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Memo #21 – DWG to be included with PDFs for drilling, column, erection layouts
For “Structural Steel Shop Drawings”, This is a client requirement. The clients would like to have the “steel erection drawings” in DWG format as well. Why do they need them? Surveyors require the DWG format for the erection drawings because they use them to mark the locations for anchors and determine the precise placement of…
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Memo #20 – A Stable Foundation
Most things worth doing take time. It takes investment, and patience, and hard work. Things don’t come from thin-air, like magic. It is much the same when building a firm: it takes time. I will document in which direction I intend to push this firm re:remuneration model, and why our remuneration model is superior to…
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Memo #19 – As soon as IFA review drawings are received, update client with ETA – Steel detailing documentation requirements
We have written before the clients who are Steel Fabricators, Builders, Precast Panel Manufacturers are frenetic about the delivery of their drawings. They want to know WHEN the drawings are coming. If you have received some IFA (Issued For Approval) review drawings 1 hour ago, they will often call within 1-3 hours to ask for…
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Clarifying Truss Members
Job Dan Murphy Pakenham. Client Call. Stating that Trusses since there are covered should not be galvanized This was a grey area for us. But going forward, Unless explicitly called for do not galvanise steel unless exposed to the atmosphere without a cover. Trusses are within some sort of cladding. Hence do not galvanize
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E-00 ISO Metric View
On A3 should be readable. If not readable add split drawings to more than one sheet. Name drawing E-ISO-1, E-ISO-3 etc so that everyone can easy know it is isometric. Add part marks. Do not show purlins Today me, client and fabricator spent a lot of time on on quote No https://tek1-quotes.herokuapp.com/quotes/3687 trying to identify…
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Export Grid Lines to IFC
It is important that grid lines are there in IFC Model. Without grid lines it is hard to locate members on IFC model from drawing. Today I am searching for https://tek1-quotes.herokuapp.com/quotes/3909 col shown on drg E-23 Section JJ. I download the IFC Model. But no grid lines. The IFC model does not look like the…
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Staff Memo #18 – Put the Correct Address
Company Name is: Tek 1 Pty Ltd Address is: 35 Bradstreet Road, Mount Waverley, 3149, Victoria, Australia Phone number: +61 (03) 9560 6397 Email: koshy@tek1.com.au I would not wish to see any other address there. This is super important from a legal point of view. Legal notices are “served” at an address. Hopefully we’ll never…
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Add Bent Plate or Welded Plates
For the fabricator, bent plates are more expensive to produce in low volume. So when you want a bent plate, in low volume ( less than 50 pieces, go for welded plates). More than that please raise an RFI. When you are detailing please note this one.
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Audit Checks
Common things to audit: Drawing Discipline General Requirements: Weekly Checks Material Take Off Checks Clients need to know when their take off reports are coming. Most are pressured for time. If there is a delay in the quoting process, then you’re basically handicapping the client on their bids. We don’t want that. Status updates to…
