Product

Built for the way engineering
firms actually work.

Every feature in Cadigence was designed around one question: what does a manager need to know in order to run a profitable design operation? The answers became the product.

Automatic time tracking
Records working time from the moment an engineer opens a drawing to the moment they stop. Detects when they're genuinely working versus idle or away. No timesheets. No input required.
Structured approval workflow
Engineers submit drawings for review. Managers approve or reject with a written reason. Every action is timestamped and recorded permanently. No more approvals over WhatsApp.
Drawing identity & linking
Each drawing file is uniquely identified and linked to a specific job and revision. Cadigence knows which version of a file was approved and whether the current file matches it.
Post-approval change detection
The moment an approved drawing is modified and saved, Cadigence detects the change and immediately notifies the manager — with the drawing name, who changed it, and when.
Six-view analytics dashboard
Hours per drawing, revision counts, approval turnaround times, engineer output, compliance violations — all in one place, filterable by date, project, and engineer.
Unauthorised copy detection
If an engineer copies a drawing file to a new location and starts working on it outside the system, Cadigence flags it as an unlinked drawing and notifies the manager.
Time Tracking

The difference between time logged and time actually worked.

Cadigence distinguishes between an engineer who is actively designing and one who has AutoCAD open while doing something else. When the engineer switches to another application or stops activity, timing pauses automatically. If they've been inactive for a while, a notification reminds them to confirm they're still working. All of this happens without any input from the engineer.

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Tracks only genuine working time — pauses when the engineer is in another application or has stepped away
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Idle detection — if no activity is detected, the engineer receives a notification to confirm they're still on the job
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Every drawing save creates a checkpoint — work is never lost even if the computer crashes or the application closes unexpectedly
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Works without internet — if the machine goes offline, all tracking continues locally and syncs automatically when reconnected
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Day-boundary handling — if an engineer works past midnight, time is correctly split across the two calendar days
WORK SESSIONS — JOB-0042 — TODAY
09:12
1h 24m working
10:36
18m break
10:54
2h 6m working
13:00
idle
13:48
working now →
4.2h
Working
0.3h
Paused
1
Revision
Approval Workflow

Every approval is on record. Every rejection has a reason.

When an engineer submits a drawing, the manager receives a notification and reviews it in the portal. Approval takes one click. Rejection requires a written reason — which the engineer can see immediately. Every step of this process is recorded with a timestamp and cannot be changed or deleted. If there is ever a dispute about what was approved and when, the record is there.

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Tracking stops on submission — once an engineer submits, time stops counting for that drawing
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Rejection requires a written reason — the engineer knows exactly what needs to change; the reason is on record permanently
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Revision count tracked automatically — the system records each cycle. You can see at a glance how many rounds of revision any drawing went through.
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Approval queue sorted by age — drawings waiting longest appear at the top. Overdue approvals are flagged.
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Full history, permanently — every submission, review, rejection, and approval is stored and accessible from the portal forever
APPROVAL HISTORY — JOB-0042
Submitted for review
Arjun S. · Shaft Housing Assembly
Jun 11 · 14:23
Under review
Suresh M. opened the approval queue
Jun 11 · 16:47
Rejected
"Wall thickness on section B doesn't match the updated spec from Jun 9. Please revise and resubmit."
Jun 11 · 17:02
Revision started — Round 2
Arjun S. resumed working on this drawing
Jun 12 · 09:14
Approved — drawing locked
Suresh M. · Total: 8.6h across 2 rounds
Jun 12 · 18:33
Post-Approval Control

Approved drawings stay approved.
Any change is flagged immediately.

Once a drawing is approved, Cadigence records its exact state. If the drawing file is saved again after approval — whether it was modified intentionally or by accident — Cadigence detects the change immediately and notifies the manager. The engineer also sees a warning on screen. This works even if the engineer is offline: the alert is sent as soon as the connection is restored.

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Any modification to an approved drawing triggers an immediate alert — manager is notified with the drawing name, who changed it, and when
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Engineer sees an on-screen warning — they know immediately that the drawing they're editing has already been approved
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Works even when offline — if the machine has no internet, the alert is queued and delivered when connectivity resumes
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Copied files are tracked too — if an engineer copies a drawing to a new location and works on it there, Cadigence flags it as an unlinked file that needs to be accounted for
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Full violation history — every post-approval change is permanently recorded in the compliance log with filters by engineer, project, and date
ALERTS — JUNE 2025
CHANGE DETECTED
JOB-0039
Conveyor Frame — Side Panel modified after approval
This drawing was saved after it was approved. The current file no longer matches the approved version.
Kiran D.Jun 14 · 16:45Manager notified ✓
UNLINKED DRAWING
JOB-0041
Pump Housing — Copy found outside the system
A copy of this drawing was found in a different folder and is being worked on without a job assignment. Time spent on this file is not being tracked.
Meena R.Jun 13 · 11:30Manager notified ✓

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