Steel Detailing
Delivering fabrication-ready 3D models and precise shop drawings for structural and miscellaneous steel, with direct CNC output tailored to match your specific shop machinery.
Our Services
Translate design intent into accurate construction models with our dedicated team who provide the shop drawings and CNC data that is driving North American fabrication. Whether it’s structural steel, mass timber, or complex hybrid builds, we provide the technical expertise from early-stage preconstruction through to erection.
3D Modelling & Shop Drawings
Delivering fully constructible Tekla models alongside complete drawing packages—including general arrangements, assemblies, single-part details, and bills of materials. Every deliverable is extracted directly from a single, coordinated master model to guarantee absolute precision on the shop floor.
Fabrication Data & CNC
The ROI on shop automation is dictated by the data feeding it. We can calibrate our CAD and CAM data directly from Tekla Structures to drive your specific machinery. From traditional beam lines to advanced robotic welding systems, we configure the machine-ready output to match your shop’s exact processing parameters, ensuring your floor operates at maximum throughput.
Miscellaneous Metals
Miscellaneous steel detailing develops secondary steel components—stairs, railings, ladders, platforms—within the Tekla model, generating precise shop and erection drawings directly from the coordinated 3D model for accurate fabrication and installation.
Mass Timber
Coordinated, engineered wood system models feed direct CNC output straight to the production line. Eliminate onsite fitment errors and streamline inter-trade coordination.
Glulam Detailing & Shop Drawings
Structural glulam members are modelled in 3D with camber, grain orientation, and arch geometry represented in the model as they will be fabricated. Steel connection hardware, concealed knife plates, and internal rods are modelled as part of the timber assemblies, so the shop drawings our team produces reflect the complete built condition and are ready for your approval process.
CLT Panel Detailing
CLT panels are modelled in Tekla at full fabrication detail before production begins. Panel geometry includes half-laps, spline joints, step joints, and MEP penetrations, all dimensioned to the tolerances required by the CNC processing equipment. Drawing packages are organized by billet size and erection sequence to support both the shop's production workflow and the field installation plan.
Hybrid Coordination
Most mass timber projects involve structural steel and concrete in addition to timber. The coordination risk on these projects sits at the interfaces between materials, where separate fabrication shops are producing components that need to fit together on site. We model steel and timber in the same Tekla environment so those interfaces are resolved in the model before either shop starts production.
Preconstruction
Accelerate project delivery and normalize trade coordination with a fully resolved construction model developed prior to tender.
Material Procurement
Model-driven fabrication data for early mill engagement, cost certainty, and coating optimization: A connected preconstruction model defines exact material requirements before contract award. This opens procurement options that are not available when quantities are estimated.
Pre-Connected Models
Developing detailed LOD 400 structural models during the pre-tender stage integrates fully designed connections and embedded fabrication data early. Resolving these geometric and connection parameters prior to tender optimizes the construction model, allowing a direct transition into shop drawing production the day the contract is awarded.
BIM Coordination & Clash Detection
Integrating structural steel and mass timber models with all major building systems occurs within a unified, federated BIM environment. By resolving complex geometric conflicts digitally ahead of fabrication, this interdisciplinary clash detection eliminates cascading RFIs and expensive field remediation before they ever reach the jobsite.
Connection Design
Connection design optimized for constructability and shop efficiency. Ensure complex multi-material connections are as clean to fabricate as they are fast to erect on site.
Advanced Connection Detail
Connection engineering for non-standard load paths, complex geometry, and heavy member sizes. Our engineers design and detail connections with weld sizing, bolt group layouts, and clearances resolved before the connection package goes to the shop.
Design Assist
We work with structural engineers and general contractors during preconstruction to identify and resolve connection and coordination issues before contract documents are finalized. Our team stays involved through design development, working alongside the EOR until connections are fully coordinated and the package is ready for stamping.
Delegated Design
Structural connection engineering tailored to manage design liability. We deliver sealed calculations and stamped engineering packages for structural steel, miscellaneous metals, and mass timber connections.