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Xianyu CAD drafting service
CAD drafting orders on Xianyu: the author’s backend shows 48 orders and 2,978.10 CNY in 30 days, about 1,353 CNY after promotion and a Claude plan
Author @yuanboli41 says AI-assisted CAD drafting on Xianyu peaked at about 1,000 a day and has recently fallen to a few hundred. Order screenshots show CAD drafting jobs from 19.80 to 540 CNY plus 3D modelling and electrical-drawing orders. An AI-assistant screenshot pulled from the seller backend lists 2,978.10 CNY over 30 days, ad spend and a Claude subscription. He is now adding AI top-up reselling.
The story
The author writes that he does “AI drawing CAD” on Xianyu, earning about 1,000 a day at best and a few hundred recently, and still thinks Xianyu CAD drafting is worth trying because he made over three thousand in a week. He also announces he is expanding into AI top-up reselling, with a referral link.
Two screenshots of his Xianyu sold-items list show a listing titled CAD drawing on your behalf, professional drafting, fast output, with orders at 19.80 CNY (x2), 40, 50, 80 and 540 CNY. There are also a 150 CNY order to build a 3D model from drawings with STEP/STL output for 3D printing, and a 100 CNY electrical schematic, wiring and PLC drawing order. Statuses include completed, awaiting in-person handover and awaiting shipment.
The third screenshot is a chat with an AI assistant. Asked to list recent earnings, it says the ledger is incomplete and checks the Xianyu seller backend instead. It reports about 2,917.90 CNY in buyer payments from 2 to 9 November and notes these are buyer payments, not settled funds. Backend totals are 43 orders and 2,538.10 CNY for the 7 days to 8 November (only 440 CNY the week before) and 48 orders and 2,978.10 CNY for the 30 days to 8 November, about 3,357.90 CNY including the day of the post.
The same screenshot lists costs: 404.76 CNY of Xianyu boost promotion in 30 days and a Claude plan of about 1,600 CNY a month. Its rough 30-day math is 3,358 − 405 − 1,600 ≈ 1,353 CNY, before Xianyu fees and other costs. The post’s “over three thousand in a week” does not exactly match the screenshot’s 2,538.10 CNY for seven days, so the itemised screenshot figures are used.
Source excerpt
从今天开始扩展业务，从闲鱼的 ai 画图 cad，日入 1000，到最近的几百，不过闲鱼 cad 画图真的…
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- What was delivered
A Xianyu listing for CAD drafting on request, plus 3D modelling (STEP/STL) and electrical schematic and PLC wiring drawings.
- Customers
Xianyu buyers; none are named.
Lessons and acquisition
Xianyu listings, with 404.76 CNY of boost promotion in the last 30 days.
Costs, risks and open questions
Daily income fell from about 1,000 to a few hundred. Figures are buyer payments, not settled funds, and the 1,353 CNY estimate excludes platform fees. How AI is used in the drafting itself is not explained. The post also promotes an AI top-up reselling link. Figures are the author’s own account and were not independently verified.
Tools and topics
- Claude
- CAD
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