Overview
Shop drawings are technical fence installation drawings: component details, elevations, section views, dimensions, and build specs your crew and customer need before install. They are not the bird's-eye site layout you draw in the fence design tool.
Dirt Face stores shop drawings in a library, lets you draw details and elevations in the Shop Drawing Designer, and assembles a printable sheet in the Workspace with specifications and title block.
Attach finished PDFs to estimates on the Proposal Documents step.
Where in the app: Sidebar → Fence → Shop Drawings
Open: Shop Drawings
Requires Shop Drawings on your plan (Growth and above, or active trial). See Shop Drawings integration.
Shop drawings vs fence layout design
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Fence design tool | Bird's-eye site layout on a map or blueprint: where runs, corners, and gates go; feeds estimate takeoffs |
| Shop Drawing Designer | Technical drawing canvas: elevations, component details, section cuts, fence symbols, dimensions, and annotations |
Use layout design when quoting and measuring the job. Use shop drawings when you need build and install detail on paper or PDF.
Two editing surfaces
| Surface | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Shop Drawing Designer | Draw and edit detail and elevation graphics |
| Workspace | Printable sheet: drawing thumbnail, specifications, title block, company info, PDF export |
Typical flow: create or import in the library → draw details in the designer → finish the sheet in the workspace → export PDF → attach to an estimate.
Guides in this section
| Guide | Covers |
|---|---|
| Library | My Library, Import from System Library, search, sort |
| Shop Drawing Designer | Detail and elevation drawing editor |
| Designer tools | Toolbar reference for every designer tool |
| Workspace | Sheet zones, save, Print / PDF |
| Page setup and preferences | Paper size and page setup defaults |
| Attach to estimates | Proposal Documents step |
| Link to fence templates | Auto-load specs from My Fences templates |
| Create and export | End-to-end create and PDF workflow |
Typical workflow
- Lay out the fence in the fence design tool when building the estimate (optional but common).
- Open Shop Drawings or start from Proposal Documents on an estimate.
- Create or import a drawing; add elevations and details in the designer.
- Finish specs and title block in the workspace; export PDF and attach to the proposal.
See Shop Drawings workflow and Fence job lifecycle.