Checking fabricator's 3D model in lieu of steel shop drawings?
Checking fabricator's 3D model in lieu of steel shop drawings?
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Has anyone here used the fabricator's 3D model for structural steel approval in lieu of checking 2D steel shop drawings?
If so, I'd like to know how this process worked and different programs were used.
Right now, we check 2D shop drawings, but require submittal of the 3D for assistance in the checking process. However, all marks are put on the shop drawings. It would nice if we could just mark things up in the model.
If so, I'd like to know how this process worked and different programs were used.
Right now, we check 2D shop drawings, but require submittal of the 3D for assistance in the checking process. However, all marks are put on the shop drawings. It would nice if we could just mark things up in the model.






RE: Checking fabricator's 3D model in lieu of steel shop drawings?
http://www.structuremag.org/
you can view the current magazine there, start on pg 32.
RE: Checking fabricator's 3D model in lieu of steel shop drawings?
All the times we get cad drawings, pdfs, etc, I still end up printing it out to review, its just easier to have two pieces of paper side by side than to try and scroll thru a set of drawings on my screen.
RE: Checking fabricator's 3D model in lieu of steel shop drawings?
BUT, I want the shop drawings. And I will return them revise and resubmit, if they provide insufficient information to verify the detail information.
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