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Terradrafts helps global engineering and surveying companies with CAD drafting, LiDAR processing, and 3D modeling solutions.
The world's fastest B2B drafting studio for land surveyors and engineering firms. We convert LiDAR, drone, and total-station data into survey-ready CAD — delivered within 24 hours.
Terrain Drafting · Point Cloud to CAD · LiDAR Processing · DTM / DEM · Contour Mapping · Civil 3D · AutoCAD · BIM & As-Builts
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DATUM: NAD83 (N. CAROLINA)
Volumetric Stockpile Report
Accuracy
99.8% Sub-cm
Turnaround
18 Hours
24h
Global Service Standard
Our studio operates on a follow-the-sun model. Upload raw data at EOD; download clean CAD at start-of-business. NDA available as standard.
Trusted by Industry Leaders Worldwide
AECOM
Stantec
Jacobs
WSP
Tetra Tech
Phase 01
Upload raw data
Upload drone imagery, LAS/LAZ point clouds, CSV points or DWG files direct from the field to our secure portal.
Phase 02
Expert drafting
Our specialised team checks coverage, models the terrain and drafts your deliverables according to your standards.
Phase 03
Receive files
Final CAD files, quality reports and 3D meshes are delivered reviewed and ready for your clients — often within 24 hours.
50%
Lower drafting cost vs in-house
70%
Faster turnaround on routine jobs
98%
Client satisfaction across projects
100%
Secure handling, NDA on request
The Terradrafts advantage
Grow your business without growing your overhead.
Skip the software licences, the hardware refresh, and the hiring cycle. Just send us your data — a large, experienced drafting team is already at your back.
No software to buy
Forget AutoCAD, Civil 3D or licensing fees. We draft on our seats — you receive standard, editable CAD files.
Fast & easy to scale
Send work as it comes in. Scale up during peak season, scale down when quiet — no payroll, no benches.
No computer needed
Upload from a phone, tablet or laptop. No workstation, no GPU, no plotter — your office stays light.
Always at your back
A very large, specialised team is on standby — drafters, surveyors and QC checkers working with you across time zones.
Our promise
Practical, timely, trusted
Quality work and exemplary customer service are the foundation of every project. We build long-term relationships by delivering drawings our clients can stake their own reputation on — large or small, local or overseas.
We build trust
Honest scoping, transparent revisions and drawings reviewed before they ever reach your inbox. Repeat clients are how we measure success.
Worldwide reach
From single-plot subdivisions to overseas quarry projects — we draft for surveyors, engineers and developers across 14+ countries.
Practical & timely
Dependable, economical, efficient. We turn raw field data around in hours, not weeks — without cutting corners on the deliverable.
Large & small, we draft it all
Residential plots, commercial sites, mining and infrastructure — every job gets the same care, regardless of size.
Why choose us
The drafting partner that earns repeat work
A small list of things we hold ourselves to on every single project — the reason most of our clients send us their next job before the current one is even invoiced.
Commitment
On-time, on-budget delivery is not a marketing line — it's the only way we know how to run a project.
Standards & codes
Drafted to international standards (AIA, BS, AS, IS) and your in-house template — layers, naming and units matched exactly.
Data security
Isolated client folders, encrypted transfers and NDAs signed with both clients and our staff. Your files stay yours.
Quick response
Reply within 24 hours, every day of the week. One dedicated point of contact, not a ticket queue.
Most clients see drafting costs drop by ~50% within their first three projects with us.
Global coverage / 14+ countries
Our services, all over the world
Time zones aren't a blocker — they're a feature. Send raw data at end of day, wake up to drafted CAD in your inbox. We deliver across five continents with the same standards, NDAs and turnaround.
- 14+
- Countries served
- 5
- Continents
- 24h
- Avg. turnaround
North America
- United States
- Canada
Europe
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Ireland
Middle East
- UAE
- Saudi Arabia
- Qatar
Asia Pacific
- Australia
- Singapore
- India
- Sri Lanka
Africa
- South Africa
- Kenya
- Nigeria
Oceania
- New Zealand
- Fiji
Not listed? We onboard new regions every month — drafting standards, units and templates matched to your locale.
What we do
Drafting services for modern survey workflows
From earthwork volumes to dense point-cloud meshes, we deliver clean, client-ready outputs you can drop straight into your reports.
12 hours
Send up to 1000 raw drone JPGs. We deliver 2D orthomosaic, 3D model, contour map, point cloud and CAD — in 12 hours.
24–48 hours
Cut & fill, stockpile and earthwork volume calculations with full reports and DTM surface models.
48–72 hours
Classification, cleaning, thinning and triangulated 3D mesh deliverables from LAS / LAZ data.
24 hours
Total station SDR files and DGPS raw data converted, processed and drafted into ready-to-use CAD drawings.
Same day
Convert design drawings into setting-out coordinate files for total stations, DGPS rovers and field controllers.
24 hours
Cross sections and long sections generated from your survey points or DTM — drafted with levels, chainage and grid.
24 hours
Load Google Maps / satellite imagery, trace boundaries and features, georeference and deliver a clean CAD drawing.
Ongoing
We securely store and manage your land scan documents — point clouds, scans and survey records — accessible anytime.
24–48 hours
Scanned blueprints, sketches and PDF drawings vectorised into editable, layered, scale-accurate CAD files.
Same day
We fix and clean your existing drawings — correct dimensions, scale, layers, line types and annotations.
24 hours
Google KML files converted into layered CAD — buildings, roads, plots, levels and DGPS survey features, georeferenced and ready.
24–48 hours
Field Measurement Book (FMB) sketches combined and redrawn into a single clean CAD drawing — survey numbers, sub-divisions and boundaries georeferenced.
24 hours
Convert your DWG / DXF drawings into georeferenced KML / KMZ files — delivered with a ready-to-open Google Earth / Maps link for your site.
24-hour client support
Time-zone friendly. Email and project chat — answered within hours, every day of the week.
Industries we serve
Drafting solutions across every site
From skyscraper sites to open-pit mines, our drafts power decisions in the sectors that actually build and move the world.
Architecture & Construction
Site plans, contour CAD and as-built drawings ready for the design table.
Civil & Infrastructure
Earthwork volumes, road cross sections and setting-out files for contractors.
Mining & Quarrying
Stockpile and pit volume reports, pit progression mapping and DTM updates.
Industrial & Plant
Point-cloud cleanup and 2D plant drawings for retrofits and expansions.
Renewable Energy
Solar plot layouts, wind site mapping and access road drafting from drone data.
Transport & Rail
Long sections, alignment drawings and corridor mapping at survey accuracy.
Logistics & Warehousing
Site footprints, yard layouts and parcel maps for development planning.
Land & Agriculture
Boundary surveys, plot subdivisions and FMB redraws for landowners.
Government & Utilities
Cadastral overlays, GIS-ready KML/CAD and overseas project support.
Who we work with
Trusted by field & design professionals
From the field crew to the design desk — we draft for the people who actually build the world.
Architects
Site plans, contours and base drawings ready for design.
Civil Engineers
Earthwork volumes, cross sections and topographic CAD.
Builders & Developers
Setting-out files, plot layouts and progress mapping.
Land Surveyors
Raw SDR, DGPS and drone data drafted into clean deliverables.
What clients say
Reviewed by the people who build & survey
A few notes from surveyors, engineers and developers we draft for every week.
"Sent 1,400 drone images on a Tuesday, had the orthomosaic and contour DWG back by Thursday morning. Cleanest topo I've received in years — no spaghetti contours, layers actually labelled."
Daniel Mwangi
Land Surveyor · Nairobi, Kenya
"We outsource our cut/fill takeoffs to Terradrafts for every subdivision. Cross sections come back at the chainage interval we ask for, and the volume report is sealed and presentation-ready."
Sarah O'Connor
Civil Engineer, Director · Brisbane, Australia
"Honestly the FMB sketch redraw service saved our project. Twelve hand-drawn village sketches stitched into one georeferenced CAD — exactly what we needed for the master plan."
Arjun Patel
Architect · Ahmedabad, India
"Fast, accurate and genuinely responsive. We've moved three of our quarry volume jobs onto them — cheaper than our in-house draftsman and a better deliverable."
Mark Reilly
Quarry Operations Manager · Cork, Ireland
"Uploaded a messy LAS file from a borrowed scanner — they cleaned it, classified ground points and gave me a 3D mesh I could drop straight into Revit. Worth every dollar."
Linda Tan
BIM Coordinator · Singapore
"Their CAD-to-KML turnaround is unreal. I send DWG before lunch, get a Google Earth link for the client by evening. Has won us two contracts this quarter alone."
Carlos Rivera
Property Developer · Monterrey, Mexico
4.9 / 5 average from 120+ projects Clients in 14 countries 98% on-time delivery
Have data sitting on a drive? Let's draft it.
Create a free client account, upload raw files, and we'll come back with a scope and timeline within 24 hours.
Start a projectDrafting Disciplines
A multi-disciplinary CAD studio
Beyond survey drafting, our team supports civil, architectural and engineering projects — and converts any legacy drawing into clean, editable CAD.
Civil & Architectural
House plans, floor plans, AutoCAD 3D and 3D real-view visualisation.
- House & site plans
- Photoshop floor plans
- AutoCAD 3D modelling
- 3D real-view visualisation
Engineering
Electrical, solar, fabrication drawings, 2D-to-3D conversion and HVAC.
- Electrical & solar layouts
- Fabrication drawings
- 2D → 3D conversion
- HVAC drafting
CAD Conversions
Any hand sketch, PDF or JPG converted into editable, layered CAD drawings.
- Hand sketch → CAD
- PDF / JPG → DWG
- Paper to CAD
- File version conversion
Drafting & Design Modelling
- CAD drafting services
- Land Desktop drafting & design
- Autodesk Civil 3D drafting & design
- SolidWorks modelling & design
- AutoCAD Inventor drafting & modelling
- CAD file & version conversion
Drawing & Graphics
- Space planning drawings
- Accident reconstruction drawings
- Trial graphics & exhibits
- Presentation graphics
- Photoshop graphics & photo retouching
- Illustration & line diagrams
Delivering Excellence
Trusted CAD business partner
A pioneer drafting partner offering CAD, BIM and engineering services tailored to the dynamic construction industry. Fast delivery, personalised service, and standardised 2D/3D deliverables — backed by engineers, architects and detailers with deep CAD and shop-drawing expertise.
500+
Projects finished
120+
Happy clients
8
Years in business
14
Countries served
Quality
A process-driven approach to quality, customised to meet every project requirement and review cycle.
ExploreBusiness models
Choose from flexible engagement models — per-project, hourly or dedicated team — and maximise efficiency at minimal cost.
ExploreFast turnaround
From 24-hour contour CAD to 12-hour drone deliverables — we work to your construction schedule, not ours.
International standards
Drawings produced to international CAD standards with consistent layers, line types, annotations and title blocks.
Surveyor's glossary
What is a point cloud, and why does it matter?
A point cloud is a dense set of XYZ coordinates — millions to billions of measured points — captured by drone photogrammetry, terrestrial LiDAR or mobile mapping. It's the raw 3D fingerprint of your site, but it isn't a deliverable on its own.
We turn that fingerprint into the files your project actually uses: classified ground, contours, DTM/DSM surfaces, breaklines, cross-sections, volume reports and clean layered CAD.
Raw point cloud
LAS / LAZ / E57 — unclassified, noisy, huge file sizes. Useful for inspection, not for design.
Classified cloud
Ground, vegetation, buildings and noise separated — ready for surface generation and analysis.
DTM / DSM surface
TIN or grid surfaces built from classified ground points — the backbone of every volume and contour calc.
CAD deliverable
Contours, breaklines, spot heights and 3D mesh on the right layers, in your coordinate system and units.
Honest comparison
Outsourced studio, in-house drafter, or freelance hire?
Most surveying firms juggle the same three options. Here's where each one wins — and where Terradrafts fits.
| What you care about | Terradrafts | In-house drafter | Freelance / marketplace |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical turnaround | 12–72 hours | Days to weeks (workload) | Unpredictable |
| Cost per drawing | Per-project, no overhead | Salary + software + benefits | Cheap, but variable |
| Software & licences | Included (Civil 3D, Pix4D, LiDAR360…) | You pay per seat | Often missing or pirated |
| QA pass before delivery | Yes — every job | Depends on team size | Rare |
| Scales with workload | Burst capacity on demand | Hire / fire cycles | Hit-and-miss availability |
| Time-zone overlap | Async, 24h reply worldwide | Local hours only | Varies wildly |
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FAQ
Questions, answered plainly
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