Architectural Steel Detailing in Sydney
If you want a complete and accurate fabrication and erection drawings of custom architectural products, National Steel Detailing provides professional services for customers living in Sydney.
Architectural Steel Detailing involves items that often have minimal design loads and do not affect the structural frame. This includes stairs, handrail, guardrail, ladders, bollards, gates, equipment support framing, and catwalks. Also included are all erection plans, elevations, sections and details for the proper and safe installation of the structural steel.
What is Architectural Steel Detailing?
The architectural steel detailing services that national steel detailing provide include the process of drafting items such as staircases, balconies and balustrades. Architectural drawings are focused on showing the design purpose and layout of a project. For this reason, the main aim of architectural steel detailing drawings is to create an image that a fabricator can work with and follow.
It is the job of the architect to ensure a project meets the design and functional requirements, as this provides an essential base that a structural engineer and fabricator can use to develop in the process, ensuring it is functional and safe.
The requirements for architectural steel detailing can vary by project and location. These drawings usually show the size of each steel component as well as the layout and interactions between each piece. They include quantities for each type of steel as well as information for welding and connectors. Finally, the drawings cover materials and finishes, as well as fire-proofing requirements.
What Are The Different Types of Drawings in Architectural Steel Detailing?
Steel Shop Drawing
At National Steel Detailing we offer steel shop drawing services for residents living in Sydney. Steel shop drawing is the creation of various different 2D drawings that each serve a purpose during the course of the project. Steel shop drawings include specifications for each and every piece of steel components and parts that will be utilised in the fabrication process. It includes joists, beams, braces, columns and trusses that are required by the steel fabricators.
Steel shop drawings include diagrams, schedules and details such as sizes of these components, the details of the materials that will be utilised and surface specifications. They provide clear details for the design and are essential for an error free fabrication. However, when it comes to the fabrication of singular parts or components, then single or part drawings are used. They use small sheet sizes and provide precise and comprehensive descriptions that are required for its creation.
Erection Drawings
Once the components and parts are fabricated the next step involves its assembly and installation. At National Steel Detailing we provide erection drawings which consist of dimensional plans and information and location of each steel component in the building or the structure. Erection drawings not only contain detailed information about the position of components but also the installation requirements such as reinforcing details, steel design and connectivity planning. When there is more than one component then GA, general assembly drawings are created to show how they need to be assembled. It also communicates the overall relation between different components and can also be used to account for any missing parts of components.
The Importance of Model Based Architectural Steel Detailing?
At National Steel Detailing we use CAD as well as BIM for architectural steel detailing for our Sydney clients. Even though CAD Services have advantages such as ease of access, it is more convenient and maybe even more cost-effective for small projects. However, modern BIM software like Advanced Steel and Telka provide added benefits. With model based architectural steel detailing software it is possible to carry out accurate and faster calculations.
Digitised calculation reduces the errors which could be caused as a result of human mistakes. It also saves considerable time by making it possible to carry out quick modifications. Any changes made in one singular part are updates in all the drawings and plans. This means that the engineer doesn’t need to carry out the cumbersome task of making changes in each shop drawing and erection plans. It also reduces all the redundant data and decreases the number of errors.
Finally, from the error-free model; shop drawings, erection drawings and part drawings can be extracted. Since they are extracted from a model that is accurate, it lends the same precision in all steel detailing processes. It also allows to extract files which include information like hole position, notch and part length which are utilised by the CNC machines to cut steel structures into exact lengths.
National Steel Detailing Are Your Expert Architectural Steel Detailers in Sydney
National Steel Detailing specialises in the production of architectural steel detailing and steel workshop drawings used by steel fabricators and manufacturers. We provide fast and accurate structural detailing services with error-free solutions. Contact National Steel Detailing for information on architectural steel detailing and our services offering for Sydney residents.