What our glazing shop drawings include
Glazing is one of the trades where small drafting errors become expensive: glass is ordered to size months ahead, frames are cut to length, and anchors must line up with the structure and slab edges. Our glazing drafters work from the system supplier's (for example Kawneer, YKK AP, Schüco, Reynaers, Capral) profile libraries, so every section reflects real extrusions.
Submittals show elevations with mullion and transom layout, typical and special sections, stack joints, perimeter conditions with sealant and flashing, and anchor details. After approval, we prepare fabrication drawings: cut lists, machining details and glass and panel schedules with sizes and specifications.
Structural checks of mullions and anchors are carried out by your façade engineer; we incorporate their results. Glazing is often part of a wider submittal package – see shop drawing services and BIM coordination.
Deliverables you receive
- Elevations with frame layout and opening types
- Plans and typical/special sections using system profiles
- Perimeter, stack joint and anchor details
- Glass and panel schedules with sizes and specs
- Fabrication drawings with cut lists and machining
- Revisions to architect and engineer comments
What we need from you
- Architectural elevations, sections and specifications
- Selected glazing system and supplier details
- Façade engineer's calculations or requirements
- Field dimensions and slab edge survey if available
Who orders this service
- Glazing and curtain wall contractors
- Window and door fabricators
- Façade consultants
- General contractors managing façade packages
Software and file formats
AutoCAD (DWG) and PDF; Revit curtain wall models on request; cut lists in Excel. Profiles and accessories from your supplier's CAD libraries.
Glazing Shop Drawings standards in the USA, UK, Canada and Australia
We set up every project on the standard of the country where it will be built or manufactured. These are the references we work to most often:
| Country | Standards and codes we draft glazing shop drawings to |
|---|---|
| USA | AAMA guidelines, ASTM E1300 glass thickness determination, ASCE 7 wind loads (by engineer), ADA hardware at entrances |
| UK | CWCT Standard for Systemised Building Envelopes, BS 6262 glazing for buildings, Approved Document K safety glazing |
| Canada | CSA A440 / NAFS window standards, CAN/CGSB-12.20 glass design, NBC 2020 Part 5 environmental separation |
| Australia | AS 1288 glass selection and installation, AS 2047 windows and external glazed doors, AS 1170.2 wind actions (by engineer) |
How our glazing shop drawings process works
- 1Send your files
Upload sketches, PDFs, markups, photos, scans or a model through the quote form. Tell us the standard (US, UK, Canada or Australia) and the deadline.
- 2Fixed quote in hours
We review the scope and reply with a fixed price, the deliverables list and a delivery date. Nothing starts until you approve it.
- 3Drafting & modeling
Your project is drawn in AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D, SolidWorks or the software you use, on your title block, layers and templates.
- 4QA check
A second drafter checks dimensions, annotations, layer standards, sheet numbering and cross-references against your input before anything is sent.
- 5Delivery & revisions
You receive native files plus PDFs. Comments come back as markups and we revise them quickly until the set matches the brief.
Turnaround and pricing
Submittals for a storefront package typically take 4–7 business days; curtain wall packages are planned by elevation. Every job is priced as a fixed quote after we review your files, so you know the cost and the delivery date before work starts. See how our pricing works, or send your files through the quote form for a quick estimate.
Related services
Glazing Shop Drawings projects often need shop drawing services, BIM coordination services and exterior design services as well. You can order them together on one quote, or browse every option in our design services.
