Land survey drafting services
CadLap turns your field data into finished, standards-compliant survey drawings. We draft for licensed US surveyors only, in AutoCAD Civil 3D, inside your own layers, blocks and templates, with production running overnight so drawings are back within 24 to 48 hours.
Boundary survey drafting
The core of the practice
Deed and record plats resolved against field measurements, monuments noted as found or set, closure verified before layout. Drawings a retracing surveyor can follow.
ALTA/NSPS survey drafting
2026 standards
Land Title Survey sheets drafted to the 2026 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements, Table A items itemized, Schedule B-II exceptions plotted and cited on the face of the drawing.
Topographic survey drafting
Civil 3D surfaces
Point files sorted to feature layers by description code, TIN surfaces and contours built and cleaned, utilities and improvements drawn from the shots, not sketched.
Mortgage survey drafting
Volume work
Mortgage location surveys and inspection reports for closings, produced in batches with consistent formatting, because in this work the turnaround is the product.
Plat and subdivision drafting
Recording ready
Subdivision plats, lot line adjustments, easement exhibits and condominium plats drafted to the checklist of the county recorder they are going to.
As-built survey drafting
Built vs designed
Record drawings comparing constructed conditions with design, for utility certification, site completion and municipal sign-off.
PDF to CAD conversion
From the record
Scanned plats and paper record maps rebuilt as layered DWGs by entering the record bearings and distances, so the geometry closes instead of merely looking right.
Why firms hand us their drafting
Survey drafting is skilled work, and CAD techs who are good at it are hard to hire and harder to keep. When the backlog grows, the choice is usually overtime, a hire you may not need in the slow season, or a drafting partner. We are the third option, structured so it behaves like the first two: your standards, your template, a consistent crew that learns your preferences job by job, and a quality check before anything reaches you.
- Survey drawings only. No architecture, no MEP, no distractions.
- Drafted in AutoCAD Civil 3D, delivered as DWG in your version plus plot-ready PDF.
- Two-stage QC against the source documents before delivery.
- Anything ambiguous in the field data is flagged on the sheet for your decision, never guessed.
- Overnight production. Within 24 hours for standard jobs, 24 to 48 for larger scopes.
- Private per-project quotes. No contracts or minimum volume.
Common questions
Which survey types do you draft?
Boundary surveys, ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, topographic surveys, mortgage location surveys and inspection reports, subdivision and lot-and-block plats, as-built and record drawings, plot plans and tree surveys, plus PDF and paper-to-CAD redraws of record documents.
Do you work with small firms?
Yes. Most of our clients are firms with one to fifteen people, where every drafting hour the licensed surveyor spends at a workstation is an hour not spent sealing work or winning it. There is no minimum volume.
Can we start with one job?
That is how every client starts. Send one real job as a free trial, together with a couple of your past drawings so we can match your standards, and judge the result.
Who owns the drawings?
You do. Deliverables produced under your quotation are yours, and we claim no rights over them. We also do not display client work publicly; our portfolio uses samples with identifying information removed.