Most delays on a fit-out or joinery package don't begin on site — they begin in the drawings. When the client pictures one thing, the contractor prices another, and the installer builds a third, the gap only shows up once material is cut and time is spent. Shop drawings exist to close that gap: a single, precise set that states exactly what will be made, how it fits, and what it will look like — before anyone commits.
The trouble is that most shop drawings are hard to read. Flat, line-only AutoCAD sheets produced by offshore volume shops are technically complete but visually impenetrable to a non-technical project manager or an end client. They approve what they cannot fully picture, and the misunderstanding surfaces at installation — as a variation, a delay, or a remake.
We draw differently. Every set we produce is modelled in SolidWorks and issued as shaded, three-dimensional shop drawings — the component shown as it will genuinely look, alongside the dimensions, sections and specifications the workshop needs. Your client sees the finished piece and signs off with confidence; your installers get a set they can build from without a phone call.
What a DesignAs shop drawing set includes
One organised, clearly named package — issued in the formats your workshop, your machines and your client all need.
Shop & GA drawings
General arrangement, plans, elevations and sections that place every element in the space and show how it goes together.
Fabrication & workshop drawings
Fully dimensioned detail drawings — joints, fixings, materials and tolerances — ready for the shop floor.
Cutting lists & schedules
Panel schedules, cutting lists, and hardware and ironmongery schedules that make accurate quoting and ordering possible.
CNC-ready files
DWG, DXF, STEP and native SolidWorks files that drop straight into your machines and your AutoCAD sets.
Shaded 3D views & renders
Shaded and photorealistic views for client sign-off, so approval happens on paper — not on site.
Submittal-ready packages
Clear, organised, clearly named sets suitable for submittals and client approval under JCT or NEC contracts.
Why shaded SolidWorks beats flat offshore AutoCAD
The offshore volume shops — the BluEnts, Hitechs and A2Zs of the world — compete on price and turn out flat, line-only AutoCAD sheets by the thousand. They are drawing for a detailer who already knows what the finished item looks like. Your client and your site team don't.
We are a UK studio working in SolidWorks, in your timezone. Because we model in 3D, every sheet can be issued shaded — the item shown solid and lit, exactly as it will be built — so a project manager can read it at a glance and a client can approve it without a technical translation. We're fluent in how UK packages are run, from GA sign-off to submittals under JCT and NEC contracts.
The result is fewer questions on site, fewer variations, and a set that protects everyone: you priced what you drew, and you built what the client approved.
A sample client sign-off set — shaded views a non-technical client can read
Who we produce shop drawings for
Main & principal contractors
Overflow drawing work and complete joinery packages produced to your programme — without carrying an in-house CAD team.
Fit-out contractors
Commercial and retail fit-out drawn end to end: reception desks, feature walls, built-in furniture and casework, ready for installation.
Shopfitters
Shopfitting shop drawings and CNC-ready files for counters, display, and bespoke retail joinery, drawn to be built at pace.
Commercial joinery subcontractors
Detailed commercial joinery drawings with cutting lists and schedules — everything your workshop needs to manufacture accurately.
From concept to shaded shop drawings
Send your concept
Architect's drawings, a sketch, a site survey or an existing model — whatever you have. We confirm scope and send a tailored quote within 48 hours.
We model & draw
General arrangement agreed first, then fully detailed shaded shop drawings, fabrication drawings, cutting lists and CNC-ready files — all in SolidWorks.
Your client approves
Shaded views make sign-off simple — the client sees the finished piece and approves on paper. At sign-off, the design is locked.
Your installers build
Manufacture-ready files go to the workshop and to site. Any changes after sign-off are quoted before we begin.
Accuracy guaranteed, cost agreed upfront
If a delivered drawing doesn't match the agreed design intent, we correct it at no cost and as a priority. All changes — refinements, updates, or new directions — are quoted before work begins, so you always know the cost upfront. Pricing is matched to the project: a project fee, time-based, or staged across a programme — whichever suits the package. See our corrections, changes and scope policy for the detail.
Prefer to see the service at a glance first? Our quote overview page walks through the deliverables and the sign-off set in short. When you're ready, send the brief and we'll come back within 48 hours.
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Shop drawings your client and your installers can read
Send us the concept and we'll return clear, shaded SolidWorks shop drawings your workshop can build from and your client can sign off — with a tailored quote inside 48 hours.
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