Malik Zuberi

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Senior Drafting Consultant

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Join date: Nov 16, 2024

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I’ve spent my career connecting what architects draw with what shops can actually build. It’s not just about making the CAD file look good; it’s about ensuring the details work in the real world, meeting AWI standards and fabrication constraints.

Through this blog, I’m sharing practical, technical advice to help you create cleaner, smarter shop drawings with fewer headaches down the line. Let’s move past just drafting and focus on engineering buildable millwork.

Posts (6)

Jan 19, 2026 ∙ 2 min

The Shiny Toy Problem: High-Tech Shops and a Low-Skill Reality

Walk into any modern, well-capitalized millwork shop today. It’s impressive. You’ll see massive 5-axis routers, automated material storage towers, and maybe some AI-driven nesting software promising zero waste. It looks like the future has finally arrived. Now, look closer. Who is running that half-million-dollar piece of German engineering? Too often, it’s someone who started last Tuesday and thinks "grain direction" is a new band name. We were promised that automation would solve the...

Aug 8, 2025 ∙ 4 min

The Role of CAD Drafting in Structural Engineering

Computer-Aided Design (CAD) has revolutionized many industries, and structural drafting is no exception. For professionals working in...

Jul 11, 2025 ∙ 3 min

Embracing AI in Millwork Drafting

From Manual Madness to Automated Bliss In 2025, AI tools in millwork drafting are like the co-worker who doesn’t drink your coffee but still finishes your redlines. For instance, AutoCAD’s AI features can now automatically layer your drawings, apply consistent dimensions, and flag missing annotations — kind of like spell check, but for your submittals. With AI-driven drafting plugins , the days of painstakingly resizing cabinets one inch at a time are over. These tools adapt blocks to your...