Category: Steel Detailing Blog
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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…
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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…
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Easy Estimation at low Cost
Tek1 has developed intellicad based take off tools of easy estimation. Members are modelled in intellicad and converted to IFC via API of popular software. 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 Hot rolled items…
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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.
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Liverpool Catholic Club projects comes to a close
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.…
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Working with Site Measure
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 Heights measured from Floor to underside of beams. But the floor is sloping…
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Can you spot the problem – #5
We continue our blog post series. Pop-Quiz: What’s wrong with the below connection detail? Consider the details below. It’s time for a pop-quiz: what issues can you see here? Answer: The structural engineer provided the gusset…
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Tek1 Completes Detailing of JHC Canberra
Kudos to the engineers and architects on this project. Their support had been brilliant. We have never come across another engineer or architect who had been so prompt in resolving issues on this project. We were able to complete this project very quickly mainly because of the super support i n resolving RFIs from the…
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Can you spot the problem – #4
The design drawing requested one column at the wall corner. Also both sides of the corner wall had windows that stand from the finished floor level. In this instance, we couldn’t follow the structural engineer’s recommended base plate details, because the base plate and anchors will interfere with the window clear open area. So we…
