Steel Detailing and Drafting Services in BC

Steel Detailings refers production of  shop drawings for a steel fabricator. Structural steel Detailing is a process of structural engineering and needs 99% accuracy.  Steel Detailing involves the creation of detailed drawings for fabricators and contractors, and includes plans and estimates, as well as other reports and important tasks. The process involves two main types of drawings: shop drawings & erection drawings.

Shop Drawings: It includes each an devery detail of steel piece that needs to be made by steel fabricators. These drawings only include details about fabrication and no etails about installation and erection.

Erection Drawings: It specifies the location of each steel component within the overall structure.

Steel Drafting Services also include other important stages such as reinforcing steel detailing, anchor setting plans, steel design, connectivity diagrams, shop bolt summary and BoM (Bill of Materials)

A professional steel detailer generates the drawings that the fabricator uses to cut and weld all the necessary members together. The role of a steel detailer is to also generate  the layout instructions to facilitate the installation and erection of the steel framework.

There are certain standards that needs to be complied by the detailer, such as:

·         American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)

·         American Welding Society (AWS)

·         National Institute of Steel Detailing (NISD)

·         Canadian Institute of Steel Construction

·         Australian Institute of Steel Construction

·         Euro Codes and British Standard Codes

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