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Managed Engineering CAD Draftsman · Australia

Drafting backup inside the CAD tools your team already runs.

Drew works through copilots and APIs in SolidWorks, Autodesk Revit and Fusion, or parametric code-CAD with CadQuery and build123d. For geotechnical teams, Drew prepares borehole and test-pit logs, stratigraphy sections, site-investigation plans, pile layouts, monitoring-well and standpipe plans, and standard details; an RPEQ or CPEng geotechnical engineer checks and releases every drawing.

Book a 30-minute drafting load audit Read Drew's scope
  • Your CAD environment
  • Your drafting standards
  • Engineer-only release
WORKER / CAD-01 FOUNDING PILOT
Engineering CAD draftsman

Drew

Works inside your CAD environment and drafts to your firm's standards.

ON DREW'S SHIFT
07:00

Open the approved CAD source, revision and template

VERIFY
09:00

Prepare standard views, sections and details in CAD

DRAFT
13:00

Check firm, AS 1100 or ISO drafting standards

CHECK
16:00

Prepare geotechnical logs, sections, plans and details

HANDOFF
MODE CHECKER REVIEWRELEASE ENGINEER ONLY

[ THE FIRM-SPECIFIC DIFFERENCE ]

The CAD tool is familiar.
Your way of drafting is the hard part.

General AI can make hobby-grade geometry. Production drafting depends on the CAD environment, standards, title blocks, layers and parts your firm already trusts. Drew is configured around those working assets—not a generic template.

01

Your CAD environment

Drew operates through approved copilots and APIs in SolidWorks, Revit, Fusion or parametric code-CAD.

02

Your drafting standard

AS 1100 or ISO is combined with the firm's own conventions; AS 1726 governs geotechnical log formats and soil/rock descriptions.

03

Your templates

Approved title blocks, sheets, layers, linetypes and drawing-number formats become the starting point.

04

Geotechnical drafting

Borehole and test-pit logs, stratigraphy cross-sections, site-investigation plans, retaining-wall, footing and pile details, and monitoring-well and standpipe plans are prepared from engineer-approved data.

05

Your QA checks

Every prepared sheet is checked against the firm's rules before it reaches the engineering checker.

06

Your engineer releases

Drew prepares checked-ready work. For geotechnical drawings, an RPEQ or CPEng engineer decides, signs and releases.

[ DRAFT INSIDE THE TOOLS YOU USE ]

Choose the environment.
Define one finished job.

Drew works inside an approved CAD toolchain—not a separate text-to-CAD toy. A pilot starts with one repeated workflow, the firm's own standards, one human checker and one visible completion state.

WORKFLOW / 01DRAWING PREPARATION

Native CAD sheet preparation

Through approved copilot or API access, turn an approved model or project and firm template into a prepared sheet inside SolidWorks, Revit or Fusion.

START
Approved CAD source, revision and firm template
DONE
Prepared sheet and QA report reach the checker
HUMAN
Design intent, view choice exceptions and issue approval
WORKFLOW / 02ANNOTATION

Standards-bound annotation

Apply approved dimensions, notes and symbols using the firm's AS 1100 or ISO rules, title blocks, layers and parts library—without choosing design values.

START
Approved CAD source, redlines and firm standards
DONE
Annotation pass and exceptions are ready to check
HUMAN
Tolerances, GD&T, fits and any design-intent choice
WORKFLOW / 03GEOTECHNICAL

Geotechnical drawing package

Prepare borehole and test-pit logs, soil/rock stratigraphy cross-sections, site-investigation plans, pile layouts, monitoring-well and standpipe plans, and standard retaining-wall and footing details to AS 1100 and AS 1726.

START
Engineer-approved field data, lab results and firm templates
DONE
Checked-ready logs, sections, plans and details reach the engineer
HUMAN
Ground-model interpretation, design values and RPEQ/CPEng release

Drew is configured to the approved copilot or API surfaces in the CAD and PDM/PLM environment the team already controls. Platform versions, firm standards, minimum access and acceptance tests are confirmed before live work; the audit does not require design files.

[ A JOB DESCRIPTION, NOT A PROMPT ]

What Drew can own.
What Drew must hand back.

GREEN

Drafting preparation

Configured, tested and measured during the pilot.

  • Set up sheets from approved templates
  • Generate standard views, sections and details
  • Apply approved dimensions and annotations
  • Run drafting standards and title-block checks
  • Assemble drawing sets, revision blocks and geotechnical packages
  • Extract and reconcile BOMs and parts lists
  • Prepare release PDFs from the approved source
AMBER

Human approval

Prepared by Drew; checked and committed by an authorised person.

  • Any change that could alter design intent
  • Moving geometry or changing dimension values
  • Applying non-verbatim or ambiguous redlines
  • Changing a tolerance, fit or GD&T callout, or transcribing engineer-approved geotechnical design values
  • Issuing work to the checker or committing a revision
  • Revision, configuration, unit or xref ambiguity
  • New or unfamiliar drafting situations
RED

Engineer only

Outside the worker's authority by design.

  • Engineering or design decisions
  • Tolerance, GD&T, fit or geotechnical parameter decisions
  • Load, code, structural or ground-model judgment
  • Engineering calculations, including bearing, settlement or slope stability
  • ECO or ECN approval
  • RPEQ/CPEng sign-off or professional stamp
  • Release or issue to fabrication

[ YOUR IP STAYS ON YOUR SYSTEMS ]

Your design data stays where your team controls it.

Models, drawings, parts libraries, specifications, BOMs and calculations are commercially sensitive. Drew can run on-prem and works inside the firm's approved CAD and PDM/PLM environment; design IP does not need to leave the team's systems.

The load audit uses workflow descriptions and counts—not design files. A team-specific implementation still requires its own IP, security, contractual and engineering-process review.

  1. 01

    Run where the data lives

    Use the firm's approved systems or an on-prem deployment so commercially sensitive design IP stays under team control.

  2. 02

    Grant minimum access

    Only the CAD, PDM/PLM areas and fields required for the approved drafting task are considered.

  3. 03

    Test synthetic geometry

    Acceptance tests begin with invented, deliberately non-manufacturable parts covering normal work and failure modes.

  4. 04

    Keep the engineer in control

    The team decides who checks, who receives holds and who stamps and releases every drawing.

[ OPERATING CONTROLS: BUILT IN BEFORE PILOT ]

The first sheet waits.
The controls are visible.

After Drew is configured against the team's CAD tools, standards, templates and parts library, work begins with synthetic geometry and then one supervised live sheet. Every write is verified; a licensed engineer always checks and releases.

Part + rev + sheet
Positively matched before any write
Every write
Read back and verified
First mismatch
Stopped and held for the engineer
One sheet
Supervised before the set widens
Zero releases
Drew never stamps or issues to fabrication
CONTROL / 01WRITE BOUNDARY

Never touch design geometry

Drew writes only inside a clearly managed drafting area. The released source model, feature tree and checked drawing remain outside reach.

CONTROL / 02REVISION GUARD

Fail closed, not fast

Part number, revision and sheet must all match. Unit, configuration or xref ambiguity stops the write and creates a human hold.

CONTROL / 03HUMAN RELEASE

Engineers hold the keys

The team keeps its CAD and PDM/PLM access. A checker reviews every drawing, and a licensed engineer performs the release and stamp.

CONTROL / 04DATA BOUNDARY

Design IP stays put

Drew can run on-prem. Models, drawings, parts libraries, specifications, BOMs and calculations stay inside the engineering team's approved systems.

[ DRAFTING WORKLOAD AUDIT ]

Find the one task worth piloting.

Use 30 minutes to count repeated drafting, mark checker and engineer boundaries, and identify a measurable first workflow.

Book the audit No design files required.

[ THE FOUNDING PILOT ]

One worker. One workflow.
Ninety days to prove it.

WEEK 1

Map and baseline

Document the current task, owner, handling time, exceptions, release chain and design-IP boundary.

WEEKS 2–3

Configure and test

Connect the chosen CAD environment and configure firm standards, templates, parts, minimum permissions and synthetic acceptance tests.

WEEKS 4–6

Supervised work

Start with one live sheet. Review every output, hold and handoff with the team's checker.

WEEKS 7–12

Measure and decide

Track approval rate, cycle time, hold rate and drafting hours returned before renewal.

FOUNDING PILOTA$2,500activation
THENA$990per month
  • One CAD drafting workflow
  • Approved CAD and PDM/PLM connections
  • Your standards, templates and parts
  • Checker-first managed operation

[ BEFORE THE AUDIT ]

Questions a careful engineering team should ask.

Does Drew replace our draftsman or engineer?+

No. Drew provides drafting capacity for the existing team. Drafting leads, checkers and engineers retain design intent, exceptions and judgment.

Does our design IP leave our systems?+

No. Drew can run on-prem and works inside the engineering team's approved CAD and PDM/PLM environment. Models, drawings, parts libraries, specifications, BOMs and calculations remain on the team's systems.

Can Drew make engineering decisions?+

No. Design intent, tolerance and GD&T decisions, calculations, code judgment and engineering approval are human-only boundaries.

Which CAD environments can Drew work in?+

Drew operates through approved copilots and APIs in CAD environments the engineering team already uses, including SolidWorks, Autodesk Revit and Fusion, and parametric code-CAD with CadQuery or build123d. The pilot confirms the exact platform, version and minimum permissions.

Can Drew stamp or release drawings to fabrication?+

No. Drew prepares checked-ready drawing work and release PDFs from an approved source. A licensed engineer always checks, stamps where required and releases every drawing.

What result do we measure?+

One agreed scoreboard: handling time, cycle time, checker approval rate, hold rate and drafting hours returned. No generic “AI transformation” metric.

[ YOUR TOOLS · YOUR STANDARDS · YOUR CONTROL ]

Bring the workflow.
Keep the CAD environment.

In 30 minutes, map one drafting job inside the tools your team already runs—with design IP kept on your systems and licensed engineer release.

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