Drawing register
Every drawing, sheet and revision per project, with status and issue history at a glance.
Hydraulic engineering software: drawing registers & approvals
Hydraulic engineers: the right revision, every time. Design more, chase less.
The drawing register is a spreadsheet nobody trusts, transmittals live in someone's sent folder and the plumber on level three is building from Rev B. We build drawing, approval and project systems for hydraulic engineers that keep everyone on the current set. Then we host them and look after them.
Looking for drawing register and transmittal software for hydraulic engineers?
A hydraulic engineering firm juggles dozens of live projects at once. Each one has water, sewer, stormwater, gas and fire services drawings going through revision after revision while the design team moves the plant room for the third time. Every issue needs a transmittal. Every authority wants its own forms. Every builder wants to know which set is current. Most firms hold it together with Excel, Outlook and a good memory.
Wollopit builds custom software around how your office actually runs. Issue a set once and the register updates, the transmittal records itself and the superseded revision gets archived. Authority applications are tracked per drawing. Fees, hours and variations sit against each stage so you know which jobs make money. We connect to the CAD, document and accounting tools you already use and look after the lot on our own servers.
01The problems
What we hear from hydraulic engineers
Does your hydraulic engineering firm have these problems? Here's how we'd fix them.
Most hydraulic firms we talk to do careful, technical design work and then manage it with spreadsheets and email. That holds up fine until a contractor builds from the wrong revision.
- The problemRegisters in spreadsheetsThe drawing list is a spreadsheet that drifts from reality the moment someone reissues a sheet without updating it.How we fix itA live drawing register per project that updates itself every time a drawing is issued.
- The problemTransmittals by emailSets go out as attachments and when a dispute comes up nobody can prove who got what or when.How we fix itEvery issue creates a transmittal automatically with recipients, revisions and reason for issue logged.
- The problemSuperseded drawings on siteThe plumber prints Rev B from an old email while Rev D sits in the project folder.How we fix itCurrent revisions clearly marked, old ones watermarked and archived. Contractors always download the latest set.
- The problemAuthority approvals tracked looselyWater authority applications, council plumbing approvals and trade waste permits are tracked in someone's head.How we fix itApproval tracking per drawing and per authority with lodgement dates, information requests and follow-up reminders.
- The problemBuilder RFIs lost in inboxesQuestions from site come in by email, phone and text and the answer never makes it back into the drawings.How we fix itAn RFI log per project with due dates, responses and links to the drawings they changed.
- The problemRedesigns you never billThe design team moves the bathrooms again and your team quietly redoes the stacks for free.How we fix itVariations raised against the fee proposal in minutes, approved by the client and invoiced through Xero or MYOB.
- The problemNo idea which jobs make moneyHours go into a timesheet that never gets compared to the fee for each stage.How we fix itTime and fees per project and per stage, with burn alerts before a job runs over.
- The problemCalculations scatteredFixture unit loadings, pipe sizing and stormwater calcs live in personal spreadsheets with different formulas.How we fix itShared calculation tools in one place, saved against the project and checked by a second engineer.
- The problemSite inspections on phonesPhotos sit in camera rolls and inspection notes get retyped into a report back at the office.How we fix itInspection checklists on a phone with photos pinned to the drawing and reports generated on the spot.
- The problemCertificates chased at the endDesign compliance and inspection certificates get scrambled together just before handover.How we fix itCertification tracked from day one so sign-offs and as-constructed drawings are ready when the builder asks.
02What we build
Solutions
What we build for hydraulic engineers. Usually all talking to each other.
Pick the one that's hurting most or join the whole lot up. Everything is built around how your team works, not the other way round.
Transmittals
Issued sets recorded automatically with recipients, purpose and revision numbers.
Revision control
Superseded drawings archived and watermarked so nobody builds from an old set.
Project portal
Builders, plumbers and consultants download the current set without emailing you.
Authority approval tracker
Water authority, council and trade waste applications tracked per drawing.
RFI log
Site questions logged, assigned, answered and linked back to the drawings.
Fee proposals & variations
Quote by stage, raise variations fast and get client approval online.
Project time tracking
Hours and fees per job and stage, with alerts before a job blows its budget.
Calculation tools
Shared sizing calculators for water, sewer, stormwater and hot water.
Site inspection app
Checklists, photos and markups on a phone with reports ready before you leave site.
Certification tracker
Compliance certificates and as-constructed drawings tracked through to handover.
Resourcing board
Who's working on what, upcoming issue dates and workloads across the office.
03The systems
The big ones
Your whole design office, on one system.
These are the systems hydraulic engineers ask us about most. Each one works on its own. They get properly useful when they're joined up.
Drawing register
One register per project. Always right.
Your drawing register stops being a spreadsheet someone forgets to update. Issue a drawing and the register, revision history and current set all change together. Anyone in the office can see exactly what's current on any job.
- Drawings by service: water, sewer, stormwater, gas, fire
- Revision history per sheet
- Status: preliminary, for approval, for construction
- Superseded revisions archived
- Watermarks on old revisions
- Title block data pulled from your files
- Search across every project
- Issue dates and who issued them
- Register exports for tender packs
Transmittals & portal
Prove what was sent. Every time.
Every issue creates a transmittal that records the drawings, revisions, recipients and reason for issue. Builders and consultants grab the current set from a project portal so nobody digs through old emails for attachments.
- Transmittals generated on issue
- Recipients and download receipts logged
- Reason for issue on every set
- Project portal for builders and consultants
- Only current revisions shown
- Notifications when a new set drops
- Distribution lists per project
- Full transmittal history for disputes
- Branded transmittal PDFs
Authority approvals
Every approval tracked. Nothing stuck in limbo.
Water authority connections, council plumbing approvals and trade waste permits all tracked per drawing and per project. You see what's lodged, what's waiting on information and what's overdue for a follow-up.
- Approvals per drawing and per authority
- Lodgement and response dates
- Information requests logged
- Follow-up reminders
- Conditions recorded and tracked
- Approved documents stored against the job
- Status shared with the client
- Overdue approvals flagged
- Reports by authority
Fees, time & variations
Know which jobs make money.
Fee proposals broken into stages, hours logged against each one and variations raised the moment scope changes. Invoices flow into Xero or MYOB so you stop doing redesigns for free.
- Fee proposals by stage
- Timesheets against project and stage
- Budget burn alerts
- Variations raised in minutes
- Online client approval
- Invoices to Xero or MYOB
- Work in progress reports
- Profitability by client and job type
- Hourly rates per staff level
Site & certification
Inspections done on site. Certificates ready at handover.
Inspection checklists, photos and markups on a phone, with the report ready before you leave site. Certification is tracked from the start of the job so sign-offs and as-constructed drawings don't become a last-minute scramble.
- Inspection checklists per service
- Photos pinned to the drawing
- Defects assigned to the contractor
- Reports generated on site
- Works offline in a basement
- Compliance certificates tracked
- As-constructed drawings logged
- Handover packs in one click
04How it changes
Before and after
A drawing reissue, wolloped.
Here's how a typical reissue could change. Every firm runs differently, so we map yours first.
Before
- Update the revision in the title block
- Update the register spreadsheet by hand
- Export PDFs and attach them to an email
- Try to remember who's on the distribution list
- Lose track of who got what
- Contractor builds from an old revision
After
- Update the revision in the title block
- Register updates itself
- Transmittal created and recorded
- Recipients notified and downloads logged
- Old revision watermarked and archived
- Site downloads the current set from the portal
05Services
Everything under one roof
Software, websites and systems for hydraulic engineers.
Whether you're starting fresh or upgrading what you've got, it's one team from the first sketch to the support call.
Custom software for hydraulic engineers
Built around how your hydraulic engineering firm actually runs: drawing register, transmittals and the admin in between, in one system you own.
Websites for hydraulic engineers
Fast, hand-built websites that rank for the searches your customers make and turn visits into enquiries, bookings or orders.
Hydraulic engineering firm system upgrades
Running on spreadsheets, old software or a platform you've outgrown? We move your data across and upgrade in stages so the business never stops.
Apps and portals for hydraulic engineers
Revision control and project portal: customer and staff portals that work on any phone without an app store.
Integrations and automation
We connect Revit, AutoCAD and Bluebeam Revu so information moves on its own and nobody retypes it.
Hosting, support and care
Managed hosting, updates, backups and security for your hydraulic engineering firm, looked after by the people who built it.
06Integrations
Connections
Plays nicely with what you already use.
We connect to the CAD, document and accounting tools you rely on. We work alongside the platforms you're happy with and replace the ones holding you back.
- Revit
- AutoCAD
- Bluebeam Revu
- 12d Model
- DRAINS
- Autodesk Construction Cloud
- Aconex
- Procore
- Microsoft 365
- SharePoint
- Google Workspace
- Dropbox
- Xero
- MYOB
- Stripe
- Twilio SMS
- Google Maps
07How we work
The process
Some people dip their toe in. We turn up in a rebreather.
We get properly below the surface of your hydraulic engineering firm: the systems, the busy days and the jobs everyone hates. Then we fix the bits that matter most first.
- 01
Think
We sit with your engineers and drafters, follow a drawing from first sketch to final issue and work out where the time goes.
- 02
Archi-tech
We plan it before writing code: your registers, transmittals, approvals, fees, integrations, hosting and cost.
- 03
Build
Real engineering, shown to you early and often. Usually the register and transmittals first, so you get a win on your next issue.
- 04
Look after
We host it, maintain it and keep improving it. When something breaks you call the people who built it.
08Questions
FAQ
Things hydraulic engineers ask us.
Something else on your mind? Ring 0423 011 252 and ask the people who'd build it.
Can contractors download drawings from a portal?
Yes. Builders, plumbers and consultants can access the current set through a project portal. Old revisions are hidden or watermarked and every download is logged.
Do we have to change how we draw in Revit or AutoCAD?
No. Your team keeps drawing the way they do now. We pull revision and title block details from your files so the register stays in step without extra typing.
We already use Aconex or Procore on some projects. Do we have to switch?
No. We build around what works. If a builder runs a job in Aconex or Procore we can push your issues there while keeping your own register as the master record.
Can it track water authority and council approvals?
Yes. Applications are tracked per drawing and per authority with lodgement dates, information requests, conditions and reminders when something has gone quiet.
Can our sizing calculations live in the system?
Yes. We can build shared calculators for water, sewer, stormwater and hot water that save results against the project so a second engineer can check them.
How much does a system like this cost?
It depends on what you need, so we quote up front once we understand it. No surprise invoices, no lock-in and you own what we build.
How long does it take?
We plan bigger systems in stages. A drawing register with transmittals can be the first win early. Approvals, fees and site tools follow without you waiting for everything at once.
Who looks after it once it's built?
We do. We host it on our own managed servers and keep it updated and secure. When you need something you ring the people who built it.
We already have systems. Can you upgrade them instead of starting again?
Usually, yes. Most hydraulic engineers we work with keep what's working and upgrade the rest in stages. We move your data across, connect the old and new while we switch and retire the old system only when the new one is proven.
Contact
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