Detached garages and shops

Describe the garage or shop. Get a DWG you can keep editing.

Type the bays, the size in feet and the shop corner you want. CADdillo drafts it to scale, with the overhead door, man door, windows, bench and dimensions, as a CAD file your drafter, engineer or plan reviewer can open.

Drafting, not a stamped submittal. CADdillo draws the plan. It does not approve, stamp or seal anything, and it does not know your jurisdiction's rules.

Updated . Feet and inches throughout.

A real drawing, not a mock-up

30 x 24 ft two-bay garage with a shop strip

Detached Garage / Workshop: 2 rooms, 720 sf, 2 doors, 2 windows, 4 fixtures. Drawn to scale by the CADdillo engine.
Detached Garage / Workshop: 2 rooms, 720 sf, 2 doors, 2 windows, 4 fixtures. Footprint 30 x 24 ft (centerline), 720 sq ft. Drawn by the CADdillo engine from the brief below; graded by our drawing QA ledger at zero defects.
The brief

Detached two-bay garage, 30 ft wide x 24 ft deep, with a workshop strip along one side, a 16 ft overhead door and a man door to the shop.

The overhead door is declared at 16 ft and the sheet labels it OH 16'x7'. Overall dimensions are to the outside faces of the walls; the footprint above is the wall centerline.

Free to download and edit. Walls, doors, windows, fixtures, room labels with areas and dimension strings are separate CAD entities on named layers, in inches.

How it works

From a sentence to a file you can hand off

  1. 1. Describe it

    Bays, width and depth in feet, where the overhead door goes, and whether you want a shop, storage or both.

  2. 2. It is drafted to scale

    The engine lays out the bays and the shop strip, places the doors and windows, and dimensions the building.

  3. 3. Edit and export

    Adjust it in the browser editor, then export DXF or DWG for whoever finishes the set.

What you get

  • A to-scale floor plan in feet and inches
  • Walls, overhead door, man door, windows and a shop bench as real CAD entities
  • Overall and segment dimension strings
  • Room labels with square footage
  • Exterior elevations of the garage on request (elevation drawing)
  • Named layers, so your drafter can restyle or extend it

What it is not

  • A stamped or sealed drawing
  • A permit approval, or a check against your local code
  • Foundation, framing or structural design
  • A site plan showing the garage on your lot
What it costs

Free to start. Pay as you go.

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  • DXF export; 3 DWG exports
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Answers

Questions builders actually ask

Can I get a garage floor plan as a DWG file?

Yes. Describe the garage in a sentence and CADdillo drafts it to scale: walls, the overhead door, the man door, windows, the shop bench and dimensions, as CAD entities on named layers. DXF export is free, and 3 DWG exports are included free. The sample on this page is a free download.

Will this get my garage permitted?

Not on its own. It is drafting, not a stamped submittal. It gives you a dimensioned floor plan that you, your drafter or your engineer can open and finish. Many departments also ask for a site plan, elevations, a foundation plan and framing details for a detached garage. Ask your building department what it needs before you submit.

What sizes can it draw?

The detached garage and workshop layout runs from about 400 to 1,200 sq ft, with one to three bays behind an overhead door on the long side and a shop or storage strip beside them. Give the width and depth in feet and it is drawn at that size.

Can I edit the plan after it is drawn?

Yes. The plan opens in the CADdillo browser editor with AutoCAD-style commands: trim, extend, offset, fillet, array, mirror, object snaps, layers, and feet-and-inches input. You can also open the DXF or DWG in AutoCAD, BricsCAD, DraftSight or any other CAD program.

What does it cost?

An AI drawing costs 20 credits. Every account starts with 50 free AI credits, enough for two drawings, no card. More credits are pay-as-you-go, from $10 for 100, with no subscription.

Related

Your garage, drawn to scale, in a file you own.

Drafting, not a stamped submittal.