Steel Detailing | Precast Detailing

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  • How to do material take offs cheaply

    Take offs needn’t be expensive. If you want accurate reports and a good IFC model you can spin around, you can get it done easily, with some custom software. Now you can get your take-offs done cheaply, and with the quality being just as good.

    Check out this video, which explains it all:

     

    How we do Material Take-offs – Tek1 from Tek1 on Vimeo.

  • DXF problems when using Polybeam “L” shape plates

    The DXF format is a CAD data file format developed by Autodesk to allow data interoperability between AutoCAD and other CAD programs.

    Issue: One issue we faced when using the polybeam comments feature in Tekla is that if we used the feature to add comments on a DXF file imported into Tekla, then the output drawing will render the proper shape.

    See the image below for the plate shape.

    Try a contour plate.
    This won’t work. This is best modelled as a countour plate.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    See the below for the DXF output shape. The bending portion will not appear properly.

    DXF – this is output. It won’t work with polybeams.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Solution:

    Don’t use poly beam comments in Tekla model to the “L” shape plates.

    Instead, use the Contour plate comment to make the “L” shape plate in model.

     

  • Easy Estimation at low Cost

    Easy Estimation at low Cost

    ACTCAD for Material Take off

    Tek1 has developed ACTCAD based take off tools of easy estimation. Members are modelled in ACTCAD and converted to Tekla with single click with an API call. In some cases we are now able to create IFC straight from .dwg models.

    Deliverables include IFC model, and reports. Reports as below.

    Material list – for

    1. Hot rolled items
    2. Cold Rolled items
    3. Bridging list
    4. Galvanized Items
    5. Trimble connect model

    Fittings, Baseplate bolts are excluded from take-off.

    However we do take off exclued itemson request at extra cost.

    Download Sample Take off

    Hester Horn Brook Steel Take off

    Heseter Horn Brook Trimble Connect Model

  • IntelliCad based Tools to support Material Take-off

    You don’t need to spend $30,000 p/a on Tekla licenses. You can estimate steel based on IntelliCad based software. Here’s some software I wrote to make this happen:

     

    How to Model Beams on Intellicad based software from Tek1 on Vimeo.

     

     

    Demo: Create beam and Create Beam Lines from Tek1 on Vimeo.

  • Using Polybeams rather than Curved Beams when modelling in Tekla (if NC files are required)

    Have you ever created NC files for curved beams in TEKLA?

    Generally, if you want to create an NC file for curved beams, the beams should be modelled using the Polybeam option. Because TEKLA will not create NC files for curved beams if you model them using the curved beam option.

     

    Choose polybeams when NC files are required.
    Choose polybeams when NC files are required.

    Let’s consider the situation where you’ve done all the work using curved beams. But, If the fabricator asks for NC files for those beams, you will not be able to create NC files. You’ll have to rework the entire model.

    To eliminate this kind of rework, we suggest you model the curved beams using Polybeam option in TEKLA.

    Summary: “the DSTV standard does not support curved beams, so Tekla Structures does not create NC files for curved beams. Use polybeams instead of curved beams”

     

  • Anomalies in the Way Tekla Rotates Beams

    If you are dealing with the Tekla API, you have to watch out for the following gotchas:

     

     

    Anamolies in the way Tekla handles Rotations from Tek1 on Vimeo.

  • Business Partner / Sales Agent required in USA

    We are looking for a business partner of a commission sales agent in the USA We have already set up a shelf company in Nevada.

    We are looking for a business partner who can bring in business in precast, steel and rebar detailing

    Our current status.

    Steel Detailing team – 35 strong – Very highly skilled and brilliant. Our recruitment process weeds out pretenders and people who run around with an engineering degree certificate but knows nothing about engineering.

    We have an unmatched training program. Certainly not matched anywhere in India. I can tell with reasonable confidence that even elsewhere in the world, it will be extremely expensive to provide the quality and type of training we provide. Hence the people who work on projects know what they are doing.

    No pirate software

    We make sure we don’t use any pirated software of any sort. Hence no project will be in jeopardy because of anyone coming and shutting us down.

    Precast Detailing team

    25 strong precast detailing team – Tool used is Autocad. Again highly experienced.

     

    Rebar detailing team – Non-existent right now

    We are developing rebar tools based on an IntelliCAD system. It will be 6 months before we develop this tool to a state where it can be used internally with efficiency. At that point, we will recruit a few experienced rebar detailers and then train at least 10 fresh guys under them.

     

     

  • Liverpool Catholic Club | Sydney Project

    Liverpool Catholic Club | Sydney Project

    Sydeny Fabricators trust in Tek1

    This is the first project we have detailed for Gonzo Engineering many years back.

    Gonzo is still one of our top clients.

    Many sydney fabricators have put their trust to use tek1 for their major projects

    View this article to see the Emu In the sky, detailed by Tek1 for a major Sydney fabricator

    Emu in the Sky | Sydney

    Tek1 has completed this rather complicated project with support from a brilliant detailing team. The project was complex demanded a very high level of detailing knowledge. We have put our best guys on this job. They have done wonderfully well in completing this project without a hitch.  The builder in this instance was Kane Constructions. The fabricator Gonzo engineering.

    You may visit our Services page for more information for the type of work we doe

  • Working with Site Measurements

    WORKING WITH EXISTING STEEL

    There are big risks involved with working with existing Steel
    Things to note.
    RL /Height Measurements.
    You probably will have to give careful consideration as to what was site measured and what references were used.
    Most common errors
    1. Heights measured from Floor to underside of beams. But the floor is sloping
    2. Beam Cols side or centerline used as a reference. But Size and Orientation of beam not confirmes. Both Size and Orientation should be confirmed
    3. The measurement from a wall given. But the wall does not run parallel. By the time the measurement comes to the level we need, measurements are out.
    4. References are taken from something which we cannot reproduce accurately on our drawings.
    5. Site measurements do not add up to the overall. (This is common.) You have to ask which references we should be using and use the same references to set out the members.
    6. Measurement errors could create erection problems. Analyze potential problems and counter for that.
    7. Be extremely careful when the site measure is not from the total station. Most of the errors we see are from site measures taken with handheld lasers and measuring tape.
    Points we have to take care of.
    1. Understand site measure clearly.
    2. Understand Rls and setout which can affect our steel, for example beam, and col size, orientation, Sloping floor. Non-parallel beams.
    3. ASK FOR PICTURES. PICTURES WILL TELL A LOT. ASK FOR VIDEOS TODAY CREATING VIDEO ON THE MOBILE PHONE IS EXTREMELY EASY SO ASK FOR IT