CAD Drafting Company USA · Since 2014
Drafting Buddies is a US-based CAD drafting company delivering architectural drafting, BIM modeling, MEP and structural drafting, shop drawings, and permit drawing services to architects, engineers, contractors, and builders in all 50 states.
Founded in Austin, TX
BBB Accredited Rating
States Served
Quick Overview
Drafting Buddies is a professional drafting company providing CAD drafting services USA-wide since 2014. Core services include 2D CAD drafting, 3D modeling and BIM, architectural drafting, MEP and structural drafting, shop drawings, permit drawings, as-built drawings, and 3D rendering.
Typical pricing runs $40–$120/hour or $0.50–$2.50/sq ft, with most projects completed in 2 days to 3 weeks. The company holds an A+ BBB rating and serves architects, engineers, contractors, and builders nationwide. Explore our portfolio for sample work.
What We Offer
Every drawing we produce is built to be permit-ready, fabrication-ready, and construction-ready — not just a pretty rendering. Below is how each of our service lines is defined and where it fits into a project.
2D Drafting
Our 2D CAD drafting team converts hand sketches, scanned plans, or field notes into clean, dimensionally accurate AutoCAD drawings — floor plans, elevations, sections, and site plans. This is the foundation layer for nearly every project that comes through our drafting company, from a single-room renovation to a full commercial building set.
BIM
We build coordinated BIM drafting models in Revit that combine architectural, structural, and MEP data into a single federated file. This reduces clashes before construction starts and gives contractors accurate quantities, schedules, and CAD documentation straight out of the model.
Architectural
From concept sketches to full architectural drafting sets, we produce floor plans, roof plans, elevations, wall sections, and detail sheets for residential and commercial projects, ready for architect stamp and permit submission.
Engineering
Our construction drafting team handles mechanical, electrical, and plumbing layouts plus structural drafting — duct routing, panel schedules, plumbing risers, and framing plans — coordinated against the architectural and structural sets to prevent field conflicts.
Fabrication
Shop drawings for steel, millwork, curtain wall, and precast components, built to fabrication tolerances and cross-checked against the design intent drawings so manufacturers can build directly from our documentation.
Permits
Our permit drawing services assemble a complete, code-referenced permit set — site plan, floor plans, elevations, structural notes, and energy compliance forms — formatted to match the requirements of your local building department.
Existing Conditions
When field conditions differ from the original design, we produce accurate as-built drawings from site measurements, laser scans, or redline markups — the record set owners and facility managers rely on long after construction closes out.
Visualization
Photorealistic exterior, interior, and walkthrough 3D renderings built from your CAD or BIM model — used for marketing, client presentations, investor packages, and pre-construction design review.
Scan Conversion
We convert point-cloud laser scan data into an accurate, coordinated Scan-to-BIM model — ideal for renovation, retrofit, and historic buildings where no reliable drawing set exists.
Residential Plans
A catalog of ready-made, buildable residential drafting plans — plus custom modification services if you want to adjust an existing plan to your lot, code jurisdiction, or program before construction drawings are finalized.
Buyer Intent
Whether you need to hire drafting services for one project or fully outsource CAD drafting as a standing arm of your team, the math tends to work out the same way.
Skip the cost of a full-time in-house drafter. Affordable drafting services scale up or down with your workload, without payroll, benefits, or software licensing overhead.
A dedicated online drafting services team means drawings move through revisions in days, not weeks — critical when a permit deadline or bid date is fixed.
Professional CAD drafting teams stay current on code changes, software updates, and BIM standards so you don't have to train and retain that expertise internally.
When your in-house team is buried, an outsourced drafting consultant absorbs the overflow without you turning down new project intake.
Get AutoCAD, Revit, and Navisworks-level output without buying every license yourself — our drafting outsourcing services already run the full stack.
A single drafting support services team manages architectural, MEP, and structural drawings together, so nothing falls through the coordination gap.
Who We Work With
Our drafting services for architects, engineers, and contractors extend across nearly every construction sector.
How We Work
A clear four-step path — from scope review to permit-ready or fabrication-ready delivery.
Send sketches, existing drawings, or a project brief. We return a fixed-price or hourly quote within one business day.
Our CAD drafting experts build your 2D drawings or 3D BIM model, checked against code and dimensional accuracy at every stage.
You review a markup set and request changes — unlimited minor revisions are included before final sign-off.
Receive permit-ready or fabrication-ready files in DWG, RVT, PDF, or your required format, plus ongoing support.
Coverage
As a national drafting company USA businesses trust, we provide CAD drafting services in Texas, drafting services in California, and everywhere in between — including drafting services in Florida, drafting services in New York, and drafting services in Illinois. Below is our full 50-state coverage. See all USA drafting locations.
Popular metros: residential drafting services and commercial drafting services in Texas, CAD drawing services in California, architectural drafting services in Florida, permit drawing services in New York, and construction drawing services in Illinois — plus every city in between.
Investment
Pricing depends on drawing type, square footage, and turnaround — here's a realistic starting range for planning purposes.
Floor plans, elevations, and site plans for residential or small commercial projects.
Complete, code-referenced permit plans ready for building department submission.
Coordinated architectural, structural, and MEP Revit models with clash detection.
Every project is quoted individually after a scope review — contact us for an exact number rather than an estimate.
Why Drafting Buddies
We're not the newest name in this industry, and we're not trying to be everything to everyone — we're a focused CAD drafting company USA clients call when they need drawings done right the first time.
Accredited and rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau, with a track record clients can verify independently.
Over a decade of production experience across residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional drafting work.
Licensed drafting standards and local code awareness that travel with you, project to project, state to state.
Architectural, MEP, structural, and BIM drafters working from one coordinated model — not four disconnected vendors.
An experienced drafting company built on repeat clients — contractors and architects who return project after project.
Fixed-price or hourly quotes with no scope surprises, and revisions built into every engagement.
CAD Drafting Services USA