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CAD service · drawings and CNC files
No drawing?
No problem.
We turn a sketch on paper into a production-ready drawing. Once paid, you can use the DXF, STEP and PDF freely, including having them cut elsewhere.
What we do
- A drawing from a sketch. You send a hand sketch or photo and the dimensions; we draw the working drawing and a DXF.
- A model from a PDF. We redraw a finished drawing as a model. If the drawing contradicts itself, we ask before cutting.
- Construction for CNC. Joints, slots and tolerances are drawn for our machine. We fix the joint clearances against the real thickness of the batch before cutting.
- Optimisation. Optimisation can reduce the number of sheets and parts and make series work cheaper (flat-pack).
- Review of someone else's model. A thorough review with notes on your model: errors, joints, what can be made cheaper. Production notes on your drawing come free with the quote; the review is a deeper job.
From a single part
to a 28-part assembly.
We break the assembly into parts, number them and nest them on sheets.
Who it is for
- Interior designers and architects with an idea or sketch who need working files.
- Furniture makers and workshops without their own constructor, or at peak load.
- Product and technology companies: from prototype to series.
- Businesses that resell cutting or printing: their customers arrive without a drawing. Ask for a quote.
- Private clients with an idea.
Packages (prices, ex VAT)
| Package | What is included | Price | Lead time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part | Contour from a sketch or photo (you give the dimensions): DXF and PDF | 45 €, each additional part +20 € | 1 working day |
| Product | Up to 15 parts: joints, 3D model, DXF, STEP and assembly PDF, one round of revisions | 390 € | 2–3 working days |
| PDF → CAD | A finished drawing redrawn as a model and DXF; contradictions are queried | from 200 €, the exact price depends on the number of parts and the state of the drawing | 1–2 working days |
| Model review | Thorough review of someone else's model: errors, joints, what can be made cheaper | from 90 € | 1 working day |
| Design and optimisation | Construction refinement, sheet layout, flat-pack, preparation for series | by agreement | per project |
If we cut your parts in our workshop within 60 days, the drawing fee is deducted from the CNC cutting price: a Part in full, Product and PDF → CAD up to 50 % of the drawing work, but never more than the cutting price. Payment in advance. The 100 € minimum order and the 150 € threshold for shipments outside Estonia do not apply to CAD packages and CAD work: the files are sent by e-mail.
Other CAD work: 75 €/h (ex VAT). CNC cutting lead time is separate, usually 2–5 weeks.
If a part is out of tolerance. If a part we cut ends up more than ±0.5 mm off the agreed drawing because of us, we repair it, remake it, reduce the price or refund, as set out in clause 2.8 of our terms. This applies to plywood, MDF and plastics. Business customers report visible defects within 7 days of delivery, and hidden ones within a reasonable time of finding them, with photos. Not covered: nominal sheet thickness, errors in files you send, changes from humidity or temperature outside normal indoor conditions, changes made after delivery, and deviations caused by client-supplied material. Your statutory consumer rights are not limited. Details: standards and tolerances.
How it works
- You send a sketch, photo, PDF or idea.
- We ask 10–15 short questions: dimensions, material, visible face, fixings, quantity.
- We send a PDF for approval. We cut or hand over files only after your confirmation.
- You receive DXF, STEP, PDF and a specification. Once paid, you can use the files freely.
- If you want, we cut, finish and assemble in our workshop.
Why us
- Short lead times. Package targets: Part 1 working day, Product 2–3 working days; we give the exact time in the quote.
- We work from a sketch, photo or scan when all you have is an idea.
- We draw for our own CNC machine. The machine bed is 2070 × 4000 mm, accuracy ±0.5 mm.
- Optimisation. The number of sheets and parts can often be reduced; flat-pack helps in series work.
- We check before cutting. Model errors are found before the machine.
Case · Freen
The client sent a timber drawing.
We proposed plywood.
Freen's drawing showed a cradle of 100 × 100 timber. We redesigned it as five glued plywood layers: 28 parts per cradle, the arc cut on CNC. The first 5 were built to the customer’s drawing, the next 5 in plywood; all 10 delivered.
- CNC arc. The R1155 mm arc is cut on CNC.
- Glued layers. Staggered joints.
- Hollow inner layers. About 65 kg per cradle by the model.
- No ISPM 15 needed. Plywood is exempt, no treatment or stamp required (ISPM 15, section 2.1).
Work we have done
- Parametric wall panel, Pärnu: 88 separately milled segments, 3000 × 900 × 100 mm; our own design and execution (design, milling, finishing, installation).
- Sanga Sandwich Bar, Tallinn: bar interior in lacquered plywood and stainless steel; our role was fabrication and installation to the interior architects' design.
More: Works.
Example: from a CAD model to nine flat plywood parts
A café stool, modelled in CAD and prepared as nine flat 12 mm birch plywood parts: one 300 × 300 mm seat, four slotted ribs and four side panels. The slots let the ribs cross each other and the panels close the box. Cutlab made these stools and they stand in Sanga. See the project and the part list: Plywood stool from nine CNC parts.
