual massing. LOD 300 represents construction document-level geometry. LOD 400 represents fabrication-ready detail. LOD 500 represents as-built conditions. Using the wrong LOD for your project phase produces a model that either contains unnecessary detail wasting production time or insufficient detail to support coordination, clash detection, and quantity extraction in the way your project team needs it.
Yes. We convert hand-drawn sketches, paper drawings, scanned PDFs, and raster images into clean, editable DWG or DXF files in AutoCAD. Every conversion preserves your original dimensions, spatial relationships, and design intent while applying your preferred layer structure, line weights, and title block formatting. For heritage buildings, renovation projects, and legacy documentation with no existing CAD files, sketch-to-CAD conversion is often the most efficient way to establish a current working drawing set without commissioning a full measured survey.
We deliver drawing files in DWG and DXF for AutoCAD-based work, RVT for Revit models, PDF for permit submission and contractor distribution, and IFC for open BIM coordination with consultants using non-Autodesk platforms. For specific deliverable requirements, such as georeferenced DWG files, NWC files for Navisworks coordination, or drawing sets exported to a specific AutoCAD version, let us know your requirements upfront, and we structure the deliverable package accordingly before production begins.
