CAD Design & Drafting Services · Kansas
From architectural floor plans to structural, mechanical, and MEP drafting, Drafting Buddies produces clean, code-aware CAD drawings for architects, engineers, contractors, and manufacturers building anywhere in Kansas.
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Who We Are
Drafting Buddies LLC is a CAD drafting, BIM modeling, and shop drawing company founded in Austin, Texas in 2014, holding an A+ BBB rating and serving architects, engineers, contractors, and manufacturers across all 50 U.S. states. In Kansas, that means CAD design and drafting services Kansas firms can hand straight to a permit desk or a production floor - 2D CAD drafting, architectural CAD drafting, mechanical CAD drafting, and structural CAD drafting delivered in the exact DWG, DXF, or PDF format your team already works in.
Kansas is a home-rule state: there is no single statewide building code. Wichita-Sedgwick County, Overland Park, Kansas City KS, Topeka, Olathe, and dozens of smaller jurisdictions each adopt, amend, and enforce their own edition of the IBC, IRC, and NEC. That's why our CAD drafting process starts by confirming the adopted code edition, local amendments, and design criteria for your project's specific address - not a generic statewide template - so plans move through review without avoidable code-related redlines. Whether you need AutoCAD drafting services, CAD conversion services for a legacy paper set, or CAD to BIM services for a coordinated build, the drawings we deliver are built for the jurisdiction that will actually review them. Statewide coverage is listed on our Kansas drafting services page.
Sectors We Draft For
Floor plans, elevations, and construction document drafting for residential CAD services and commercial CAD services firms across the state.
Structural CAD drafting, foundation and framing drawings, and civil CAD drafting for site plans, grading, and utility layouts.
Mechanical CAD drafting and product CAD design for Wichita's aerospace supply chain and the De Soto advanced-manufacturing corridor.
Plant layout CAD and equipment layout CAD drawings for grain elevators, processing facilities, and agricultural equipment manufacturers.
Construction CAD drafting and permit drafting services that keep GCs and builders moving from design to permit to breaking ground.
Factory CAD drawings, machinery CAD design, and assembly drawings for Kansas's broader industrial manufacturing base.
Hospital CAD drafting and institutional floor plans built to the code edition adopted by the local AHJ.
Electrical layout drawings and infrastructure CAD services supporting power and utility projects statewide.
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Twelve CAD design & drafting sub-services, filled to spec.
CD-01 · 2D CAD
FilledClean, layered 2D CAD drafting services covering floor plans, elevations, sections, and detail drawings. We produce 2D technical drawings, 2D construction drawings, and CAD detail drawings organized on properly named layers, so your team can toggle disciplines, dimensions, and annotations without untangling someone else's drafting habits.
CD-02 · Architectural
FilledArchitectural CAD drafting and architectural drawing services for residential and commercial projects, from initial floor plan drafting through construction document drafting. Our architectural CAD services cover elevation drawings, section drawings, and detail drafting, keeping design intent intact as drawings move from concept through the Kansas jurisdiction's permit review process.
CD-03 · Mechanical
FilledMechanical CAD design and mechanical drafting services for machine design, product CAD design, and manufacturing CAD drafting. We produce machine drawing services, assembly drawing services, and component drawing services for Kansas's aerospace and industrial manufacturers, sized for shop-floor use and CNC-ready output where needed.
CD-04 · Structural
FilledStructural CAD services covering foundation CAD drawings, framing drawings, and structural detail drawings. Our structural steel CAD drafting and rebar CAD drafting are coordinated to the design loads and code amendments adopted by your specific Kansas city or county, since structural criteria are set locally rather than statewide.
CD-05 · MEP
FilledMEP CAD drafting services spanning electrical CAD drafting, plumbing CAD design, and HVAC CAD drafting. We deliver electrical layout drawings, ductwork CAD drawings, and piping CAD drafting coordinated across trades, reducing the ceiling-cavity conflicts that show up when MEP disciplines are drafted in isolation.
CD-06 · 3D Model
Filled3D CAD modeling services for architectural, mechanical, and industrial applications, including product 3D CAD modeling and CAD model creation from 2D sets. We support CAD 3D conversion for teams moving from flat drawings to spatial models for visualization, clash-checking, or manufacturing purposes.
CD-07 · AutoCAD
FilledAutoCAD drafting services across architectural, mechanical, structural, and MEP disciplines, including AutoCAD floor plans, AutoCAD construction drawings, and AutoCAD shop drawings. Our AutoCAD outsourcing model plugs into your existing workflow, whether you need standalone 2D drafting or ongoing production support.
CD-08 · Conversion
FilledCAD conversion services turning PDF, scanned, and hand-sketched drawings into usable files. We handle PDF to CAD conversion, PDF to DWG conversion, blueprint digitization, and raster to vector CAD conversion, recovering legacy Kansas project drawings into clean, editable, properly layered CAD sets.
CD-09 · As-Built
FilledAs-built CAD services documenting existing conditions for renovation, addition, and change-of-use projects. We produce as-built floor plans, existing condition drawings, and field measurement CAD drafting from site surveys, giving architects and engineers an accurate base to design against.
CD-10 · Construction
FilledConstruction CAD drafting and permit drafting services that carry a project from design development through the local AHJ's submittal requirements. We produce construction documentation and permit drawing CAD services matched to the specific code edition and amendments enforced by your Kansas jurisdiction.
CD-11 · Civil
FilledCivil CAD drafting services covering site plan CAD drafting, grading plan CAD, and utility plan CAD. We produce drainage CAD drawings, stormwater CAD drafting, and subdivision CAD drafting for land development projects across Kansas counties and municipalities.
CD-12 · CAD to BIM
FilledCAD to BIM services converting existing DWG and PDF drawings into coordinated Revit models. Our AutoCAD to Revit conversion and DWG to Revit conversion work supports Kansas teams moving from flat 2D CAD drafting into full BIM coordination for larger or more complex builds.
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Why Choose Us
We confirm the exact adopted code edition and amendments for your project's city or county before drafting starts.
Every CAD file is organized on clean, consistently named layers your team can actually work in, not just view.
Every drawing set goes through an internal review before delivery, cutting down on revision cycles.
Serving all 50 states since 2014 means the throughput of a national firm without losing sight of local code specifics.
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Kansas Building Code Landscape
Kansas is one of a handful of U.S. states with no mandatory statewide building code. Cities and counties individually adopt and amend their own editions of the IBC and IRC, so the code edition and local amendments enforced in Wichita can differ from those enforced in Overland Park or Topeka, even for a similar project type.
The one code that does apply statewide is the Kansas Fire Prevention Code, enforced by the State Fire Marshal - local jurisdictions may amend it to be more stringent, but not less. There is also no statewide electrical code; the 2008 NEC applies only to state-owned buildings, while cities and counties set their own NEC edition locally.
Our CAD drafting process confirms the adopted code edition and local amendments for your project's specific address before drawings are produced, so plans are built for the AHJ that will actually review them.
| Jurisdiction | Typical Code Base | Note |
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| Wichita / Sedgwick Co. | 2024 IBC family | Among the earlier Kansas cities on the 2024 cycle |
| Overland Park | 2018 IBC family | Local amendments apply |
| Kansas City, KS | 2018 IBC family | Wyandotte County jurisdiction |
| Topeka / Shawnee Co. | 2018 IBC family | Confirm current amendments |
| Olathe | 2018 IBC family | Johnson County jurisdiction |
| Lawrence | 2018 IBC family | Douglas County jurisdiction |
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We work remotely with architects, engineers, contractors, and manufacturers statewide - your city or county never limits your turnaround. See related work in our portfolio.
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Kansas CAD Drafting Questions, Answered
No. Kansas is a home-rule state with no mandatory statewide building code, so the code edition and local amendments your CAD drawings must reflect depend on the city or county where the project sits, not a single statewide standard.
Get Started
Send us your sketches, scans, or existing files and target jurisdiction - we'll return a scoped quote and timeline.