Mr. Bhoopathiraju has been designing CAD-based projects since 2000. He is a certified electrical engineer. He has been designing mainly on AutoCAD for the US and Germany-based clients. He believes that his planning and organizational skills, along with problem-solving attitude with a competence in industry knowledge has helped him carve a successful career.
He has been working in data conversion for German clients on AutoCAD and Revit. He has an established clientele that’s consistently growing and a built up reputation due to providing quality professional services in the field of CAD.
With a proven track record of working with architects, engineers, manufacturers and individuals, he welcomes partnering with businesses at every stage of his career in CAD-based development.
He provides the following CAD-based services:
• Map Conversion
• GIS and software development for international clients, keeping to highly demanding time schedules.
• AutoCAD designing and drafting.
He has been working as a CAD analyst and CAD engineer with companies in India since 2000.
Since 2012, he has been working in Hyderabad as the Project Lead for a company that provides multidisciplinary services such as CAD, CAM, map conversion, GIS and software development for international clients.
Since 2009 to 2012, he has been with a major provider of environmental and infrastructure support services as a Senior CAD analyst.
Since 2000 to 2009, he has been a Senior CAD engineer for a software company in Hyderabad.
Of all the projects that he has worked on, the most interesting CAD project that he has ever worked on was the one where he had to work for hospital and hotel building services. It includes HVAC, electrical and plumbing service with coordination.
His favorite software is AutoCAD. He likes the filter command most, and likes to use it to search any object in a sheet easily.
A few of his favorite projects are as follows:
He worked on a project for an Institute in Taiwan for twelve months on AutoCAD. His role involved preparation of all general arrangement and rebar shop drawings, preparation of site plan, survey layout and scheme with coordinates.
The challenge was to maintain and control the documents of drawings and submission to the client, which he successfully carried out.
For another project, he worked for commando facilities in Afghanistan. He worked for three months on AutoCAD. His role included drafting in CAD, electric light plans, telecommunications networks, automatic fire detection systems and HVAC fittings plans. He was involved in designing a site with required buildings.
He worked for a Project on architectural plans, elevations and sections. He designed using AutoCAD 2000. The role involved editing and finalizing.
He worked on a project for a company in Germany where he had to design using Auto CAD 2000. His role included editing and finalizing. This was an architectural project consisting of floor plans, elevations and sections. He processed these drawings indicating walls, windows, and doors. The text was designed in German. The layer names for the objects were also in German. He also processed room-polygons to easily find an area by using AutoCAD List command.
For a project in Parcel Mapping (GIS), he worked for a client from Italy. He designed using AutoCAD. His role involved editing and finalizing. He was involved in the preparation of parcels, roads and water bodies. The drawing were converted from image format to vector format. He designed using AutoCAD MAP 2004 and Wagis2002. He performed the conversion, editing and finalizing.
He has worked on a project for San Antonio Water System for two months. He was involved in drafting with a team. He prepared overview sheets, plans, sections, cross sections, longitudinal sections of sewer line in AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
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Mr. Vaghela has been working on CAD-based projects since 2010 and has been consulting since 2015. He has a mechanical background, and he has been working mainly with civil engineers.
He prepares 2D drawings and 3D models using AutoCAD, Revit, Sketch up, Maya,
Creo, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Autodesk 3ds Max, Inventor and CATIA.
He has been providing drafting services for the following:
• HVAC systems, electrical services, plumbing services
• P & ID Diagrams, Isometric drawings
• Fabrication drawings
• 3d modeling services
• Paper to cad drawing
• Miniatures
• Rendering
• Character design and animation walkthroughs
• Furniture design
He provides the following CAD-based services:
• CAD conversions (paper to cad, 2D to 3D, image to cad and AutoCAD to 3d modeling)
• 2D drafting services
• 3D modeling
• Animation
• Mechanism
• Product designing, conceptual designing
• Rapid prototyping services
• MEP(Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing) services
In Civil services, he provides:
• Paper to CAD conversion
• Walk-through
• Architect model
• Paper to CAD conversion
The Architectural services that he has been providing includes:
• MEP Services, such as 2d drafting, 3d modeling, rendering service, photo rendering and animation services, renovations and walkthroughs.
He has also been providing the following reverse engineering services:
• He has worked on a binocular project for one of his clients.
• For one of his German clients he has worked on a gun probe design and defined a new design of handle.
• He has also worked on drawings for medical equipment, such as lenses and
lens cover. According to his client’s requirement, he creates a prototype and finalizes the product.
• He has worked on reverse engineering for automotive parts as well.
He has also worked on some of the following:
• Fluid flow/ gas flow meter
• Biometric Scanner (Sheet Metal)
• Spot Welding Fixtures
First the prototype is made ready and approved and then it is sent to the supplier for mass production.
He has been providing manufacturing support services as well, such as:
• Manufacturing of petrol – flammable liquid measuring device
• Casting support services
• Machining support services such as turning services, wire cutting, laser cutting, and water jet cutting services, plastic product – mould design and manufacturing services
Kumar has been working on CAD-based projects since 2010. He is a qualified mechanical engineer and has been working mainly for oil and gas companies.
He works mainly on AutoCAD and SolidWorks for 2D as well as 3D modeling. He provides drafting and sketching services as well as Acrobat PDF conversion services.
He also worked in the field of paper-plant engineering from 2005-2010 during his studies. While working for paper-plant builders, he provided CAD services via email and phone. He has since been using email-based communication with clients but also visits client sites whenever there is a requirement. He uses Skype and WhatsApp for client communication as well.
A. Ali is an Interior Designer and 3d modeler. He is an expert in AutoCAD, and provides drafting, designing and 3d modeling services. He has a certificate in interior designing from CRISP and 3ds Max with V-ray.
1. What kinds of clients do you serve?
All kinds of companies that require machining of car parts. I design car or industrial part machining lines, including design of special machines, fixtures, transfer lines, FMS lines and multi spindles.
2. What was the most interesting CAD project that you ever worked on? What made it interesting? What challenges did you face?
Design the metalic car parts production & machining lines like the Peugeot 206 & 504 pivot and rear arme, the Renault drive shaft, a KIA Motors cylinder block and head, and EF7 motor cylinder block & head and brake disk lines.
3. Of the software tools that you use, which is your favorite and why?
Mechanical Desktop , because it has very powerful 2D. And Catia software , because it has very powerful 3D, analyse, and CAM. Also, Master CAM and Powermill.
4. What trends are you observing in the market for CAD services? How have these trends affected you, and how are you responding to them?
The latest technologies enable us to finish projects quick and easy.
5. What do you like about working as an interim CAD draftsman or external CAD consultant working on a time-bound project?
I can work both on site and remotely.
6. Have you ever provided CAD consulting services remotely, either via phone, the Web or email? Do you use any screen sharing tools (like Webex, Skype, or GoToMeeting), and are they effective? What kinds of questions and problems could you tackle remotely? Are there any issues that you feel are better handled face-to-face?
Face to face is best, and after that is email. Skype is last because my net connection speed is not good.
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Dabholkar has been working on CAD-based projects since 1997. He is a qualified mechanical draughtsman.
He has been working as a CAD expert for many companies in India. He is competent in AutoCAD-2D, SolidWorks, Revit 2009, ArchiCAD 11 and Vico Constructer. He is also proficient in Microsoft – Excel, Word, Power Point, CorelDraw and Photoshop.
He began working for CAD-based projects as a Senior CAD-draughtsman for an engineering services company where for three years he communicated with clients regarding their queries, scheduled and checked drawings prepared by a drafting team. He was working on electrical substation designs, electrical layout drawings, general arrangements, earth mat layouts, clearance diagrams, erection key drawings, protection drawings, structural drawings and architectural drawings.
He then started working as an AutoCAD designer for another company providing engineering-fabrication and construction services to construct heavy industrial Pre-Engineered Buildings (PEB). Here, he worked on PEB structural drawings, general arrangements, fabrication drawings and erection drawings for four years.
He then worked with a company trading, distributing and supplying bundle note counting machines. Here he worked for six years on note counting machines, mainly drawings and detailing of clamper assemblies, cam assemblies, rotor assemblies, fabrication drawings and machine assemblies.
Then he worked as a mechanical draughtsman for a company that manufacturers automobile parts, components and hard chrome plated shafts in India. Here he worked for two years on component drawings, detail drawings, assembly drawings of portable irons, portable fans, table fans, ceiling fans, rotors and stators.
He then worked as a mechanical draughtsman for an Indian multinational company engaged in design, manufacturing and marketing of products related to power generation, transmission and distribution. In the fan division of the design department he worked for three years on designs of fans, assembly drawings, detail drawings, component drawings, fan end shields, blades, rotors, stators and blade alignments. In the Machine Division of the design department he worked on designs of submersible pumps, component drawings of fans, end shields, main bodies, rotors, stators and shafts.
