Δ-01 · Comment Response
If the work involves responding to building-department comments and determining how the permit set must change, see Plan Check Corrections.
RL-100Redlines
Redline to CAD Drafting Services
Turn Marked-Up Drawings Into Clean, Editable Files
Redlines are useful during review and construction, but they are not an efficient long-term drawing format.
FirstPass can incorporate marked changes into organized CAD drawings.
Quick Answer · RL-100.QA
Redline to CAD drafting incorporates marked-up changes, whether PDF markups, handwritten redlines or field notes, into clean, editable CAD files. It serves architects, contractors and owners whose drawings carry accumulated review or construction markups. FirstPass reviews the base drawing, interprets each markup, updates the applicable plans, notes and dimensions, coordinates related sheets, and flags unclear items for clarification rather than guessing. Final files are delivered in the agreed CAD and PDF formats.
For
Teams holding marked-up or redlined drawing sets
You receive
Updated, editable CAD files plus PDFs
We can work from:
- PDF markups
- Handwritten redlines
- Scanned plans
- Field notes
- Consultant comments
- Plan-check markups
- Construction changes
- Design revisions
NoteThe cleaner and more legible the markups, the faster they can be incorporated.
RL-101Workflow
What We Do
Each markup set moves through the same controlled sequence.
1
Review the Base Drawing
RL-101.1We identify the drawing revision and source files.
2
Interpret the Markups
RL-101.2Changes are organized and ambiguous items are flagged rather than guessed.
3
Update the CAD
RL-101.3Applicable plans, notes, dimensions and references are revised.
4
Coordinate Related Sheets
RL-101.4A change on one sheet can affect another.
5
Deliver the Updated Files
RL-101.5Final deliverables are issued in the agreed CAD and/or PDF formats.
RL-102Scope
Redline to CAD Is a Production Service
This page is intentionally focused on incorporating supplied changes into drawings.
RD-100 · Final Record
If it involves documenting final construction changes, see Record Drawings.
NoteRelated production work: converting a static PDF or a hand sketch into CAD is covered under PDF to CAD and Sketch to CAD.
RFIClarifications
Redline to CAD FAQs
Response
Yes, if they are legible enough to interpret.
Response
We request clarification rather than invent design intent.
Response
Yes, when those drawing disciplines are within scope.
Response
Editable-file delivery should be defined in the proposal, but it can be included.
SUB-001Submittal
Start With the Project, Not a Package
- –Send the address and a description of the work.
- –We help define the drafting scope before work begins.