Engineered geometry, ready to draft.
Bring verified sites and engineered frames in as editable 1:1 CAD-style geometry — with paper and model space, layouts and annotation. Drop in material block sets and the cut list and BOM build themselves, linked to the model so nothing drifts. Fewer hours per sheet, AS1100 out the other side.
Free to search and analyse any address. A subscription kicks in only when you download or print your documents.
Verified planning data: VIC · NSW · QLD · TAS · ACT · SA — WA / NT in manual-entry mode. Full overlay set in VIC, TAS and ACT.
From address to approval, in one workflow.
The verified site flows straight through to the engineered frame and the lodgement pack. Each step builds on the last — nothing is entered twice, so the whole run takes minutes, not weeks.
Address
Start with the property address. That's the whole input.
Research
Zone, overlays and lot boundary pulled from official council data.
Siting
Place the frame on the block within the rules that apply.
Compliance
Members sized to AS/NZS standards — steel, timber, concrete.
Submission
Council-ready drawings to AS1100, with BOMs, ready to send.
Verified government planning data. Nothing is guessed.
Every planning fact — zone, overlays, the real lot boundary, setbacks, height limits — comes straight from official government data for that exact block. Anything that can't be verified is left out, never invented.
That full analysis is what makes the twenty minutes possible: the verified site feeds the engineered frame and the drawings directly, so nothing is re-keyed and nothing waits on a consultant.
Drop in a block set — the BOM writes itself.
Pick a material block set and watch the cut list and bill of materials build live. Every block is linked to the geometry, so quantities, lengths and steel mass stay in step as you add. Give it a go:
| Qty | Member | Profile | Length |
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| Profile | Qty | Total length | Mass |
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Illustrative block sets and quantities, for demonstration. In Draftly, block sets link to your engineered model — adjust a member and the cut list and BOM update with it. Figures are indicative; confirm before fabrication or lodgement.
Drafting on site — full capability, on mobile.
Not a stripped-back viewer. The full Draftly workspace runs on your phone or tablet, so you can measure, adjust the geometry and update the pack standing on the block — not back at the desk hours later.
The whole research layer is free. You pay at output.
Search any address and run the full site analysis and the planning checks without an account. A subscription starts only when you download or print the documents.
Nine compliance modules (Victoria)
Site coverage, permeability, private open space, garden area, overshadowing, overlooking, canopy trees, walls on boundaries, daylight to existing windows and small second dwellings — each citing its clause, standard, amendment and review date.
Unknown never reads as pass
Every check returns pass, fail, not-applicable or unknown. A rule we cannot verify says so — it is never quietly counted as compliant, and out-of-scope names the pathway that does apply instead.
The AI never writes a planning fact
Zone, overlays, easements and the titled boundary come from official government spatial services. Reading the documents you upload is the only job the AI has.
Boundary minus every setback
The titled lot with setbacks and easements taken out, drawn over the aerial — so you can see what actually fits before you design anything.
The approval pathway
Exempt, complying or a full application — determined from the verified zone and your own measurements against published rules, for every state and territory.
Implemented, not aspirational
AS 1720.1, AS/NZS 1170, AS/NZS 4600, AS 2870, AS 4678, AS 1684, AS 4100, AS 3600 and AS 1100 are wired into the sizing engine and re-checked on every commit against 65 manufacturer-cited benchmarks.
Paid begins at cloud save, PDF and DXF export, the submission pack, the engineering hand-back and BYDA lodging. Engineering output is indicative — confirm with your engineer or certifier before lodgement.
The engineering set, made drawable.
Drop-in block sets
Drop in a material block set and the cut list and bill of materials generate automatically — linked to the geometry, so change a member and the numbers follow.
Not a locked PDF
Designs import as true CAD-style geometry with paper and model space — adjust, annotate and lay out, then hand back into the engineering loop.
Sized to AS/NZS
The geometry you draft from is already sized and load-checked to AS/NZS standards — with council-ready output to AS1100.
Straight from the source
The boundary, overlays and setbacks come from official government data, so your sheets sit on facts, not a redrawn sketch.
Try your free site survey search today.
Search and analyse any address free. Pay only when you download or print the documents.