Services
SolidWorks and AutoCAD services from simple drawing conversions to advanced detailing, fabrication level drawing packages and residential permit sets.
SolidWorks 3D Modeling & Drawings
Precise 3D part and assembly models with clean, fully dimensioned 2D drawings. From machine parts and assemblies to complete mechanical systems, the models and drawings are built to industry standards so your shop or vendor can make it right the first time.
- Parts, assemblies and weldments
- Sheet metal parts with flat patterns
- Detail and assembly drawings with BOMs
- Converting old prints, sketches and 2D files into 3D models
AutoCAD Drafting
2D drafting for layouts, details and as-built drawings. I can clean up and redraw old drawings, convert paper prints and PDFs to CAD, and keep your drawing set consistent and organized.
- Plant and equipment layouts
- As-builts and drawing revisions
- Paper and PDF to CAD conversions
Heavy Steel, Custom Shop & Fabrication Drawings
We specialize in accurate and detailed structural drafting for Manufacturers, Production Plants, and Heavy Steel Construction Projects. With my sheet metal trade background, I draw what the shop floor actually needs: piece marks, cut lists, weld callouts and assembly details for platforms, stairs, guarding, frames, supports and custom fabricated equipment.
- Steel shop drawings and erection drawings
- Custom fabrication details and weldment drawings
- Sheet metal and plate layouts
- Fabrication quotes and sourcing support
PDM & SolidWorks Admin Support
Keep your CAD environment running smoothly. I help small teams and shops with SolidWorks PDM vault setup and cleanup, file and folder structure, part numbering, templates and drawing standards, and the day to day SolidWorks admin work that slows designers down.
- PDM vault organization, workflows and data cleanup
- SolidWorks templates, sheet formats and standards
- Install, license and setup help
Consultation & Sketch-to-Permit-Set Drafting
Got an idea on a napkin, a hand sketch, or just a picture in your head? Let's sit down and talk it through. I'll walk your site and your plans with you, ask the questions the building department is going to ask, and help you sort out what's realistic before you spend money.
From there, I turn your sketch into a complete, to-scale CAD permit set: site plan, foundation, floor, framing and roof plans, elevations, sections, and the details and notes the county or city needs. I draw to the current Washington residential code and local design criteria for Cowlitz County, Longview, Kelso and the surrounding area, so your plans go in complete and organized.
I prepare drawings for homes, additions, remodels, garages, shops and other residential projects up to four units, for owner-builders and contractors alike. When the building official requires engineering, like custom wind or earthquake bracing, tall foundation walls or long spans, the structural design and stamp come from a licensed Washington professional engineer, and I coordinate it into your plan set.
I'm a certified SOLIDWORKS professional with decades of drafting experience, from the Navy to sheet metal to industrial design. I'm not an architect or an engineer. I'm the drafter who gets your project on paper the right way.
Ask about a permit setProject Management Assistance
Project Management Assistance for plant layouts, and we can take it further to fabrication quotes and sourcing to help you achieve the desired finished deliverable.
Not sure which service you need?
Email me what you're working on and I'll point you in the right direction.
Email tkdraftingsolutions@gmail.com