Hire Workshop Drawing Designers in South Africa

Hi, I’m Ruan, a Senior Draughtsman and the founder of MetaFab Solutions (Pty) Ltd — a South African-based freelance draughting studio offering professional, on-demand CAD services for custom fabricato... Read more

Hi, I’m Ruan, a Senior Draughtsman and the founder of MetaFab Solutions (Pty) Ltd — a South African-based freelance draughting studio offering professional, on-demand CAD services for custom fabricators, joiners, and interior fit-out companies. With close to 10 years of hands-on experience, I specialize in creating accurate 2D workshop drawings, 3D models, and detailed fabrication documents using AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor. I’ve worked extensively on projects involving structural steel, balustrades, staircases, bespoke furniture, and custom steel/joinery assemblies. Whether you're a steel fabricator needing shop drawings, a carpenter looking to visualize a custom cabinet, or a designer who needs help turning ideas into buildable plans — I can help. My Services Include: 2D Drafting (General Arrangements, Details, Shop Drawings) 3D Modeling & Exploded Views Assembly Instructions & Illustrations Steel & Joinery Fabrication Drawings Revision & Redrawing of Existing Plans Laser Cut/DXF File Preparation On-site measuring (local only) Industries I Work With: Custom Steel Fabricators Joinery and Cabinet Makers Interior Design Studios Fit-Out and Shopfitting Companies Builders and Renovators Manufacturing Workshops I understand the pressures of tight deadlines, unclear specs, and demanding clients — so I aim to be the kind of freelancer you can depend on: responsive, precise, and easy to work with. Let’s bring your concepts to life with high-quality CAD drawings you can build from with confidence

In 1976 I started as an intern with one of largest HVAC Contracting Companies in South Africa as a mechanical draughtsman. My dedication and enthusiasm soon enabled me to progress rapidly and eventu... Read more

In 1976 I started as an intern with one of largest HVAC Contracting Companies in South Africa as a mechanical draughtsman. My dedication and enthusiasm soon enabled me to progress rapidly and eventually becoming a Senior Contracts Manager taking charge of large HVAC installations. My Job description: • Duct design and workshop drawing plantroom layout. • Liase with client / consultants and architect on mechanical building services co-ordination and planning. • Workshop, site co-ordination and supervision. • Air-conditioning chilled, hot water piping schematics and layout details. • Tendering and estimating of jobs • Attend site and co-ordination meeting • Procurement of equipment • Monthly invoicing of contracts • Chilled water pipe calculations using the carrier design program. • Writing and compiling air conditioning maintanace manuals. • Design and manufacture of custom built chilled water air handling units for southern air conditioning contracts After 25 years I moved to a HVAC Design Consultancy Company as a Senior Design Engineer. My Job description • Budget proposal reports • Preliminary design reports • Hvac design. • Liase and architect on mechanical building services coordination and planning. • Attend plannining, site and co-ordination meetings. • Financial control up to final account. • Supervision of contract construction to final completion. • Suppervision of the hvac commissioning

I am a mechanical design engineer who is currently involved in innovative product development providing support on hardware and mechanical aspects. I have extensive manufacturing experience in metalw... Read more

I am a mechanical design engineer who is currently involved in innovative product development providing support on hardware and mechanical aspects. I have extensive manufacturing experience in metalworking manufacturing industry. Additionally I am have also woodworking, 3D printing, injection molding and laser cladding manufacturing processes. I am an expert Solidworks, Autodesk inventor, Rhino and Google Sketchup user. In addition I have some experience in using Catia v5. I am also proficient in performing finite element method analysis for structural as well as thermomechanical steady-state and transient analysis in various FEM software packages such as Ansys and Comsol multiphysics . My professional day-to-day activity involves working with the following manufacturing processes: sheet metal/weldment profile material CNC laser cutting, CNC bending, rolling, CNC-milling, CNC-turning, welding, assembly, outsourcing, wiring and PCB board design. I can provide support both on product development as well as manufacturing aspects of your porjects.