Railing Shop Drawing Software for Layouts and Submittals
Place your own posts, panels and gates along the run, dimension it, and send the layout for approval — the parts list builds itself.
What you draw
Plan layouts
Post locations and panel splits along each balcony and stair run.
Elevations
Picket, glass and cable elevations with heights and spacing.
Post & mount details
Base plate, fascia and core-drill details in detail views.
Submittal sheets
Title-blocked sheets the GC and architect can mark up online.
How a job runs
- Step 1
Save posts, panels, gates and mounts once as company parts.
- Step 2
Lay them out along the run with copy-along-path.
- Step 3
Dimension, add details, and put it on a titled sheet.
- Step 4
Send a review link; release the approved revision to the shop.
Parts you save once
Why railings & guardrails businesses switch
Railing shops usually redraw the same standard parts in AutoCAD LT for every job and email PDFs back and forth for approval. In TrueScope the parts are saved once, the BOM comes from the drawing, and approval happens on a link with tracked comments.
Setup tip
Use copy-along-path to drop posts at your maximum spacing along a run, then adjust the end spacing — it is the fastest way to lay out a long balcony.
Common questions
Yes. Publish a review copy and send the link. They add notes, arrows and markups in the browser without CAD software, and you mark each comment resolved.
Yes. Parts are linked to your products, so each drawing lists posts, panels and hardware with quantities and lengths.
Yes, as DXF. Save the drawing as DXF in AutoCAD and use Import DXF: lines, arcs, polylines, text and blocks come in on their own layers, ready to edit. DWG files need saving as DXF first. Export DXF sends geometry back out for AutoCAD or your cutting software.
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