REMOTE CAD SUPPORT FOR TRANSPORT & HIGHWAY DESIGN TEAMS
Professional CAD drafting capacity - delivered remotely.
Tailored for Transport Planners, Highways / Civil Design Teams, Access Consultants, and Planning Consultants.
- Note: This is CAD drafting support for project delivery - not software IT support or training.
1. CAD-Ready Base Plans
- Convert surveys, PDFs, GIS exports, and client markups into clean working DWGs.
- Output: layered DWG base + PDF check print.
5. Highways Layout & GA Plans
- General arrangement plans for junctions, tie-ins, kerb lines, and layouts (as specified).
- Output: clear proposed/ existing layouts, ready for review.
2. Access Feasibility Diagrams
- Planning-ready access sketches turned into clear, readable CAD plans.
- Output: access arrangement / feasibility plan + annotations.
6. Drawing Revisions & Redline Turnarounds
- Fast, controlled updates from marked-up PDFs or comment logs.
- Output: revised DWG/PDF with revision tracking.
3. Visibility Splays & Geometry
- Draft visibility splays and sightline geometry to your supplied parameters.
- Output: visibility plan(s) + labelled dimensions/notes.
7. Plan Presentation & Standardisation
- Lineweights, layers, labels, legends, north points, scalebars - made consistent.
- Output: “client-ready” sheets in your preferred style.
4. CTMP Drawing Support
- CAD drafting for CTMP packs: base compilation, plan layout, notes and callouts.
- Output: CTMP-ready drawing sheets (DWG + PDF).
8. Pack Assembly & Issue Sets
- Sheet sets compiled for issue: naming, ordering, title blocks (yours or ours).
- Output: issue package + PDF set.
SCALE DELIVERY WITHOUT IN-HOUSE OVERHEAD
Intro:
CAD Precision Ltd provides a streamlined Remote CAD Support (RCS) service that plugs directly into your workflow. We take on your highways, transport and access-related CAD drafting, so your team stays focused on design decisions, approvals and client delivery.
Whether you’re:
- Preparing a CTMP drawing pack
- Producing access feasibility diagrams
- Drafting visibility splays and geometry
- Tidying up a client’s base to make it CAD-ready
…we deliver clean, consistent DWG + PDF outputs, with structured version control and predictable turnaround agreed at quotation stage.
Email notes, marked-up PDFs, sketches, or screenshots — we’ll confirm scope and provide a clear itemised fee.
WHO THIS SERVICE IS FOR:
- Transport consultancies needing extra drafting capacity
- Highways and civil design teams short on internal CAD resource
- Planning consultants managing access feasibility for applications
- Engineering teams who want reliable CAD output without hiring
Why choose RCS by CAD Precision Ltd:
Transport-focused CAD expertise
We specialise in transport and highways drawing outputs — not general CAD. Your drafting is handled by a team that understands planning context, access requirements, and technical presentation standards.
Custom drawing packs (built to your spec)
From individual drawings to full packs, we produce deliverables such as:
- CAD-ready site layouts / base plans
- visibility splay drawings and geometry
- CTMP drawing support / base compilation
- access arrangement diagrams and plan presentation
Streamlined feedback and delivery
A simple process with clear stages, quoted scope, and version-controlled outputs — so nothing gets lost in email chaos.
How our Remote CAD Support works:
(Full service detail is set out within each client fee quotation.)
- Send your brief - Email notes, sketches, marked-up PDFs, or redlines.
- Receive a fee quotation - Clear, itemised pricing — no hourly guesswork.
- Confirm the RCS tier & start - We agree scope, programme and payment terms, then begin work.
- Delivery (DWG + PDF) - Files are issued via secure download links. Versions are tracked and stored securely.
HOW OUR REMOTE CAD SUPPORT WORKS
A more in depth service description is contained within each client Fee Quotation
1
Send Your Brief
Email your notes, sketches, or marked-up PDFs. We'll handle the conversion into CAD-ready output.
2
Fee Quotation
You’ll receive a clear, itemised fee quotation — no surprises, no hourly guessing games.
3
You Chose
Pick the appropriate RCS tier (see below). We’ll invoice and start work once payment terms are agreed.
4
We Deliver
DWG and PDF files sent via secure download links. All versions tracked, all data stored safely.
CAD Drafting Rates & Retainer Pricing
Tier | R60 | R50 | R40Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
Rate | £60/hr +VAT | £50/hr +VAT | £40/hr +VAT |
Term | None (ad-hoc) | 1–3 month retainer | 3–12 month retainer |
Minimum Hours / mo | 2-hr min / request | 20 | 20 |
Benefit | Pay-as-you-go | Scheduled slots | FlexiBank hours |
Typical Turn-Around | Next available slot | 3 – 5 working days* | 3 – 5 working days* |
White Labelling Eligibility | Not available | £100 / project | 1 setup included |
- Up to 10 unused hours/month can be rolled forward once. Unused hours beyond that expire.
- RCS tasks are planned around SPA workload. Retainer clients are prioritised.
- R60 tasks do not qualify for branding or drawing format customisation.
- Available to R50 clients with a 3-month agreement or recurring drawing sets. Setup includes logo, layout styling, and approval round.
- (R40Pro) Additional branded variants = £100/project
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Our CAD drafting services start from £40/hr + VAT for retainer clients and £60/hr + VAT for ad-hoc requests. The rate depends on your selected tier and level of commitment.
*R60 (Ad-Hoc): £60/hr — no contract required
*R50 (Short-Term Retainer): £50/hr — 1–3 month agreement, 20+ hrs/month
*R40Pro (Long-Term Retainer): £40/hr — 3–12 month agreement, 20+ hrs/month
*R60 (Ad-Hoc) jobs require a 2-hour minimum per request.
*R50 & R40Pro retainers require a monthly minimum of 20 hours.
White labelling is available exclusively to retainer clients:
*R40Pro: 1 setup included per client
*R50: Optional at £100 per project (with a 3-month commitment)
*R60: White labelling is not available
This ensures our branded CAD title blocks are reserved for trusted long-term partners.
Yes — R40Pro clients can roll over up to 10 unused hours per month, carried forward for 1 month only. After that, unused hours expire. This “FlexiBank” system provides flexibility while keeping scheduling manageable.
All RCS drafting tasks are scheduled around our Swept Path Analysis (SPA) delivery pipeline.
*Retainer clients (R50 & R40Pro) receive priority scheduling
*Ad-hoc clients (R60) are fit in when availability allows
*Urgent requests should always be discussed ahead of time
Your hourly rate includes:
*DWG and PDF output
*Version control
*Feedback implementation (within reason)
*Secure file sharing via Box
*Dedicated support from a real human
Yes — and we encourage it. Many clients begin with a small R60 project and move to R50 or R40Pro as their workload increases. We’ll help you migrate with zero disruption.