Structural Drafting Services

Engineer-Led Structural Drafting for Australian Heavy Industry

At Hamilton By Design, we provide local, engineer-led structural drafting services for mining, heavy industry, construction, and brownfield environments across Australia.

We don’t treat structural drafting as a standalone CAD task. Our drafting is informed by real site conditions, engineering judgement, and fabrication reality—ensuring drawings are practical, buildable, and aligned with Australian Standards.

With over 25 years of industry experience, we support drafting managers, project engineers, and contractors who need reliable structural documentation they can trust.

What We Mean by Structural Drafting

Structural drafting at Hamilton By Design goes beyond producing drawings.

It means:

Understanding how structures are built, installed, and maintained
Drafting that reflects actual site conditions, not assumptions
Producing drawings that suit the fabricator, installer, and project stage
Working as part of your team—not forcing your team to adapt to us

Our drafting services are backed by integrated engineering capability, allowing us to provide engineering oversight, verification, or full engineering ownership where required.

Structural Drafting Built from Real Site Data

Where required, we capture existing structures using engineering-grade LiDAR 3D scanning to eliminate uncertainty in brownfield environments.

This allows us to:

Draft directly from accurate as-built data
Reduce clashes, rework, and RFIs
Improve fabrication fit-up and installation outcomes
Support upgrades, replacements, and shutdown works with confidence

Our workflow is simple and effective:

Site review / LiDAR capture → 3D modelling → structural drafting → fabrication-ready documentation

Where Our Structural Drafting Is Used

We provide structural drafting services across a wide range of heavy-industry applications, including:

Mining plant and CHPP structural drafting
Brownfield steel upgrades and replacements
Conveyor structures, gantries, and transfer towers
Platforms, walkways, stairs, and access systems
Industrial buildings and portal frames
Shutdown works and temporary structures
Manufacturing and workshop steel

Each project is detailed to suit the client’s requirements, fabricator capability, and construction methodology.

Flexible Detailing to Suit Your Project

We understand that not every project requires the same level of detail.

Our drafting outputs are scaled appropriately to suit:

The project scope and risk profile
Client and fabricator preferences
Construction sequencing and access constraints

Depending on your needs, we can deliver:

General arrangement drawings
Detailed fabrication drawings and BoMs
Shop-ready drawings with welds, plates, and fixings
As-built documentation verified against site conditions

We’ve been doing this for over 25 years, and we prefer to fit into your delivery team, not disrupt it.

Engineer-Led, Local, and Accountable

Unlike commodity drafting services, our work is:

Engineer-led, not just CAD-driven
Delivered locally in Australia
Managed by a single accountable engineering point of contact
Supported by real site experience and trade background

This approach reduces communication gaps, improves quality, and ensures drafting outcomes align with engineering intent and construction reality.

Your success is our success—and we take ownership of the outcome.

Standards, Compliance, and Lessons Learned

All structural drafting is produced in accordance with:

Relevant Australian Standards
Building codes and regulatory requirements
Client and site-specific engineering standards

We also believe in learning from real-world outcomes. Where appropriate, we document compliance challenges and legal considerations encountered on projects and share those lessons through our technical blog and LinkedIn content.

(A dedicated “Legal & Compliance” blog category link will be added here.)

Structural Drafting Capability Statement

We are currently developing a Structural Drafting Capability Statement outlining:

Our drafting and engineering scope
Typical deliverables
Industry applications
Software, scanning, and verification capability

If you’d like an early discussion or to request the capability statement once available, please get in touch.

Talk to Us About Structural Drafting

If you’re a drafting manager, project engineer, or contractor looking for reliable, engineer-led structural drafting, we’d welcome the opportunity to talk.

Submit an enquiry via our contact form
📞 Or call us directly on 0477 002 249

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