Drawing service

Send us a STEP file of your assembly. We send back hidden-line technical drawings, exploded views and step-by-step assembly drawings with balloons and a parts list, as vector PDF and SVG (and PNG), ready to drop into your manual. Fixed prices, and one view drawn free first. Here is a finished example manual.

How it works

1. Send us the file. Email hello@lineplate.com with the STEP file of the assembly (or IGES or BREP), or a link to it, and say what the drawings are for.
2. We reply with a price and a date. Within 1 working day, with the fixed price and the date you'll have the set. We draw one view free first, so you can judge the style before you decide.
3. You approve, we draw the set. Typically within 5 working days of your go-ahead.
4. One round of changes. One round of changes to the drawings is included in the price.
5. Files and invoice. We send the final files and a Stripe invoice, payable within 14 days.

A revised model after we have started is a new drawing job, priced the same way, not a round of changes.

What we draw, and what stays with you

• We draw what your CAD model shows: its parts, where they sit, and the assembly order you give us.
• We don't check, verify or approve the design, its assembly sequence or its safety, and we don't write safety warnings or instruction text.
• The content of your manual, its accuracy, its safety warnings and whether it meets the rules for your products stay your responsibility. We make no claim that the drawings, or a manual they go into, meet any regulation or standard, such as the EU Machinery Regulation, S1000D or ATA specifications.

Your files

The studio never uploads your file: it works in your browser. This service is different, because you send us the file so that we can draw it. So, plainly:

• We use your files only for your job, and never share them.
• We delete them, and our working copies, 30 days after we deliver the drawings. If the job doesn't go ahead, 30 days after we last hear from you.
• If you need a non-disclosure agreement first, send it with your request. We'll read it and reply before you send the file.

The terms (clause 18) and the privacy notice set this out in full.

Who it's for

Businesses only: companies, and people buying for their trade or profession, like Lineplate's paid plans. Questions first? Email hello@lineplate.com.

Prefer to do it yourself?

The same drawings come out of the studio, in your browser: free for drawings of up to 250 parts, with no account and no watermark. Pro adds balloons, step-by-step manuals, revision updates and batch export.