Mechanical Design & Drafting Newcastle / Australia-wide

Precision CAD. Trade‑tested every time.

Precision, trade-tested drawings and drafting for the shop floor.

0+ Years drafting
0 Years on the tools
100% Satisfaction guarantee
01 / Capabilities

Our services

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Fabrication Drawings

Primary Service

From a sketch, a rough idea, or a part you need replicated - CAD TECH builds the 3D model and manufacturing drawings to get it cut, welded, and assembled right the first time.

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Engineering Drafting

Mining & Industrial

Engineers send through 3D models or concepts, CAD TECH delivers clean, accurate 2D manufacturing drawings ready for the shop floor. Currently working with mining and industrial equipment designers.

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Automotive, Marine & RV

Custom Builds

On-site measuring and sketching for custom parts and modifications, turned into 3D models for approval and then full manufacturing drawings.

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3D Scanning

Future Capability

CAD TECH is investing in 3D scanning technology to capture accurate measurements straight off a vehicle, part, or fabrication job - no manual measuring required. Get in touch to be first in line.

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Sketch to shop-ready drawings
Fabrication Drawings service preview Engineering Drafting service preview Automotive, Marine & RV Modifications service preview 3D Scanning service preview
02 / Behind the drawings
Aaron Farmer, founder of CAD TECH
Name
Aaron Farmer
Role
Founder
Base
Newcastle, NSW

Qualified boilermaker. 15 years drafting. One standard.

CAD TECH is Aaron, a trade-qualified boilermaker who spent 10 years in fabrication before moving into mechanical design and drafting. That's why his drawings are different. He's stood on the shop floor with his own drawings in hand, so he knows exactly what a fabricator needs to quote and build accurately, and what classroom-trained drafters tend to miss.

His work covers heavy industry and mining, custom fabrication, automotive and motorsport, and engineering overflow. The throughline is accuracy, and knowing what "ready to build" really means.

03 / What clients say
★★★★★
"Amazing experience from start to finish. Aaron delivered exactly what we were after, we will 100% be working with CAD TECH again."
Hayden Client
04 / Gallery

Our work

05 / FAQ

Common questions

Not sure where your job fits? Send it through anyway. If a sketch, a sample part or a 3D model exists, there's a way forward.

Yes. CAD TECH works with clients Australia-wide. Most drafting work is handled remotely, with files sent back and forth digitally, so where you're based isn't a barrier.

All modelling and drafting is done in SolidWorks. Finished work can be supplied in the format your workshop or engineer needs, from native SolidWorks files through to STEP, DXF and PDF drawing packs.

Yes. Plenty of good parts start life as a sketch on a job sheet, a photo of a worn-out component, or a description over the phone. CAD TECH builds the 3D model from your sketch or idea, sends it through for approval, then produces the full manufacturing drawings.

Ten years on the tools as a boilermaker before drafting. The drawings are laid out the way a fabricator actually works: tolerances that suit the process, weld prep that can be done with the gear in a normal shop, and bend lines that account for what steel really does in a press.

06 / Credentials

Certifications

2000

Certificate of Proficiency

Trade-certified expertise in metal fabrication and engineering construction.

2011

Certificate III in Drafting Trades

Nationally accredited mastery of technical and mechanical drafting.

07 / Blog

Latest articles

Free tool

Steel weight calculator.

Work out the weight of plate, bar or tube before you order material or book a lift. Mild steel, stainless or aluminium, no sign-up.

CALC NO. CT-WTKG
Mild steel plate18.85 kg
Round bar ø5015.42 kg
RHS 100×50×48.59 kg/m
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