Autodesk expertise, built over
30 years in California.
CAD Masters is an Autodesk Gold Partner serving engineering, architecture, and design professionals across California — authorized software reseller, certified training provider, and a full engineering services team, all under one roof. We started as an engineering firm in 1994 and became an Autodesk reseller in the years that followed — and along the way, we worked with Autodesk on the initial design of Civil 3D.
Authorized Training Center
Certified Instructors
Developer Network
Government Expertise
Building Architecture
Transportation Infrastructure
Water InfrastructureOur Story
Three decades of Autodesk expertise — in California.
CAD Masters was founded in 1994 with a straightforward mission: help California's engineering and design firms get the most out of Autodesk software. In those early years, that meant teaching AutoCAD and helping firms set up their first CAD standards.
Over time, our scope grew alongside the tools. We built an in-house training curriculum that we've refined through thousands of real-world engagements. We added engineering services: civil design, BIM coordination, GIS, and custom API development, staffed by working professionals who use these tools on actual projects.
Today we're an Autodesk Gold Partner with specializations in Government, Transportation Infrastructure, and Building Architecture, serving clients across California from our offices in Walnut Creek and Sacramento and via live online instruction.
Credentials & Capabilities
What sets us apart
Autodesk Gold Partner
One of a select group of Autodesk resellers that has met the highest standards for sales, support, and customer success. Our Gold status reflects decades of deep Autodesk expertise.
Authorized Training Center
Certified by Autodesk to deliver official instruction. Our curriculum, instructors, and facilities meet Autodesk's own standards, not self-declared; officially credentialed.
Autodesk Certified Instructors
Every CAD Masters instructor is an Autodesk Certified Instructor, a credential that requires demonstrated software proficiency and teaching ability, verified by Autodesk — and one of our instructors earned Autodesk's 2023 AEC Instructor of the Year award.
Engineering Services
Registered civil engineers, BIM specialists, GIS experts, and custom API developers: a full engineering team with real-world project experience across California.
Customer Loyalty Award Winner
CAD Masters has received Autodesk's top Customer Loyalty award multiple times — recognition for the strength and longevity of the relationships we build with our clients.
Autodesk Developer Network
As an ADN member we build our own applications on top of Autodesk software — and have contributed to the development of past versions of Civil 3D and utility data models for AutoCAD Map 3D.
Autodesk Gold Partner — Authorized Reseller & Certified Training Provider
Gold Partner status reflects our long-standing relationship with Autodesk — volume licensing, flexible subscription terms, local expert support, and the training to get the most out of every seat. All from one team.
Gold Partner Specializations
Authorizations & Accreditations
Where We Are
Three ways to work with us
Walnut Creek, CA
East Bay training center
Our flagship training facility in the East Bay, serving the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
Sacramento, CA
Central Valley training center
Serving Central Valley engineering firms, municipalities, and design professionals.
Online
Live virtual instruction
Full-interaction live classes via Zoom, same curriculum, same instructors, no travel required.
Our Team
We're not a big-box software house
Our team is small enough to know our clients by name and large enough to cover every Autodesk product in depth. When you call us, you're talking to someone who has actually used Civil 3D on a highway project or Revit on a hospital renovation, not a sales rep reading from a spec sheet.
That's why clients like the City of Palo Alto Utilities, Parametrix, and engineering firms across California have trusted us for years, and come back.
Meet the teamReady to work together?
Whether you need Autodesk software, training for your team, or engineering services for a project, we're easy to reach and quick to respond.