Shop Drawings. Done Faster.

Upload an architect’s PDF window schedule and EchoCAD automatically extracts the complete frame layout—not just frame marks and RO sizes. Bays, rows, mullion centerlines, and fractional dimensions are captured directly from the schedule, including vertical centerlines measured from the left jamb and horizontal centerlines measured from finished floor, preserved to the nearest 1/16”.

• ✓Auto-Import BETA — With Auto-Import enabled, high-confidence frames are created automatically during upload. Only frames requiring review are held, each backed by a live closure check that validates centerline strings against the overall rough opening. Door openings and clearance conditions are automatically identified and routed for review.
• ✓Centerlines in the DXF — Extracted centerlines flow directly into the generated DXF, placing mullions accurately without manual takeoffs, calculations, or redrawing.
• ✓Architect Profiles — Create a profile once, and EchoCAD learns how that firm’s window marks are structured from a real schedule. Future imports are recognized automatically—eliminating manual setup and ensuring consistent mark detection across every project. Supports complex naming conventions, custom numbering schemes, suffix variations, and firm-specific standards out of the box.
• ✓Extract from Elevation — Re-extract any flagged frame directly from the review table by simply drawing a box around its elevation—no need to leave the import screen. Ideal for curtain wall elevations, oversized frames, or schedules where dimensions couldn’t be read confidently. Once reviewed, your approved values replace the original extraction and the frame is automatically marked as verified.

Draw a bounding box around any elevation on a PDF and EchoCAD extracts the complete frame layout—RO width, RO height, bays, rows, and mullion centerlines, ready to import directly to your frame build.

• ✓Single Frame, Detect Region and Detect All Frames modes — Extract a single frame with a precise bounding box, select a region containing multiple elevations and let EchoCAD automatically identify each frame, or process an entire schedule page in one step. Whether you’re targeting a single opening or performing a full-page extraction, EchoCAD minimizes manual selection and accelerates frame capture.
• ✓Multi-Page Schedule Navigation — Quickly jump to any page using the built-in thumbnail page picker. Select a page, draw your bounding box, and extract frames without leaving the workflow.
• ✓Zoom Controls — Zoom in on dense or small-scale elevations for precise bounding box placement.
• ✓Oversized Frame Support — Extract frames 50 feet wide and beyond. EchoCAD preserves complete vertical centerline chains and bay widths across the entire elevation, ensuring critical layout dimensions remain intact.
• ✓AFF Chain Detection — EchoCAD distinguishes frame height from sill height callouts. When a schedule dimensions the sill above finished floor separately, only the actual frame height is extracted, preventing inflated overall dimensions and reducing manual corrections.
• ✓Architect-Specific Detection Profiles — Select an architect profile before importing and EchoCAD uses vector-native mark detection whenever supported, bypassing vision-based extraction for faster, more accurate results.
• ✓System Type Carry-Through — Define the system type (Storefront, Curtain Wall, or Interior) once in the architect profile and EchoCAD automatically applies it to every imported frame, eliminating repetitive setup and ensuring consistency across the entire project.

• ✓EchoCAD Template Setup — Dimstyles (SHOP / SHOP_RO / SHOP_DLO), the full SD- layer system, and every sheet layout — D-size landscape (36×24), portrait (24×36), and 11×17 one-offs. Load it, run it, save your .dwt. Linetypes now build straight into the drawing, so setup runs clean with no external files to hunt down. Runs inside AutoCAD LT 2024+ or full AutoCAD.
• ✓Surrounding Condition Toolset (LISP) — The PDFIMPORT strip-out, gone. Six AutoCAD commands clean and scale a freshly imported detail, lift the manufacturer frame to a frozen layer, and bank the surrounding condition to a per-architect library to reuse on the next project. Runs inside AutoCAD LT 2024+ or full AutoCAD.
• ✓Stacked Frame Export — Per-frame export dim toggles: horizontal dims, vertical dims, and plan view each controlled independently. Top frame suppresses plan view and stacks cleanly below the bottom frame. Bottom frame suppresses horizontal dims — RO width, FW, DLO bay widths, and mullion face dimension above head. Wall section draws relative to its own frame origin.
• ✓Raised Sill Elevation Fixes — Sill pan now extends to the wall face of the step mullion on floor-level bays. Perimeter caulk joint is direction-aware per mullion — correctly placed on the masonry/raised side for both left-raised and right-raised configurations.

• ✓ZIP + AutoCAD Script — Download a ZIP containing your DXF elevation and a ready-to-run .scr script. Open AutoCAD, run the script, and your block is inserted, exploded, and dimension style applied — all in one step. No manual layer cleanup or DIMSTYLE switching required.
• ✓Window Schedule Import BETA — Upload an architect’s PDF window or glazing schedule and let AI extract every frame mark, RO width, and RO height automatically. Review extracted frames, deselect any you don’t need, and import the rest to your project in one click. Supports schedules from 19+ architectural firms.
• ✓Elevation Intake BETA — Draw a bounding box on any elevation PDF page and let AI read the drawing directly. Extracts RO width, RO height, AFF, mullion centerline positions, and door locations. Review and correct before importing — works on both storefront and curtain wall elevations.
• ✓Multi-Frame Auto-Detect — Point EchoCAD at an elevation sheet and it automatically detects every glazing frame on the page using tiled AI detection. Select which frames to extract, deselect the ones you don’t need, and batch-import in a single pass.
• ✓Multi-Region Draw Mode — Draw multiple bounding boxes on a single sheet and extract all selected frames simultaneously in parallel. Faster than one-at-a-time on dense schedule sheets.
• ✓Per-Bay Horizontal Suppress — In Unique Horizontals, check “No H” on any bay to suppress global horizontal mullions from that bay only. Handles mixed-glazing frames where some bays are full-height glass and others have intermediate horizontals.

• ✓Unique Horizontals — Control horizontal mullion placement independently per bay for both SF and CW RECT frames.
• ✓Insert Mullion — Add partial-span vertical or horizontal mullions within a specific bay/row zone, similar to cripples for doors.
• ✓Reverse Joinery — At door openings, the header runs through the door jamb and extends to the adjacent mullion per side. Cripple above header removed.
• ✓Sill Mullion Height — Control sill member face height independently from the sill pan (4", 4.5", 5", or custom).
• ✓Copy / Reflect — Mirror an existing frame horizontally to create its twin for side-by-side door/sidelite configurations.
• ✓Voice Input — Speak frame dimensions to populate fields automatically. Say "save" at the end to auto-advance to the next frame.
• ✓AutoCAD Block Library — Download pre-made AutoCAD blocks (doors, hardware, details) directly from the app.

• ✓Knee Wall & Dropped Head — Set per-bay sill and head heights for stepped curtain wall and storefront frames. The elevation, RO outline, sill pan, and caulk lines all update automatically.
• ✓Per-Bay Dimension Chain — Frames with bay height overrides now include a stacked vertical dim chain on the right side showing the knee wall height, RO, and head drop for each step.
• ✓True Door Clear Opening — Door widths entered for first and last bay openings now reflect the true clear opening. No more manually adding caulk — what you type is what gets drawn.
• ✓Door Transom Glass Fix — The glass bounding box in door transom areas now aligns precisely with the surrounding frame members, eliminating overlap at edge bays.
• ✓DLO Spacing Independence — Editing a bay DLO width now only shifts the adjacent mullion. Other bays stay locked in place — the last bay absorbs the remainder automatically.
• ✓Equal DLO Spacing — New EQ button in the DLO editor instantly distributes equal daylight openings across all bays or rows, calculated from actual frame geometry.
• ✓Equal CLs Calculator Fix — The Equal CLs button now correctly places centerlines at equal pitch intervals from the RO edge, matching architect schedule dimensions. Edge bay DLOs are correctly smaller than interior bays.

• ✓All 8 Frame Shapes — RECT, CIRCLE, RAKE, TRIANGLE, ARCH, SEMICIRCLE, GABLE, and SUNBURST shapes generating AutoCAD-ready DXF elevations.
• ✓Door Openings — Full door support with cripple mullions, transom glass, and header dims across all storefront and curtain wall systems.
• ✓Door & Hardware Schedules — PDF schedule import via AI parsing, with Excel export for AutoCAD Data Link.
• ✓Plan & Wall Section Views — Toggle plan view and wall section alongside the elevation, with adjustable CW depth.
• ✓Corner Frame Caulk Control — Null out the caulk joint on either jamb for 90° corner frames, with adjustable corner mullion face width.

What is EchoCAD Designs?

EchoCAD Designs is shop drawing elevation software built for glazing contractors and architectural drafters. It generates AutoCAD-ready DXF files with accurate dimensions, door schedules, and hardware, helping reduce production time by up to 50%.

What types of glazing systems does EchoCAD support?

EchoCAD supports both storefront and curtain wall systems, with eight frame shape options: rectangular, arch, rake, gable, semicircle, triangle, circle, and sunburst. It also accommodates door openings, cripple mullions, corner conditions, bay height variations, custom horizontal mullion placement, and reverse joinery configurations.

Can I import door and hardware schedules from an architect's PDF?

Yes. EchoCAD uses AI to extract door types and hardware sets directly from architect-issued PDFs, then exports the structured schedule to Excel for seamless use with AutoCAD Data Link—eliminating manual data entry.

Do the generated DXF files work directly in AutoCAD?

Yes. EchoCAD generates DXF files using industry-standard dimension styles (SHOP, SHOP_RO, SHOP_DLO) that integrate directly into AutoCAD. Simply paste them into your master drawing—no cleanup or reformatting required.

How much does EchoCAD Designs cost?

EchoCAD Designs is $14.99/month or $144/year (equivalent to $12/month — save 20%). Both plans include full feature access and unlimited projects and frames. A 7-day free trial is available with no credit card required.

Does EchoCAD work for curtain wall engineering calculations?

EchoCAD includes a Curtain Wall Structural Pre-Check tool for Kawneer 1600 System 1 mullions, based on ASCE 7-16 wind load methodology. It provides a PASS/FAIL result with a downloadable PDF summary. This tool is intended for preliminary sizing only and is not a substitute for a PE-stamped engineering analysis.

How do I generate a shop drawing with EchoCAD?

Create a project, enter frame dimensions and mullion centerlines, then configure door openings and glass rows. Click Generate All, and EchoCAD will produce fully dimensioned DXF elevations for each frame. Open the files in AutoCAD, then copy and paste them directly into your master drawing.