Better site data. Smarter design. Directly in CAD.

AdaptiveSDS is a plugin for AutoCAD. Draw your site boundary on a map, then order a desktop utilities search or request a survey quote, without leaving your drawing.

Download free See how it works

Windows. AutoCAD 2026 or newer. For architects, engineers, councils and roads agencies.

Site area 0.27 haPrice shown before you approve.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

SiteUnion Street, Aberdeen

SearchDesktop utilities, PAS 128 Type D

Area0.27 ha

StatusReady to order

Electric Gas Water Sewer Telecoms

Save time on desktop searchesSkip the online portals and the PDF packs. Draw, approve the quote, and the data lands in your drawing.

Order with confidenceChoosing from set survey types takes the guesswork out of what to ask for, so nothing gets missed.

Straight into CADResults come back as a CAD file you can load directly into your drawing.

Four steps from opening AutoCAD to having what you need.

Install and sign in

The AdaptiveSDS ribbon appears in AutoCAD. Sign in with your AdaptiveSDS account.

Select your area

Pick it on the map view, or use a closed polyline already in your drawing.

Choose what you need

Order a desktop utilities search, charged on the spot, or instruct a survey.

Get your results

Searches appear under Requests and turn green when ready. Download the data and report, or load it into your drawing.

Seven steps become four.

Requesting a survey used to mean screenshots, Paint and a long email. Now it is one polygon.

Without AdaptiveSDS

1
Open Google Maps
2
Screenshot the site
3
Draw a red line in Paint
4
Save a PDF
5
Write a specification document
6
Add the boundary and save it
7
Email the surveyor

site_boundary_FINAL_v3.pdf

With AdaptiveSDS

1
Open CAD
2
Draw a polygon
3
Choose the survey type
4
Submit

UTILITIES SEARCH, BEFORELog in to an online provider, draw the area on their map, click through options, submit, then wait for a PDF pack that is long and hard to read.

UTILITIES SEARCH, WITH ADAPTIVESDSOpen CAD, draw a polygon, approve the quote, download the result straight into your drawing.

The data lands in your drawing.

Utilities searches appear under the Requests button and turn green when ready. Download the data with its report, or load it straight in.

A CAD file and a reportAn interactive DWG you can import from the Requests window, plus the collated utility plans as a PDF.

PAS 128, Type DDesktop utilities searches are carried out in line with industry best practice.

Opens in most CAD softwareResults come back as DWG files, so you are not tied to one package.

Two things you can do from the ribbon.

Desktop utilities search

Draw an area, see an instant price, approve, and receive the results in AutoCAD.

Price worked out from the area you select
Confirmation email when you order
All your orders listed under Requests

Instruct a survey

Send the boundary and project details to Adaptive Surveys and get a quote within 48 hours.

Topographic Utilities (PAS 128) Measured building CCTV

Set survey types, so nothing is missed
Reviewed by the Adaptive Surveys team

We use desktop utility searches ourselves, and getting the data and making sense of it was always a pain. We thought there had to be a better way. This is it.

The surveyors behind AdaptiveSDS, part of Adaptive Surveys in Aberdeen and Coatbridge.

Who it is for

ArchitectsAnyone who needs to alter or maintain a built asset

EngineersWho already work in CAD

Councils and roads agenciesStatutory authorities

Free to download. Then sign in from AutoCAD.

AdaptiveSDS is free to download. Install the Windows plugin, then sign in from inside AutoCAD with your AdaptiveSDS credentials.

Download free Request a survey quote

Requirements

AutoCAD2026 or newer

Operating systemWindows (.msi installer)

ConnectionInternet required

Coming soon: AdaptiveSDS in the Autodesk App Store.