One secure system for engineering drawings and technical files

Engineering Document Control Software

Manage drawings, technical documents, revisions, approvals, and project records in one secure digital system. Folderit helps engineering teams keep documentation organized, searchable, permission-based, and under control across the full document lifecycle.
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Engineering Document Control Features

Central Repository for Drawings and Technical Documents

Store engineering drawings, specifications, calculations, method statements, vendor documents, manuals, certificates, and project records in one secure document control system. Folderit helps engineering teams replace scattered shared drives and email chains with one structured repository where the latest technical documentation is easier to find, review, and manage. DWG previews are also available in-system in Tailor plan, alongside other supported file previews.

Granular Access Permissions

Control exactly who can view, edit, download, approve, or share sensitive engineering documents. Internal teams, subcontractors, consultants, and client-side stakeholders can each be given the right level of access, helping you protect technical documentation while still keeping projects moving efficiently and under control.

Metadata-Based Search and OCR

Find drawings and technical files quickly by project, discipline, document type, revision, supplier, equipment tag, date, or any custom metadata you define. OCR also helps make scanned engineering documents searchable, so critical information does not stay buried inside PDFs, image-based files, or older paper records that were digitized later.

Project and Supplier Document Organization

Organize documentation by project, client, discipline, package, asset, or supplier so engineering teams can work with a clear structure instead of disconnected folders. Folderit also supports linking related items, helping users keep drawings, specifications, certificates, calculations, and supporting files connected in one controlled environment.

Approval, Review, and Acknowledgement Workflows

Route engineering documents through approval, review, signing, or acknowledgement workflows so the right people are involved at the right stage. This is especially useful for controlled drawings, project documentation, technical procedures, and supplier-submitted files where accountability, timing, and proof of completion matter.

Retention Rules and Engineering Record Control

Apply retention rules to engineering records and keep documentation in a more structured and defensible state over time. Folderit helps teams control how long important files are stored, reduce the risk of losing critical records, and manage technical documentation more reliably from active project work to long-term archive.

Revision Control and Version History

Keep full version history for drawings, specifications, procedures, and other controlled engineering documents. When revisions are made, your team can track changes clearly, reduce confusion about which version is current, and maintain a reliable document trail across the full engineering lifecycle.

Audit Trails and Compliance Support

Maintain a detailed audit trail of who accessed, viewed, changed, approved, or shared each engineering document. This helps teams improve traceability, support internal controls, and stay better prepared for audits, quality requirements, client expectations, and regulated engineering environments where document history matters.
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Secure DMS for engineering drawings and technical files
Drawings, revisions, and controlled access

One secure system for engineering drawings and technical files

Engineering teams work with a wide mix of controlled documentation: drawings, specifications, calculations, procedures, vendor documents, certificates, manuals, and project records. All of these need to stay organised, protected, and easy to retrieve when needed. An engineering document control system replaces scattered shared drives, inboxes, and local folders with one structured digital repository for the full technical document lifecycle.

With Folderit, engineering teams can keep technical documentation in one secure place while controlling exactly who is allowed to view, edit, download, review, or approve specific files. This is especially important when working with sensitive project documentation, supplier-submitted files, and controlled drawings that should not circulate without clear permissions and traceability.

A central engineering document repository also makes day-to-day work much faster. Instead of searching across email threads or disconnected folder structures, your team can find the right file quickly by project, discipline, document type, revision, supplier, or other metadata. OCR also helps make scanned engineering files searchable, so important information does not stay buried inside PDFs, image-based files, or older digitised records.

Folderit also supports in-system previews for key engineering files, including DWG previews in Tailor plan, helping teams review technical drawings without unnecessary downloading. Whether you are building a structured document control process from day one or improving an existing project archive, Folderit gives engineering teams a practical and secure way to manage drawings, revisions, and technical records without making daily work more difficult.

Workflows for engineering documents in EDMS
Reviews, approvals, and project workflows

Structured reviews and approval workflows for engineering documents

Engineering document control is not only about storing drawings and technical files. It is also about making sure the right documents reach the right people at the right time. Reviews, approvals, acknowledgements, and project updates often involve engineers, project managers, QA staff, suppliers, subcontractors, and clients. When these processes are handled through email chains and disconnected folders, revisions get missed, approvals are delayed, and teams lose confidence in which document version is actually current.

Folderit helps engineering teams turn these recurring processes into structured workflows. Documents can be routed for approval, review, signing, or acknowledgement so that each step is visible and controlled. This is especially useful for drawings, specifications, calculations, procedures, vendor documents, and other project records where timing, accountability, and proof of completion matter.

Instead of building engineering document control around scattered files, teams can standardize how documents are named, shared, reviewed, approved, and archived. That reduces delays, improves consistency, and makes it easier to keep the right revision in circulation. It also helps ensure that reviewed or approved documents remain connected to the right project, supplier, package, or asset record from the start.

Whether you are circulating technical drawings, coordinating design reviews, collecting approvals, or managing supplier-submitted documentation, Folderit gives your team a practical way to keep the process organised from first draft to final storage. The result is a smoother engineering workflow with less manual follow-up and much better control over revisions, responsibilities, and project documentation.

Metadata, OCR search, audit trail, and engineering record control

Metadata, OCR search, audit trail, and engineering record control

Engineering teams work with documents that carry technical, commercial, quality, and compliance risk. Drawings, specifications, calculations, vendor documents, certificates, manuals, inspection records, and project correspondence all need to stay secure, well-structured, and easy to retrieve throughout the full document lifecycle. A proper engineering document control system helps teams manage this information in a controlled way instead of relying on disconnected folders, inboxes, and local drives.

Control becomes much easier when engineering documentation is stored in one structured system. Folderit supports role-based access, version history, reminders, retention settings, and detailed audit trails so teams can better control who sees what, who changed what, and when a document was viewed, reviewed, approved, or shared. That level of visibility is especially important for controlled drawings, supplier documentation, and project records where traceability matters

Fast retrieval is just as important as control. Engineering teams should be able to find the right drawing or technical file by project, discipline, document type, revision, supplier, asset, or date without digging through folders for minutes at a time. Metadata helps structure documentation in a meaningful way, while OCR makes scanned engineering files searchable too. This is especially useful when working with older paper records, scanned certificates, or image-based PDFs that still need to remain usable in daily work.

Retention is another important part of engineering record control. Different technical records often need to be stored for different periods depending on project, client, or quality requirements. Folderit helps teams apply retention rules and maintain a cleaner, more defensible recordkeeping process, reducing the risk of losing critical documentation or keeping uncontrolled copies in the wrong place.

The result is a more reliable engineering document environment: easier to search, easier to control, and easier to defend when questions come up later. For growing engineering teams and project-driven organizations, that means less friction in daily document work and much stronger control over revisions, records, and compliance-sensitive technical documentation.

What our customers say

  • "We have been using Folderit for the past five years with complete satisfaction for storing documents related to our Quality Management System (QMS). Folderit is incredibly user-friendly, secure, and affordable, making our documents accessible anywhere, anytime."
    Sjoerd K. / General Manager
    MedCat / Netherlands
  • "Awesome – this is an excellent service and we are VERY happy with it so far. Along with the excellent attitude of the support team of course!"
    MIKE L.
    Asutralia
  • "Folderit DMS has been a game-changer for our accounts payable team. We started using it to organize our invoices and receipts, and it's made life so much easier. The metadata fields are super handy - we can tag everything with vendor names, dates, and amounts, which makes finding stuff later a breeze."
    Paul K. / Director of Operations
    Crabtree’s Carpet & Flooring / USA
  • “I have started using the trial plan over the last few days and I have to say this is one of the very best pieces of software I have ever used. Intuitive, smart and full of hidden power. Everything is just in the right place and even billing & plans are transparent.”
    PHIL B.
    United Kingdom
  • "I wanted to provide some feedback that I am always pleased with your customer service. Whenever I have had any queries you respond timely and answer my queries and provide very good assistance."
    LAURA S.
    Australia
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FAQs

Engineering document control software is used to store, organize, review, approve, track, and retrieve drawings, technical documents, revisions, and project records in a controlled way. It helps engineering teams reduce version confusion, improve traceability, and keep critical documentation secure, searchable, and easier to manage throughout the full document lifecycle.

What engineering documents can I manage with Folderit?

Yes. Folderit lets teams route engineering documents through approval, review, signing, or acknowledgement workflows so the right people are involved at the right stage. This is especially useful for drawing revisions, technical procedures, supplier documents, and project records where timing, accountability, and proof of completion matter.

Folderit helps protect sensitive engineering documentation with encryption, granular access permissions, audit trails, and controlled sharing. You can define who is allowed to view, edit, download, approve, or review specific files, which is especially important for controlled drawings, supplier-submitted documents, and project records.

Yes. Folderit helps engineering teams apply retention rules, keep version history, and maintain audit trails for controlled technical documents. This makes it easier to manage records in a structured way, support internal quality requirements, and stay better prepared for audits, client expectations, and compliance-driven environments.

Yes. Folderit combines metadata-based organization with OCR-powered search, helping teams find the right drawing or technical file by project, discipline, document type, revision, supplier, date, or other details. This is especially useful when older engineering files have been scanned from paper into PDFs or image-based documents.

Yes. Folderit keeps version history for drawings, specifications, procedures, and other controlled engineering documents. This helps teams track revisions clearly, reduce confusion about which version is current, and maintain a reliable document trail across the full engineering lifecycle.

Folderit supports in-system previews for key file types, including DWG previews in Tailor plan. This helps engineering teams review technical documentation more efficiently without unnecessary downloading.

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