How this comparison was prepared
This comparison separates four forms of pricing evidence:
- Exact published rates
A provider publicly states a specific hourly, monthly or project price. - Advertised starting rates
A provider uses language such as “from”, “starting at” or “as low as”. The final price may be materially higher. - Market pricing guidance
A provider publishes a general range for the Australian market but still prepares individual quotes. - Quote-only pricing
The provider explains its engagement model but does not publish a numerical rate.
The comparison also distinguishes:
- basic CAD drafting
- architectural CAD documentation
- Revit drafting and documentation
- Revit-family or BIM-content creation
- BIM model production
- structural or MEP BIM
- BIM coordination and clash-detection work
- dedicated offshore staffing
- fixed-scope project outsourcing
A starting price for a single BIM component should not be compared directly with a managed multidisciplinary BIM project.
CAD, Revit and BIM are not interchangeable services
The technical terms are often grouped together in sales material, but the work and cost structures differ.
CAD drafting
CAD drafting commonly involves two-dimensional linework and documentation such as:
- floor plans
- elevations
- sections
- details
- site plans
- mark-up incorporation
- as-built drawing updates
- redrawing or conversion
- sheet setup
- title blocks
- layer and annotation standards
Straightforward two-dimensional CAD work is generally the least expensive category because it may require less model setup, embedded data and multidisciplinary coordination.
Cost still rises when the work involves:
- technical detailing
- complex geometry
- engineering disciplines
- strict client standards
- large drawing sets
- incomplete source information
- urgent turnaround
- repeated revisions
Businesses needing this type of production support can review Design.Aid’s CAD drafting services.
Revit drafting and documentation
Revit work may include:
- model setup
- levels and grids
- views
- sheets
- schedules
- families
- annotations
- model updates
- drawing production
- template implementation
- CAD-to-Revit conversion
- documentation revisions
- model and drawing consistency
Revit frequently costs more than simple CAD because the drafter must manage model relationships, parameters, families, view settings, schedules and the effect of changes across multiple drawings.
The actual price depends heavily on whether the provider is:
- updating a clean existing model
- repairing an unhealthy model
- creating a model from CAD
- developing families
- producing an entire documentation package
- following an existing template
- creating standards from scratch
Review Design.Aid’s confirmed offshore Revit drafting services for the applicable architectural production scope.
BIM services
BIM can refer to anything from basic model production to a complete information-management and multidisciplinary coordination service.
Possible BIM services include:
- architectural BIM modelling
- structural BIM modelling
- MEP BIM modelling
- model federation
- clash detection
- issue classification
- BIM coordination
- Scan to BIM
- point-cloud conversion
- information requirements
- BIM Execution Plans
- Common Data Environment administration
- asset data
- 4D sequencing
- 5D quantities and costing
- digital twins
- as-built information
These services are not all included in a standard BIM drafting rate.
Design.Aid’s confirmed BIM outsourcing services centre on architectural model, drawing and documentation production. Design.Aid should not be represented as providing clash detection, issue tracking, consultant coordination or responsibility for the final coordinated BIM outcome unless that scope is separately approved in future.
Published pricing snapshot
Pricing evidence reviewed in June 2026
| Provider or source | Public pricing evidence | Service or model | Pricing-evidence type | Important limitation |
| Design.Aid | $28.50/hour excluding GST full-time; $33.00/hour excluding GST part-time | Ongoing architectural CAD, Revit and BIM documentation capacity | Exact published AUD rates | Not a blanket rate for MEP, clash detection or full BIM consultancy |
| Outsource2India | Civil and architectural services from $12/hour; structural drafting from $14/hour; 3D BIM from $16/hour | Global engineering and production outsourcing | Advertised starting rates | Currency, minimum volume, experience level, QA and Australian management must be confirmed |
| Outsource2India | BIM component creation at $11/hour | Individual BIM content/component work | Advertised starting rate | Narrow task, not full-building BIM production or coordination |
| Outsource2India | Revit family creation from $16/hour | Revit-family production | Advertised starting rate | Does not represent the cost of a complete Revit project |
| Obelisk | CAD market guide: $45–$95/hour | CAD drafting in Australia | Market guidance; quote required | General market range rather than a standard Obelisk rate |
| Obelisk | Revit market guide: $60–$130/hour | Revit drafting in Australia | Market guidance; quote required | Complexity, discipline and project scope affect the quote |
| Obelisk | BIM market guide: $50–$120/hour | BIM drafting in Australia | Market guidance; quote required | Coordination and higher-complexity services may be scoped separately |
| ASTCAD market guide | Dedicated drafter/staff leasing: $35–$75/hour; general CAD: $45–$120/hour | Australian CAD market benchmark | Public benchmark | Not a universal offshore rate or a guaranteed provider quote |
| 3D Outsource | Dynamic calculator and itemised monthly pricing; no fixed standard rate visible | Dedicated or project CAD staffing | Quote/calculator | Client directs work and retains significant QA responsibility |
| PAEC Outsourcing Services | Hourly or project pricing available | AutoCAD, Revit and general drafting | Quote required | Exact rates and revision allowances are not published |
| Away Digital | Proposal prepared after consultation and scoping | Dedicated CAD, Revit and BIM teams | Quote required | Primarily an ongoing dedicated-team model |
| Tesla Outsourcing Services | Fixed project, hourly blocks and dedicated resources; advertised percentage reductions from its own standard rates | CAD, Revit and multidisciplinary BIM | Quote required | No underlying standard hourly rate is published |
| HitechDigital | Project quotation | Multidisciplinary CAD and BIM production | Quote required | Scope may include higher-complexity technical services |
All prices and ranges must be confirmed directly with the provider. Check the currency, tax treatment, minimum engagement, software, supervision, revision allowance and deliverables before drawing conclusions.
Which provider appears cheapest?
The answer changes depending on what “cheapest” means.
Lowest advertised starting rate
Outsource2India publishes some of the lowest visible entry prices among the providers reviewed, including:
- BIM component creation from $11 per hour
- civil and architectural services from $12 per hour
- structural drafting from $14 per hour
- 3D BIM from $16 per hour
- Revit-family creation from $16 per hour
These figures can be useful as a low-end global benchmark. They should not be treated as guaranteed pricing for an Australian residential documentation package, a complete Revit model or a multidisciplinary BIM project.
The buyer must confirm:
- currency
- minimum hours
- level of experience
- project-management inclusion
- quality checking
- revision limits
- Australian standards experience
- file handover
- software costs
- communication overlap
- professional responsibility
Lowest exact published Australian-dollar ongoing rate
Design.Aid’s $28.50 full-time hourly rate excluding GST is the lowest exact Australian-dollar ongoing rate found among the Australian-facing specialist providers reviewed for this article.
The part-time rate is $33.00 per hour excluding GST.
That comparison is valid only within Design.Aid’s confirmed delivery scope and engagement model. A long-term staffing rate is not directly comparable with:
- an urgent fixed-fee project
- multidisciplinary MEP modelling
- BIM management
- Scan to BIM
- structural engineering modelling
- clash-detection services
- one-off specialist family creation
The full inclusions and commercial examples should remain on the offshore drafting pricing guide.
Lowest project price
The lowest project price cannot be determined from public information because most providers quote after reviewing:
- scope
- number of drawings
- project area
- source-file quality
- model condition
- required disciplines
- level of information
- deadline
- expected revisions
- project-management responsibility
- software and deliverables
A fixed project may be cheaper than an hourly arrangement when the scope is stable. It may be more expensive when the provider adds risk allowances for incomplete information or expected changes.
Lowest monthly staffing cost
A dedicated offshore drafter may provide the lowest unit cost where the buyer has steady work and can use most of the available hours.
It may be poor value when:
- workload is inconsistent
- the team cannot provide timely instructions
- the drafter sits idle
- internal managers do not have time to review work
- the employee needs extensive training
- a specialist is required only occasionally
Part-time or project support can be cheaper in these circumstances even when its hourly rate is higher.
Price comparison by service type
Basic two-dimensional CAD work
Usually the lowest-cost category
Suitable tasks may include:
- redrawing
- PDF-to-DWG conversion
- simple plan updates
- mark-up incorporation
- title-block changes
- basic as-built updates
- standard-detail placement
Lower advertised rates may be realistic where:
- the source material is clear
- standards are supplied
- the work is repetitive
- little technical judgement is required
- the client checks the result
- no local design responsibility is transferred
Architectural CAD documentation
Usually costs more than conversion or simple redrawing
The provider may need to understand:
- drawing-set structure
- residential or commercial conventions
- schedules
- details
- consultant information
- planning or construction stages
- client standards
- revisions
- Australian terminology
Australian-managed project support can cost more than a basic global production rate but may reduce briefing and rework.
Revit model and documentation updates
Usually costs more than basic CAD
Cost rises because the provider may need to manage:
- families
- parameters
- schedules
- templates
- worksets
- links
- views
- sheets
- model warnings
- annotation consistency
- model-documentation relationships
A clean existing model with clear mark-ups is cheaper to update than a poorly structured model requiring repair.
CAD-to-Revit conversion
Price depends on what “conversion” means
A cheap quote may cover geometric recreation only.
A more complete scope may include:
- levels and grids
- native Revit elements
- families
- parameters
- schedules
- views
- sheets
- annotations
- material information
- model cleanup
- checking against the source
- documentation outputs
A low-priced geometric model may not be usable for documentation or coordination.
BIM model production
Price depends on discipline and information requirements
An architectural BIM model is not equivalent to:
- structural BIM
- MEP BIM
- fabrication modelling
- Scan to BIM
- coordinated multidisciplinary BIM
Define the model purpose, information requirements and acceptance criteria before comparing prices.
BIM coordination and clash detection
Usually among the higher-cost categories
The cost may include:
- model federation
- shared coordinates
- clash tests
- issue classification
- issue assignment
- coordination meetings
- model updates
- closure checks
- reporting
- project-platform administration
Ask whether the provider merely runs software or actively manages the coordination process.
Revit-family and BIM-content creation
Can have a low hourly entry rate but variable total cost
Simple families may be inexpensive. Complex parametric content may require:
- multiple types
- formula-driven parameters
- nested families
- materials
- connectors
- classification
- manufacturer data
- visibility controls
- testing
- documentation
- content-library standards
A published family-creation rate should not be used to estimate a complete Revit documentation package.
Provider pricing profiles
Design.Aid
Pricing profile: Exact published part-time and full-time rates
Confirmed rates:
- full-time outsourcing: $28.50 per hour excluding GST
- part-time outsourcing: $33.00 per hour excluding GST
Best suited to: Australian architects, builders and building designers needing ongoing architectural CAD, Revit or BIM documentation capacity.
Design.Aid’s model is most comparable with dedicated or recurring offshore production support rather than a specialist multidisciplinary BIM consultancy.
Possible work may include:
- CAD documentation
- AutoCAD drafting
- Revit model updates
- sheets and views
- drawing revisions
- schedules
- architectural BIM documentation
- working drawings
- construction documentation
- repeatable client standards
- overflow capacity
Why the rate may represent good value
- Australian-managed workflow
- Australian architectural and residential focus
- part-time and full-time options
- published pricing
- ability to work within client templates
- continuity from an assigned drafter
- CAD and Revit documentation capability
- reduced need to recruit and employ locally
What the rate does not automatically include
- MEP BIM
- structural engineering design
- multidisciplinary clash detection
- issue management
- consultant coordination
- BIM-manager responsibility
- final compliance certification
- professional design approval
What to confirm
- assigned person’s experience
- onboarding requirements
- software licences
- checking arrangements
- included management
- working hours
- minimum commitment
- revision procedures
- exact deliverables
- responsibility boundaries
Outsource2India
Pricing profile: Very low advertised starting rates
Outsource2India publishes visible entry rates across several engineering services, including:
- civil and architectural services from $12 per hour
- structural drafting from $14 per hour
- 3D BIM from $16 per hour
- BIM component creation at $11 per hour
- Revit-family creation from $16 per hour
These figures make the company relevant to buyers researching the cheapest offshore CAD or BIM production.
Why the entry rates may be attractive
- low visible starting prices
- broad engineering-service menu
- project and task-based production
- global delivery capability
- CAD, BIM and Revit-related services
- potential suitability for repeatable production tasks
What to verify
- quote currency
- minimum order or volume
- whether the advertised rate applies to the requested discipline
- modeller experience
- Australian project experience
- project-management inclusion
- quality-control process
- revision allowance
- turnaround
- software version
- source-file assumptions
- deliverable formats
- local professional review
The provider’s own information notes that offshore design calculations, permit drawings and submissions must comply with the buyer’s local requirements and may require guidance from an appropriate local professional.
Obelisk
Pricing profile: Australian market ranges with itemised project quotes
Obelisk publishes broad Australian price guidance:
- CAD drafting: $45–$95 per hour
- Revit drafting: $60–$130 per hour
- BIM drafting: $50–$120 per hour
These figures are presented as market ranges rather than a universal company rate.
Obelisk offers a broader scope than basic drafting, including BIM consulting, modelling, documentation, coordination, Scan to BIM, MEP drafting, BIM content and digital-construction services.
Why Obelisk may cost more than a basic production rate
- Australian project management
- broader technical scope
- architectural, structural and MEP capability
- BIM coordination
- model validation
- Scan to BIM
- specialised BIM consulting
- project-based management
- quality-assurance processes
What to verify
- final quoted rate
- project-management allocation
- Australian and offshore delivery split
- revision allowance
- exact coordination responsibility
- software and platform costs
- urgency premium
- deliverables
- named team members
- acceptance criteria
3D Outsource
Pricing profile: Calculator and itemised staffing structure
3D Outsource publishes information about:
- dedicated staff
- project staff
- daily, weekly and monthly arrangements
- staff remuneration
- management services
- office facilities
- IT
- CAD software
- recruitment
- HR and payroll
- month-to-month agreements
It does not display one fixed standard hourly rate in the static pricing information reviewed.
A free project-staff trial is described as having an advertised value of AUD $600 for up to two days, but this should not be converted into a standard hourly rate because the trial terms and commercial pricing may differ.
What to confirm
- monthly total
- salary and management components
- experience level
- software
- security deposit
- recruitment fee
- minimum period
- hours per day
- leave
- quality-control responsibility
- replacement terms
The client directs tasks and quality-controls the results, making the model closer to supported offshore staffing than a fully managed project service.
PAEC Outsourcing Services
Pricing profile: Hourly or project rates supplied by quotation
PAEC describes outsourced AutoCAD drafting and Revit model production for Australian and New Zealand clients.
Its public material states that buyers can use hourly or project pricing, but no exact numerical rate is published.
Why PAEC may suit cost-conscious buyers
- hourly or project engagement
- Australian and Philippine presence
- AutoCAD and Revit capability
- ability to work from mark-ups
- client-standard alignment
- internal checking before submission
- ability to scale work
What to confirm
- hourly rate
- fixed-fee assumptions
- included revisions
- overnight-turnaround conditions
- checking scope
- same-person continuity
- software licences
- local project experience
Away Digital
Pricing profile: Custom proposal for a dedicated team
Away Digital focuses primarily on dedicated remote CAD, Revit and BIM teams rather than low-cost one-off production.
Its BIM model includes:
- BIM or modelling team leads
- discipline-based modellers
- architectural, structural and MEP models
- coordination support
- dedicated teams
- scaling capacity
- ongoing client standards
Why it may not be the cheapest option for a small task
- dedicated-team structure
- larger onboarding requirement
- ongoing continuity model
- coordination-heavy capability
- team leadership
- multidisciplinary staffing
When it may offer better total value
- the workload is continuous
- several disciplines are required
- the same team must remain across stages
- model standards are complex
- the buyer needs capacity at scale
- rebriefing rotating providers would cause rework
Tesla Outsourcing Services
Pricing profile: Fixed project, hourly blocks or dedicated-resource arrangement
Tesla does not publish one standard hourly price. It describes:
- fixed project pricing based on scope and level of detail
- hourly blocks for evolving work
- a 15% reduction compared with its standard ad hoc hourly billing
- dedicated-resource arrangements with rates stated to be 30% lower than its standard hourly pricing
- three-, six- or twelve-month commitments
Because the base hourly rate is not published, the percentage reductions cannot be compared numerically with other providers without a quote.
What to confirm
- underlying hourly rate
- currency
- project-area assumptions
- required level of information
- minimum block of hours
- dedicated-resource term
- software
- project management
- revision allowances
- local standards experience
HitechDigital
Pricing profile: Project-specific quotation
HitechDigital provides broad CAD and BIM production services, including architectural, structural and MEP models, coordination, clash detection, point-cloud conversion and Revit automation.
This breadth means its quote may include work that is not comparable with a basic CAD or Revit documentation rate.
What to confirm
- project leadership
- disciplines
- level of information
- coordination responsibilities
- model-checking reports
- automation requirements
- revision assumptions
- Australian standards
- final deliverables
- total project fee
Why the cheapest hourly rate may cost more
Briefing time
A very low-cost drafter may require more detailed instructions from senior Australian staff.
Calculate the cost of:
- preparing mark-ups
- explaining standards
- answering questions
- correcting misunderstandings
- reissuing files
- checking work
A $15 hourly provider requiring five hours of internal review may cost more than a $33 provider requiring one hour.
Rework
Common causes of rework include:
- incorrect software version
- broken links
- wrong units
- unsuitable families
- incomplete mark-ups
- misunderstood templates
- inconsistent layers
- missed revisions
- poor model structure
- incorrect assumptions
- undocumented changes
Ask whether rework caused by the provider is charged.
Quality assurance
A low headline price may cover only production.
The quote may exclude:
- senior review
- model health checks
- drawing coordination
- checklist review
- clash checks
- revision verification
- project-management time
- approval before issue
Software and technology
Confirm whether the price includes:
- AutoCAD
- Revit
- Navisworks
- Autodesk Construction Cloud
- BIM 360
- Bluebeam
- Revizto
- Solibri
- rendering tools
- point-cloud software
- required add-ins
- high-performance workstations
- data backup
- secure file access
Project management
Ask whether the rate includes:
- an account manager
- project lead
- technical lead
- BIM manager
- team supervision
- coordination meetings
- progress reports
- scheduling
- escalation support
Currency and tax
Check:
- AUD or another currency
- GST
- exchange-rate movements
- international payment charges
- credit-card fees
- transfer fees
- withholding or tax considerations
- rate-adjustment clauses
Minimum commitments
A low rate may require:
- full-time employment
- a minimum number of monthly hours
- a security deposit
- a three-, six- or twelve-month term
- advance payment
- recruitment fees
- notice periods
- minimum project value
Staff experience
Entry-level and senior rates should not be treated as interchangeable.
Ask for the proposed person’s:
- years of experience
- software experience
- project types
- Australian documentation exposure
- sample work
- discipline knowledge
- English communication
- checking responsibilities
Internal management burden
Dedicated staff can provide excellent value, but the client usually needs to:
- allocate work
- set priorities
- provide standards
- answer questions
- review outputs
- train the employee
- manage workload
- approve deliverables
A managed project quote may cost more per hour but require less internal administration.
How to compare quotes fairly
Use the same scope
Issue every provider with the same:
- project description
- source files
- software version
- required outputs
- example standard
- number of drawings
- model requirements
- deadline
- revision assumptions
- QA expectations
- communication requirements
Ask for a full cost breakdown
Request separate figures for:
- setup
- production
- project management
- quality checking
- software
- revisions
- urgent work
- meetings
- file conversion
- model federation
- coordination
- extra disciplines
- tax
- currency charges
Ask what is excluded
Common exclusions include:
- design
- engineering calculations
- code review
- consultant coordination
- clash resolution
- site verification
- registered-professional review
- planning advice
- certification
- software licences
- unlimited revisions
- urgent changes
- after-hours work
Compare one accepted-deliverable cost
Use:
Total quoted and internal cost ÷ number of accepted deliverables
For a documentation package, calculate:
- provider fee
- internal briefing cost
- internal review cost
- rework
- software
- management
- communication
- final corrections
This is more useful than the provider’s headline hourly rate.
Example quote-comparison brief
Provide each shortlisted company with:
Project information
- project type
- location
- project stage
- discipline
- approximate floor area
- drawing count
- model size
- source-file condition
Required software
- software name
- exact version
- file formats
- cloud platform
- approved add-ins
Required work
- model creation or update
- drawing production
- mark-up incorporation
- schedules
- families
- details
- sheets
- clash detection
- reports
- revisions
Required outputs
- DWG
- RVT
- RFA
- IFC
- NWC or NWD
- schedules
- transmittal
- model-health report
- issue register
Quality requirements
- client standards
- example accepted package
- checking checklist
- model warnings
- drawing coordination
- acceptance criteria
Commercial requirements
- fixed fee or hourly rate
- expected hours
- minimum commitment
- number of revisions
- start date
- deadline
- payment currency
- GST
- cancellation terms
How to run a low-risk paid pilot
Choose representative work
Do not choose the easiest possible task.
The pilot should include the issues the provider will encounter during normal work, such as:
- mark-ups
- client standards
- model links
- schedules
- revisions
- existing errors
- coordination with source information
Give every provider the same inputs
This allows a more reliable comparison of:
- price
- turnaround
- communication
- accuracy
- checking
- revision response
Measure the full result
Record:
- quoted price
- actual hours
- first-submission accuracy
- missed mark-ups
- model warnings
- drawing errors
- internal checking time
- number of revisions
- final delivery time
- total cost to acceptance
Test one revision
The cheapest initial submission may become expensive when changes are required.
Assess:
- response time
- version control
- whether previous work is unintentionally altered
- change tracking
- issue closure
- final checking
Ways to reduce CAD, Revit and BIM outsourcing costs
Improve the brief
Provide:
- clear mark-ups
- approved examples
- templates
- file-naming rules
- software version
- required outputs
- a contact for questions
- priority order
Standardise repeatable work
Create:
- CAD standards
- Revit templates
- title blocks
- family libraries
- standard details
- model-health rules
- checking lists
- naming conventions
Match the engagement model to demand
Use:
- project work for irregular demand
- part-time support for recurring limited work
- full-time support for continuous demand
- larger teams for sustained multi-project production
Separate specialist work from routine production
A senior BIM specialist does not need to complete every routine drawing update.
Use senior expertise for:
- standards
- model setup
- complex families
- coordination decisions
- technical checking
Use suitable production resources for:
- mark-ups
- sheets
- views
- repetitive drawings
- standard details
- controlled updates
Avoid unnecessary urgency
Rush work may attract:
- overtime
- rescheduling costs
- additional checking risk
- weekend charges
- higher project-management fees
Maintain clean source files
Poor files increase cost through:
- model repair
- missing links
- duplicated content
- conversion
- warning cleanup
- family replacement
- version recovery
When the cheapest provider may be suitable
A low-cost provider can be appropriate when:
- the task is clearly defined
- source files are complete
- the work is repetitive
- standards are supplied
- the client can perform QA
- little design judgement is required
- deadlines are reasonable
- the deliverable can be tested easily
- professional responsibility remains with the Australian team
Examples include:
- basic drawing conversion
- controlled redline updates
- simple family creation
- repetitive detail placement
- standard sheet production
- defined model updates
When not to choose only on price
Do not use the lowest rate as the primary criterion when the scope involves:
- incomplete design information
- multidisciplinary coordination
- MEP systems
- structural design
- complex model repair
- Scan to BIM
- tight construction deadlines
- large consultant teams
- fabrication information
- high-risk approvals
- confidential projects
- poorly defined deliverables
- substantial professional responsibility
A cheap error in a construction package can cost far more than the drafting fee.
Practical recommendations by buyer type
| Buyer situation | Likely lowest-cost sensible model |
| Occasional simple CAD updates | Fixed-fee or hourly project provider |
| Regular residential CAD documentation | Part-time or full-time offshore drafter |
| Ongoing Revit documentation | Assigned part-time or full-time Revit specialist |
| Short Revit conversion project | Fixed scope with explicit model requirements |
| Revit-family library production | Specialist task-based provider |
| Continuous multidisciplinary BIM production | Dedicated managed BIM team |
| One complex coordination phase | Specialist project-based BIM provider |
| Mature internal BIM department needing capacity | Dedicated offshore BIM staffing |
| Small practice testing outsourcing | Paid pilot followed by part-time support |
| Urgent overflow with clear mark-ups | Project or overflow drafting support |
Final recommendation
For buyers seeking the cheapest offshore CAD, Revit or BIM service, the first decision should not be the provider. It should be the service and engagement model.
Use the following sequence:
- define whether the requirement is CAD, Revit production or broader BIM
- specify the exact deliverables
- decide whether the need is project-based, part-time or full-time
- separate production from coordination and professional responsibility
- collect quotes using the same brief
- distinguish exact rates from “as low as” prices
- include software, QA, management, revisions and internal time
- run a representative paid pilot
- calculate the cost to an accepted deliverable
- select the provider offering the lowest reliable total cost
For narrow, highly standardised tasks, global starting rates below $20 per hour may be available. Buyers must verify what those prices genuinely include.
For ongoing Australian architectural production with exact Australian-dollar pricing, Design.Aid’s published $28.50 full-time and $33 part-time hourly rates provide a transparent benchmark within its confirmed CAD, Revit and BIM documentation scope.
For more complex multidisciplinary BIM, coordination, MEP, Scan to BIM or consultancy work, obtain a detailed quote from an appropriately specialised provider rather than using a basic drafting rate as the budget.
Businesses can compare the broader market in our guide to the cheapest offshore drafting services in Australia or review the difference between offshore and local drafting costs.
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