Hire SolidWorks Drafter
Bring your concepts, site measurements and hand sketches to life with precise, fabrication-ready SolidWorks models and drawings. Hamilton By Design provides flexible SolidWorks drafting support so you can scale your engineering and detailing capacity without the overhead of another full-time employee.
Whether you’re a fabricator, OEM, consulting engineer, mining operation or builder, you can hire a SolidWorks drafter to step in, pick up your workflow, and deliver accurate drawings that fit first time on site.
Why Hire a SolidWorks Drafter?
Hiring a dedicated SolidWorks drafter gives you:
- Extra capacity during peak workload – avoid bottlenecks before shutdowns, tenders or tight project deadlines.
- Accurate 3D models and 2D drawings – reduce rework, clashes and “tape measure surprises” on site.
- Flexible support – bring us in for a single project, a shutdown, or ongoing drafting support.
- Reduced overheads – access professional drafting without the cost of recruitment, training and full-time salaries.
- Integrated support with your engineers and workshop – we understand what supervisors, boilermakers and installers need on a drawing.
SolidWorks Drafting Services We Offer
When you hire a SolidWorks drafter from Hamilton By Design, you gain access to a broad range of CAD and documentation services, including:
3D Modelling
- Parametric 3D models of mechanical parts and assemblies
- Modelling from sketches, photos, existing drawings or LiDAR point clouds
- Complex assemblies with correct mates, motion ranges and clear structure
- Configurations for variants, sizes and options
2D Drafting & Detailing
- Fabrication drawings – plates, frames, chutes, supports, tanks, conveyors and access structures
- Machining drawings – detailed views, tolerances, hole call-outs and machining notes
- Assembly drawings – exploded views, balloons, BOMs and clear assembly instructions
- General arrangement (GA) drawings – layout plans, elevations and sections for site coordination
Revision & As-Built Updates
- Update legacy AutoCAD/SolidWorks drawings into a clean, current model set
- As-built drawings based on field measurements or 3D laser scans
- Incorporating mark-ups from site supervisors, inspectors and engineers
Design for Fabrication & Installation
- Drawings structured around how the workshop actually fabricates
- Clear weld symbols, material specs and finish requirements
- Logical transport splits, splice locations and lifting points (as per engineering direction)
Industries We Support
Our SolidWorks drafters work across a wide range of sectors, including:
- Mining & CHPP / wash plants – chutes, conveyors, structures, tanks, access platforms
- Quarry & hard rock processing – crushers, screens, hoppers, supports
- Steel fabrication & manufacturing – frames, platforms, pipe supports, custom steelwork
- Power & utilities – structural and mechanical modifications, platforms, ducting
- Construction & building services – plant decks, supports, frames, miscellaneous metalwork
- General engineering – jigs, fixtures, prototypes and custom machinery components
If your project involves metal, structure or machinery, you can hire a SolidWorks drafter who understands both the engineering intent and workshop reality.
How Hiring a SolidWorks Drafter Works
We keep the engagement process simple and transparent:
1. Scope & Inputs
We confirm:
- What needs to be modelled or drafted
- Required outputs (3D models, DXFs, fabrication drawings, GA layouts, BOMs, etc.)
- Standards and templates to follow (your title blocks, layers, revision systems)
- Deadlines and approval workflows
Inputs can include sketches, existing drawings, site photos, point clouds, standards and vendor data.
2. Drafting & Modelling in SolidWorks
Our drafter:
- Builds parametric models in SolidWorks
- Sets up assemblies with logical structure and clear naming
- Produces drawing sheets with appropriate views, dimensions and notes
- Checks for clashes, interferences and obvious manufacturing issues
3. Review & Mark-Ups
- You review PDFs or eDrawings
- We incorporate your comments, site feedback or engineering mark-ups
- Revisions are tracked so you have a clean history of changes
4. Final Issue
- Fabrication-ready PDFs for the workshop
- Native SolidWorks files for your own engineering team
- DXFs and other exports as required for plasma/laser cutting or CNC
Why Work With Hamilton By Design?
When you hire a SolidWorks drafter from Hamilton By Design, you’re not just engaging a CAD operator – you’re engaging mechanical engineering support that understands site, fabrication and shutdown pressures.
You’ll benefit from:
- Real-world engineering experience – extensive work on CHPPs, conveyors, crushers and industrial structures
- Attention to detail – clear part numbering, logical drawing sets and tidy models that others can easily work with
- Alignment with your standards – we can adopt your drafting standards or help you develop them
- Site-aware drafting – we consider access, lifting, installation and maintenance during the detailing stage
- Integration with 3D laser scanning (if needed) – LiDAR-based as-built models to make sure your new steel actually fits
Engage a SolidWorks Drafter Today
Need extra drafting capacity for an upcoming shutdown, tender or fabrication package?
Hamilton By Design can provide SolidWorks drafting support on a project, part-time or ongoing basis.
Get in touch today to discuss your drawings, timelines and preferred way of working, and we’ll tailor a SolidWorks drafter engagement that fits your workload and budget.