A defensible drafting hours and cost estimator for AEC professionals. Configure your project. Compare the manual market rate against AYDrafting's automation-assisted delivery. Print to PDF when you're done.
Game Higher or Lower · Drafting Hours
Two real Metro Vancouver projects. Which one takes more drafting hours?
Describe your project in plain words. The agent picks the right GVA permits, flags risks, and cites Vancouver/BC sources.
Pick all that apply. You can combine, e.g. civil + roadworks for a subdivision package. Each type carries different base hours per sheet.
Drives which municipality's permit pages the agent cites.
Select every GVA permit in scope. The yellow dot marks the primary permit for your project mix; chips dim when a permit doesn't apply.
Set the size and complexity of the work.
Choose the closest manual drafting benchmark. Costs use practical Vancouver/Canada production-rate assumptions.
Market rates reflect a loaded charge-out view: wage, benefits, software, supervision, QA, overhead, and margin.
Hourly, fixed-fee, or sprint-based engagements. Civil 3D, Revit, and custom automation. NDAs and references on request. Most replies happen the same business day.