Outsource CAD Drafting Services for AEC Firms

Increase your drafting capability without adding to your internal costs. CRESIRE delivers CAD drafting outsourcing services to architects, engineers, contractors, developers, and AEC companies that require professional drafting services for their architectural, structural, MEP, construction, and as-built drawings.

100+

BIM
Projects

8+

Countries
Delivered

150,000+

Sqft
Modeled

Project Regions

Why AEC Firms Outsource CAD Drafting

AEC companies don’t outsource because they lack technical expertise. Companies outsource due to uncertainty about project demand.

An unexpected award of a new project, an urgent schedule, drawing packages, or an unexpected revision will quickly overwhelm the internal CAD drafter. While recruiting more technicians may be the quick fix, it also means incurring costs related to hiring and training personnel and software and other long-term investments.

Outsourcing CAD services is an additional option for companies – the ability to increase production capacity when necessary, without increasing the size of the internal team.

CRESIRE will function as an extension of your CAD drafting or design team, producing specific drawing packages, overflow work, revisions, conversions or any CAD work as per your requirements.

What CAD Outsourcing Can Help You Achieve:

Increase drafting capacity during peak workloads
Reduce drawing-production bottlenecks
Meet demanding project deadlines
Handle multiple projects simultaneously
Reduce fixed production overhead
Support your internal team without replacing it
Maintain consistent drawing standards and documentation

Common Challenges Faced by In-House CAD Teams

Tight Project Deadlines

Drawing production can become a bottleneck when design changes, client comments, and construction deadlines arrive at the same time. Additional drafting capacity can help keep documentation moving without delaying other project activities.

Limited Drafting Resources

A small internal team may be able to manage normal workloads but struggle when several projects enter documentation or construction stages simultaneously. Outsourcing provides additional production capacity when required.

Increasing Documentation Requirements

Projects often involve more drawings, revisions, details, schedules, and coordination requirements than the original scope suggested. An external CAD team can take responsibility for defined documentation packages.

Rising Operational Costs

Recruiting and maintaining additional CAD staff involves salaries, software, hardware, training, and management costs. Outsourcing can provide production support without committing to permanent headcount.

Repetitive Drawing Updates

Redlines, revisions, drawing cleanup, as-built updates, and CAD conversions can consume significant time for experienced designers and engineers. Delegating production work allows internal professionals to focus on design, engineering, coordination, and client decisions.

Our CAD Outsourcing Services

CRESIRE provides CAD drafting support across architectural, structural, MEP, and construction documentation workflows. The scope can be a single drawing package, project-based production, or ongoing drafting support.

Prepare and update architectural drawings for design development, construction documentation, renovation, and project submissions.

Floor plans
Elevations
Sections
Architectural details
Permit and planning drawings

Support structural engineers and contractors with detailed structural documentation based on design information and project requirements.

Structural plans
Foundation drawings
Framing plans
Reinforcement detailing
Structural details

Develop coordinated CAD documentation for building services based on engineering information, layouts, markups, and project standards.

HVAC layouts
Plumbing drawings
Electrical drawings
Equipment layouts
MEP documentation

Convert site information, markups, survey information, or existing documentation into updated record drawings representing existing conditions.

Existing-condition drawings
Redline updates
Record drawings
Renovation documentation

Convert PDF drawings, scanned documents, and legacy drawing sets into editable AutoCAD files for further design and documentation.

PDF to DWG
PDF to DXF
Scanned drawing conversion
Legacy drawing digitization

Develop 2D CAD drawings from point cloud and laser scan data for existing buildings, renovation projects, and as-built documentation.

Floor plans
Sections
Elevations
Existing-condition drawings

Prepare detailed CAD drawings for fabrication, installation, construction, and coordination based on approved design information.

Fabrication drawings
Installation drawings
Construction details
Coordination drawings

Case Studies

Recent Projects

Residential

Scan to 2D Drawings for a 15,000 Sq. Ft.

USA

Apartment

Point Cloud to Architectural Drawings

New York, USA

Commerical Building

Point Cloud to AutoCAD Drawings

California, USA

CAD Drafting Support Across the Project Lifecycle

CAD production requirements change as a project moves from design to construction. Our outsourcing model can support different stages rather than limiting drafting assistance to a single project phase.

Design Development

Develop and update plans, elevations, sections, details, and other drawings as the design progresses.

Construction Documentation

Prepare detailed drawing packages using your templates, title blocks, layers, annotation standards, and project requirements.

Tender & Submission Documentation

Support drawing production and revisions required for tender packages, planning submissions, or other project documentation.

Construction & Installation

Produce shop drawings, coordination drawings, details, and drawing updates required during construction.

As-Built & Record Documentation

Incorporate redlines and site changes into final drawings for project handover and future reference.

Industries We Support

Our CAD drafting workflows are adaptable to different AEC project environments and documentation requirements.

Architecture & Design

Structural Engineering

MEP Engineering

General Contractors

Real Estate & Development

Industrial Facilities

Manufacturing

Healthcare

Infrastructure

Where a project involves multiple disciplines, our CAD and BIM capabilities also allow drafting requirements to be coordinated with broader modeling and coordination workflows.

From Project Brief to Final CAD Drawings

Our CAD outsourcing workflow is structured around your project requirements, standards, and review process.

Project & Standards Review

We review project requirements, source files, CAD standards, templates, naming conventions, deadlines, and revision requirements.

Resource Allocation

Based on the project scope, we assign CAD resources with the appropriate architectural, structural, or MEP experience.

CAD Production

Our team develops the required drawings using the agreed standards and source information.

Internal QA/QC

Drawings are reviewed for geometry, dimensions, annotations, layers, references, consistency, and project-specific requirements before delivery.

Client Review

The drawing package is submitted for your review. Comments, markups, and required revisions are incorporated into the next issue.

Final Delivery

Approved drawings are delivered in the agreed formats and naming structure, ready for your next project stage.

CAD Deliverables that we provide

The exact deliverables depend on your project scope, but typical outputs include:

Deliverable	Typical Application
DWG Files	Editable CAD drawings
DXF Files	CAD data exchange
PDF Drawing Sets	Review, submission and construction
As-Built Drawings	Existing-condition and record documentation
Shop Drawings	Fabrication and installation
Redline Updates	Incorporating design and site revisions
CAD Standards	Layers, blocks, title blocks and templates
2D Drawing Sets	Plans, sections, elevations and details

150K+

Sq Ft Delivered

100+

Projects Completed

98%

On-Time Delivery

0.02%

Rework Rate

ISO 19650 · NDA

Compliant workflows with secure file transfer for every client.

24-HOUR QUOTE RESPONSE

Start Your CAD Project Today

From scoping the first model to final handover — get a delivery plan tailored to your construction programme within 24 hours.

+1 757 656 3274

+44 7360 267087

+91 6350202061

enquiry@cresireconsulting.com

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Why should an AEC company outsource CAD drafting?

CAD outsourcing allows AEC companies to expand their capabilities without increasing their own drafting staff right away. It may prove beneficial at times when there is heavy volume of work, tight deadlines or repetitive drafting tasks.

What types of CAD drafting can you outsource?

We support architectural, structural, MEP, construction, as-built, shop drawing, CAD conversion, and point-cloud-to-CAD requirements.

Can you work with our existing CAD standards?

Yes. We can work with your provided templates, title blocks, layer structures and naming conventions, and other project-specific drafting requirements.

Can I outsource only part of a CAD project?

Yes. You can outsource a defined drawing package, specific discipline, revision workload, CAD conversion, or other production requirement rather than an entire project.

Can you provide CAD drafting support on an ongoing basis?

Yes, we accept ongoing projects. We provide recurring CADproduction support, or longer-term outsourcing arrangements depending on workload and resource requirements.

Can you work with PDFs and scanned drawings?

Yes. We can use PDFs, scanned drawings, sketches, existing CAD files, point clouds, and other available project information depending on the required output.

What CAD file formats do you deliver?

Typical deliverables include DWG, DXF, and PDF. Other formats can be provided where required by the project scope.

How do you ensure CAD drawing accuracy?

Drawings go through internal QA/QC checks covering project standards, geometry, dimensions, annotations, layers, references, and other agreed requirements before final delivery.

How much does CAD outsourcing cost?

It depends typically on the project complexity, level of detail and turnaround requirements. We provide hourly rates and project-specific quotations rather than applying one rate to every CAD requirement.