FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Our survey drafting FAQ gives straight answers to the questions surveyors, engineers and architects ask before outsourcing drafting: cost, quality, turnaround, file security and how to get started.
Outsourcing Drafting FAQ
Getting Started With Outsourced Drafting
Send one real project through our free trial form with your CAD standards. We draft it at no cost so you can judge quality, communication and turnaround. If you are happy, we agree a pricing model and you start sending work.
Land surveyors, civil engineers, architects, home builders, contractors, interior designers, GIS teams and developers in the USA, UK and UAE, from one-person practices to multi-office firms.
The source files (field data, PDFs, sketches, models or redlines), a short description of the deliverable, your CAD template if you have one and your target date. A previous drawing you like is the quickest way to show us your style.
No. You can send a single drawing. Ongoing clients can choose a monthly dedicated drafter, but there is no lock-in.
Outsourcing Drafting FAQ
Quality, Standards and Communication
Yes. We set up your template, layers, text and dimension styles, title block, symbols and notes before the first job and apply them to every drawing.
Every drawing goes through a multi-level QA review against your markups, your CAD standards and a discipline-specific checklist before it is delivered.
You get a named project contact who speaks directly with the production team. Larger projects get daily status updates, and our US office in Orlando is reachable by phone during US business hours.
No. We are a drafting service. Your licensed surveyor, engineer or architect remains responsible for professional decisions, sealing and certification.
Outsourcing Drafting FAQ
Turnaround and Time Zones
Standard drawings are usually returned overnight. Larger projects are scheduled in milestones, and same-day rush support is available when file readiness allows. Every quote states the delivery time.
Our team in India works while your office is closed. Send files by evening and receive drawings by morning, whether you are in the USA (EST/PST), the UK (GMT/BST) or the UAE (Gulf Standard Time).
Yes. We scale the team assigned to your work during busy periods and large projects, without you hiring or training anyone.
Outsourcing Drafting FAQ
Survey Drafting FAQ
A boundary survey locates property lines to your state's minimum standards and is typical for residential work. An ALTA/NSPS survey follows a national standard used for commercial title insurance and lending, adding title commitment review, plotted Schedule B exceptions, optional Table A items and certification to the buyer, lender and title company.
It depends on your workflow. Civil 3D suits firms that work closely with civil engineers, Carlson Survey is popular for fast boundary and plat production, and MicroStation is often required for DOT work. We draft natively in all three.
Yes, along with plats, mortgage, as-built and LiDAR or point cloud based surveys, drafted to your template and state standards.
Outsourcing Drafting FAQ
Files, Security and Confidentiality
DWG, DXF, DGN, RVT, PDF, TIFF, JPG, CSV and TXT point files, data collector exports, field notes, scanned markups and ZIP archives.
Files are used only for your project, access is limited to the team working on it, and we are happy to sign your NDA before you send anything.
Use any file-sharing service you prefer (Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, WeTransfer or your own FTP), or paste a link into our form.
Outsourcing Drafting FAQ
Pricing and Payment
It depends on drawing type, complexity, input quality and volume. We quote a fixed price before work starts. See our How It Works & Pricing page for the models we offer and the factors that drive cost.
Yes, revisions to match your markups within the agreed scope are included. Design or scope changes are quoted before we do the extra work.
USD for US clients, GBP for UK clients and AED for UAE clients.
Still Have Questions?
Further reading: ALTA survey vs boundary survey and the best CAD software for land surveyors.
Read how our pricing and process work, browse our CAD drafting services, or ask us directly.