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What is the most accurate procedure for the creation of fabrication drawings?

Manufacturing of building components is the only important task which is performed by fabricators in context of building construction and for accomplishing that they require detailed sketches, plans and drawings which can clearly describe fabrication details. For developing these plans, comprehensive sketches and drawings steel detailers are necessary as they only know the technicalities of creating fabrication related information. But detailers alone can also not develop these drawings as it’s mandatory for them to take the help from architects and engineers who are accountable for creating the design for those building components which are required to be manufactured. Hence as far as specifications developed by chief architect of the building are not accessed by steel detailers they can surely not develop fabrication drawings.



Information achieved from structural engineers and architects provide accurate data related to the length, breadth, shape and size etc of structural components which should be manufactured by fabricators. Once accurate information about structural components is achieved by steel detailers from architects and structural engineers they can start developing detailed sketches, single part drawings and other important structural drawings which can be provided to fabricators.

Detailing standards created by following organizations are used by detailers

·         American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
·         Japanese Society of Steel Construction
·         British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA)
·         The Southern African Institute of Steel Construction
·         Korean Iron & Steel Association
·         Taiwan Steel and Iron Industry Association (TSIIA)
·         Canadian Institute of steel construction
·         The European Confederation of Iron and Steel Industries
·         Swedish Institute of steel construction (SBI)
·         Brazilian Steel Institute (IBS) etc

The detailing standards in the Structural Steel Detailing Services established by different organizations should be properly known to steel detailers belonging to outsourcing companies since they have to create fabrication drawings for clients across the world.


Once fabrication drawings are generated by steel detailers with the reference of necessary detailing standards they should ask structural engineers to verify the drawings. Once the drawings are properly verified they can be easily approved by them. 

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