Category: Steel Detailing Blog
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TRIM OR EXTEND GRID LINES IN ADVANCED STEEL
This tutorial explains how to trim or extend grid lines in advanced steel. The is the last tutorial on basic grid lines. There are other advanced options like curved grid lines. But for the time being in a beginner course this is enough. If you can do this much confidently and correctly you will handle…
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Unequally spaced Grid Lines
Here is video on how to create unequally spaced gridlines in Advanced steel
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How to create a 4 line unidirection grid in Advance Steel
This video explains how to create a 4 line unidirectional grid in Advance Steel Please watch the video and practice it until you understand it. Any questions pls talk to me.
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advancesteel-Switch on tool palettes
I struggled a bit on finding the tool palette and switch it on and off. But once you know it is a no brainer. Here is a video on how to switch on and off the tool palette in advance steel
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Can it be built? Holes near the flange
Erection Feasibility must always be considered when creating shop drawings. Consider the diagram below: Pop-quiz: What is wrong with the above drawing? (Scroll down for the answers) (Scroll down for the answers) (Scroll down for the answers) The Answer: Drilling a hole so close to the flange is not easy, neither…
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Which way should the purlin be oriented? (Detailing Tips: No. 5)
Have you ever considered a purlin’s orientation while detailing? Pop-Quiz: In the pic above, the structural engineer shows the purlin direction along the roof slope. Is this the correct way of orienting the purlin? i.e. Has the engineer made a mistake, and if so, why? (Answers below) (Keep scrolling down…) (Keep scrolling down…)…
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How to Export a Tekla Drawing to PDF (Using the PDF Forge’s PDF creator) (Detailing Tips: No. 4)
To export Tekla drawings to PDF, various converter applications are available in the market. One of them is PDF creator by PDF forge. This is a free product and can be downloaded and installed directly to your system. The following is the step by step procedure for pdf creator which can be used to set…
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BIM review from Strumis (Detailing Tips: No. 3)
BIM review from Strumis BIM review is a desktlop software application by Strumis. It is similar to to Trimble’s Tekla BIMsight, having features such as: (i) clash checking capabilities, (ii) camera path viewpoints, and multiple format are supported including ifc xml step etc. However we have to work to our clients requirements and at many…
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Is it supported? (Detailing Tips: No. 2)
We continue our “Lessons learned” series. Can you spot the snake in the grass, in the following problem? There are a million gotchas when detailing, which can trip up even the most experienced detailer. Here’s an issue that snagged us. Hopefully you can learn from our cock-up. Generally, roof sheets are provided by the roof…
