DfMA manufacturing drawings

01Drawn the way the factory makes it

Every factory builds differently, so each one gets drawings in its own order and its own language. We work as part of the design team or directly for the manufacturer. The building is modelled as it is made: chassis, panels and cassettes in the factory's sequence, with the services model linked and checked against the frame. A clash found in the model costs a drawing revision. Found at the saw, it costs a remade panel.

02Systems we draw for

• Volumetric steel chassis and light gauge steel boxes
• Closed panel timber frame and SIPs
• Light gauge steel wall panels, floor and roof cassettes
• Timber panels on a steel chassis
• CLT modules

03What the factory gets

A fabrication drawing pack with assembly diagrams and an ID on every piece, a coordinated fabrication model, a bill of materials and the technical interface details. Where the job needs them, machine files go out as FrameCAD for steel and IFC for panels. Reviewer comments are answered line by line, and what the shop floor tells us goes into our templates for the next job.

04Outside this service

Site installation sequencing, temporary works and lifting plans, specialist trade shop drawings and as-built information are not included. Installation information is covered by our site packs.