Architects · Interior designers · Workflow

Cut the concept phase down to a single session.

Draw the draft in front of your client, deliver the revision before the meeting ends, get approval the same day with 3D. You do the final design in CAD; Nodaform shortens the most expensive time before it: the back-and-forth rounds.

Where does it speed up?
DXF, take-off schedule and collaboration on the Pro plan
Instantrevisions · with the client
2D + 3Dapproval on the same plan
DXFexport to CAD · Pro
IFCexport to BIM · Ultimate
Time comparison · Concept phaseExample
CLASSIC WORKFLOWNODAFORM WORKFLOW Concept draftRevision roundClient approval Concept draftRevision roundClient approval 2–3 days1 day2 rounds fastinstant1 round · with 3D TYPICAL CONCEPT PHASE · 3+1 APARTMENT · SAMPLE TIMES
Where you speed up in the process

Six points, six shortcuts

In the concept phase, time goes not into drawing but into waiting and repeating. Nodaform steps in at these six points; you still do the construction documents in CAD.

01

A draft at the first meeting

As the client gives you the dimensions, you type them in; rooms take shape, doors fall into place. You leave the meeting with a dimensioned draft in hand; no more "I'll come back with a draft next week".

02

Instant revisions

When they say "let's open the kitchen to the living room", delete the wall, see the area, send the PNG. A revision round shrinks from a day to a message.

03

One-round approval with 3D

A client who can't read plans understands the space in the isometric view. "Will it look like this?" gets answered with an image instead of a drawing. 3D View →

04

Continue in CAD via DXF

Export the approved draft as DXF and draw on top of it in AutoCAD or ArchiCAD. You don't start from scratch; wall axes and openings come ready. Pro

05

Take-off and cost threshold

Wall lengths, door and window counts and floor area are listed in a schedule; add unit prices and you get a budget threshold. You get to talk numbers with the client early. Pro

06

The same sheet with your team and partners

While the interior designer places the furniture, the electrician marks the socket locations; everyone works on the same project, and version chaos and "which is the latest file?" are over. With templates, you don't start from scratch on apartment types you repeat often. Pro

Limits

A concept tool, not a construction documents tool

Nodaform's job is to shorten the time before approval. Structural, architectural and mechanical construction documents are still prepared under the responsibility of licensed architects and engineers, in their own CAD environment.

  • Centimeter precision, 15° angle snapping, true-to-size furniture.
  • Door types, the services diagram and 3D are all derived from the same sheet.
  • Output: PNG, scaled PDF, DXF; project file .json.
Concept draft
In a single session · 3+1 apartment, furnished · no installation
Revision
During the meeting · share as PNG
Approval visual
Isometric and perspective 3D (Plus) · interior walkthrough (Pro)
CAD export
DXF · wall axes and openings (Pro)
Quantities
Walls, doors, windows, floor area, services symbols (Pro)
Team
Real-time collaboration, permission levels (Pro)
Projects
50 (Pro) · unlimited (Ultimate)
Start

Walk into your next meeting with a draft.

Try it with a Free account; when you unlock Pro, DXF, take-off and collaboration are added to the same project.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Which layers does the DXF export include?

Wall centerlines and thicknesses, door and window openings, room boundaries and labels come on separate layers. Furniture is exported as blocks.

Can I bring my own CAD drawing into Nodaform?

Not yet; the flow runs from Nodaform to CAD. DXF import is on the Pro roadmap.

Can team members work at the same time?

Real-time collaboration is planned for the Pro plan, with editor, commenter and viewer roles.

Are there scale and drawing sheet standards?

Scaled PDF exports to A4 and A3 at 1:50 or 1:100; your office details go in the title block.