Professional CAD Design & Engineering
From a sketch on a napkin to a fully-toleranced production drawing — our CAD team turns ideas into manufacturable products. SolidWorks, Fusion 360 and Siemens NX experts, embedded inside a workshop that prints, scans and machines the parts they design.
Typical projects start from $500+ · Engineering & business enquiries welcome · Upload CAD, STEP & STL files for review
Manufactured in
Sydney, Australia · Quality-checked on every job
Why Forge Labs
Why partner with our CAD team
Engineering-led CAD — not just modelling — so the parts we design actually work in the real world.
Production-Ready CAD
Parametric, fully-constrained models built to engineering standards — not just pretty renders.
DFM & DFA Built-In
Every model is designed for manufacturing — print, mill, mould or injection — to avoid costly redesigns later.
GD&T & Tolerancing
Full GD&T-compliant 2D drawings, tolerancing stack-ups and assembly drawings to ASME/ISO standards.
Concept to Production
Sketch on a napkin? We'll take you all the way to manufacturing files and a working prototype.
NDA-Protected
Mutual NDAs signed before files change hands. We routinely work on patent-pending and IP-sensitive products.
Our Workflow
Our concept-to-production workflow
Discovery, concept, detailed CAD and drawings — with manufacturing review baked into every step.
Discovery brief
We capture your requirements: function, load, environment, target cost, manufacturing process and timeline.
Concept & sketches
Hand sketches, rough 3D blockouts and 2–3 directions to align on look-and-feel before detailed modelling begins.
Detailed CAD
Fully parametric SolidWorks / Fusion / NX model built with proper feature trees, mates and design intent.
Drawings & handover
STEP/IGES/STL plus GD&T 2D drawings, BOM and assembly instructions — ready for any manufacturer.
What we deliver
CAD that's ready to manufacture
Mechanical · Industrial · Reverse-Engineering · Tooling
There's a big difference between a 3D model that looks nice in a render and a CAD file that can actually be manufactured. Our team builds fully parametric, properly-constrained models with clean feature trees, sensible mates, design-for-manufacturing principles and GD&T-compliant drawings. The result is a CAD package that any manufacturer in the world can take to production — or, more often, one that we prototype, machine or injection-mould for you here in Sydney without any handover friction.
- Parametric 3D modelling in SolidWorks, Fusion 360 and Siemens NX
- Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) reviews
- GD&T-compliant 2D production drawings to ASME Y14.5 and ISO 1101
- Sheet metal, weldments, plastics, injection-mould part design and surfacing
- Reverse engineering from 3D scans, callipers or physical samples
- Photoreal KeyShot renders for marketing, packaging and crowdfunding
- Full IP transfer on final payment — you own the files, full stop
Materials
Software, formats & deliverables
We deliver in whatever format your downstream supplier or factory requires — native or neutral.
SolidWorks
MechanicalOur primary tool for parametric mechanical design, sheet metal, weldments and full assemblies.
Fusion 360
HybridUsed for organic surfacing, generative design, integrated CAM and rapid concept exploration.
Siemens NX
EnterpriseDeployed for complex aerospace and automotive assemblies needing class-A surfacing.
AutoCAD
2D / DraftingProduction drawings, technical schematics, architectural details and equipment layouts.
Rhino + Grasshopper
SurfacingFree-form surfacing, jewellery, footwear and parametric/algorithmic geometry.
KeyShot / Blender
VisualisationPhotorealistic renders, animations and marketing visuals for product launches and Kickstarter.
Inventor / Creo / CATIA
On RequestAvailable for clients who need deliverables in their preferred native format.
Exports
OutputSTEP, IGES, STL, OBJ, 3MF, DWG, DXF, PDF and native SLDPRT/F3D files — whatever you need.
Industries we serve
What we design
From a single mounting bracket to a 200-part consumer product, we've shipped CAD for clients across every Australian industry.
New Product Development
Concept-to-production CAD for inventors, startups and established brands launching new products.
Mechanical Engineering
Brackets, housings, weldments, sheet metal, mechanisms and complex multi-part assemblies.
Tooling & Fixtures
Custom jigs, fixtures, end-of-arm tooling, inspection gauges and production aids designed for repeatability.
Reverse Engineering
Convert 3D scans, calliper measurements or physical samples into fully parametric, editable CAD.
Architecture & Interiors
Custom millwork, fittings, signage substrates and architectural feature CAD ready for CNC or 3D printing.
Props & Specialty
Film and theatre props, exhibition models, custom merchandise and one-off bespoke commissions.
Showcase
From the CAD desk
Parametric SolidWorks mechanical assembly mid-design.
Detailed GD&T assembly drawing — production ready.
Tutorial-grade modelling discipline on every project.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Ready to start your project?
Upload your file or send a quick brief — most quotes come back within 4 working hours, with parts dispatched Australia-wide from our Sydney workshops.