5 tips to choose CAD Outsourcing provider efficiently

Chandresh Chudasama
Building Information Modeling
3 min readFeb 16, 2021

CAD drawing and drafting services help in all kinds of technical support for architectural projects. Through them one can execute the ideas they have and show them to the clients for better understanding. And this also helps in the overall construction project.

CAD drafts are required for preparing detailed representations of projects for interior designing as well as exterior designing. High quality Cad drafting services increase the project efficiency. Outsourcing drafting services is one of the most convenient alternatives to having in-house CAD drafters. Hiring someone for the work can turn into a long procedure and can drain a lot of money. One has to invest in salaries, systems, software and so many other things while keeping an in-house staff. And it gets difficult to estimate the cost occurring through each project.

CAD Outsourcing Services

With outsourcing of CAD services the cost can be reduced to a large amount. Also it ensures expert hands working on your project which in turn would guarantee quality output of the project. You can get the best drafting at an affordable rate.

  1. The kind of drafting services
    There are different types of CAD drawings to choose from according to the requirements of the project and budget. There can be color requirements, or 2D and 3D drawings to choose, one can choose the drawings with different specifications and so on. There are sub-types of the drawings consisting of various plans. The more detailing one opts for, the more price they have to pay for it.
  2. Payment according to time
    One of the best things about outsourcing CAD drafting services is you have to pay only for the amount of time they are actually working for you. The payment for such services are done on an hourly basis. This ensures that you are paying for the kind of project you are giving them. The more complex a project is the more time would be taken to complete it and the more money it would cost.
  3. Number of view
    The clients may need various numbers of views according to their project requirement. This means that they might need an elevation and section details for a project or they might only need a floor plan of a particular segment of the house. Depending on this the time and price is set by the outsourcing company.
  4. Modifications and alterations
    For any kind of changes made to the CAD drafts it would result in an additional fee to the total amount. It depends on company to company however they set the amount for that. There can be few free revisions offered by companies or might charge some percentage as well.
  5. Other services
    There can be some additional services given by the company on payment. This can also depend from company to company. They can provide conversion services, 2D to 3D designs, CAD to BIM modeling and so many other such services. This would assure you of having the same quality of service for all the project elements.

Outsourcing of CAD drafting doesn’t have any particular fixed amount. The price changes according to the changes in the project type depending on the complicated and detailing of it. To choose for the right outsourcing partner would require proper research. The quality services as well as their pricing should be taken care of while deciding it.

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Chandresh Chudasama
Building Information Modeling

I am CEO at Archdraw Outsourcing which provides AutoCAD and Revit Services such as CAD Drafting, 3D Modeling, BIM, 3D Rendering, CAD Conversion, BIM Conversion.