Difference between Detailing over the Drafting Explained by Professional Detailer | Steeldetailingconcpets.com

Now you will choose the detailing over drafting after reading this below blog

Steel detailing is the process of providing complete and sufficient set of information regarding the structure to fabricator and erector with consideration of erect ability with hassle free manner and consideration of tolerances and limitation of fabrications for efficiently and economically construction of the structure.

Example The importance of the steel detailing is to avoid the unnecessary site modification and to complete the project within specified period.

 

Following is the complete list of information, which is the language of engineering communications, gives detailer to manufacturers and erectors of jobs.

• Shop drawings

These are the drawings, which are necessary for efficient production of members with the large number of similar members with slightly different in details and dimensions.

Shows the details of members with part marks for identification, member part marking, with welding for attaching members In addition, all the members with the punches details need to show.

The material list is also need to provide for the cutting of the lengths of the members.

All this above data kept in a Drawing Sheet, which shows the Job Project data, Assembly marking, Quantity and job site location.

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For Example- Column, Rafter, Purlins, Jambs and Headers Drawings. 

Shop Drawings

•    Erection drawings

These are the drawings, which includes Anchor Bolt Setting plans with their details, Roof Framing and Sheeting plans, Wall Framing with Sheeting and cross section with their Bolts and fixing details of the trims and sheeting.

Erection drawings also shows the connection details with the existing structures if any. 

Erection Drawing

• Shipper List

This is the list which comprises of the all the materials required for the job with their size specifications, quantities and total weights of the material. 

Shipper list gives the separate members like Primary, Secondary and Accessories, which includes members as Example -Built Up, Hot Rolled, Cold Formed, Sheeting, Trims, Hardware and Warehouses.

 

Conclusion

Detailing is the process of making and checking the members sizes and connections of project/job with preparing the drawings used for Workshop manufacturing & Executing of job on the site. 

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