Structural steel frames

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Steel frames, every assembly on its own sheet.

Portal frames, multi-storey frames, distribution centres and mezzanines, drawn the way the shop and the erector work: GA set, a sheet per assembly, plates with DXFs, NC1 files, erection stages and lift plans.

Unit 7  a 411 t twin-span distribution centreSample project
Portal frame buildingfrom £895
Bigger frames£10 per tonne
FilesPDF DWG DXF NC1 IFC
Quotewithin 4 hours

The pack

What comes back, stage by stage. Take the stages you need.

GA setFoundation and HD bolt plans, base set-out, roof plans, elevations, a frame per grid, floor plans.
AssembliesA sheet per mark in the Tekla UK style: running dimensions both sides, holes on their own face, parts list.
Parts and platesSingle parts with NC1 / DSTV files, plates by thickness with a DXF each, cold-rolled schedules.
ErectionStable-box stages, lift plans with sling legs and loads, loading lists in erection order.

Samples

Made-up jobs, drawn the way a real one is: the model, the renders and the sheets that come out of it. Click a sheet to read it whole.

U7Sample project

Unit 7

A 411 t twin-span distribution centre, the full Tekla-style issue

A 120 x 60 m twin span on valley columns with a 37.5 m wing, dock doors, a mezzanine and a two-storey office: GA set, every assembly, single parts with NC1 files, plates with DXFs, cold-rolled, connection details and the erection.

411 tof steel
147assembly sheets
2,251connections
52plate DXFs
Two bays of the twin-span portal: frames, purlins, rails, bracing, studio
U7Two bays of the twin-span portal: frames, purlins, rails, bracing, studio
Eaves connection, cut through
U7Eaves connection, cut through
U7-FA-C9-1 Column C9 assembly, sheet 1 of 2Open the sheet
U7-FA-C9-1Column C9 assembly, sheet 1 of 2 A3
U7-CD-01 Eaves connection, typicalOpen the sheet
U7-CD-01Eaves connection, typical A3
U7-FA-R7-1 Rafter R7 assembly, sheet 1 of 2Open the sheet
U7-FA-R7-1Rafter R7 assembly, sheet 1 of 2 A3
U7-PL-01 Plates 25 mm, true shape, a DXF for eachOpen the sheet
U7-PL-01Plates 25 mm, true shape, a DXF for each A3
U7-GA-01 Foundation and HD bolt planOpen the sheet
U7-GA-01Foundation and HD bolt plan 1:500 @ A3
The whole building, clad
U7The whole building, clad

HX11Sample project

Hollins Cross

A 3,400 t cross-dock frame in phases, stages and lots

Six 32 m spans and 56 bays on hit-and-miss valley columns, broken into 4 phases, 84 stable-box stages and 153 lots, drawn as 48 A1 GA, erection and Metsec sheets.

3,400 tof steel
112,500parts
48A1 sheets
153lots
Frames 1-9
HX11Frames 1-9
A hit valley
HX11A hit valley
HX11-GA-11 Roof steel, phase 1Open the sheet
HX11-GA-11Roof steel, phase 1 A1

HY06Sample project

Harcourt Yard

A multi-storey frame with padstones, parapet steel and a precast stair

Columns with P358 splices, fin plate and end plate connections, bracing, composite and hollowcore floors, and the padstones and parapet steel drawn in detail.

58.7 tof steel
50marks
64fabrication sheets
15approval sheets
The frame
HY06The frame
Padstones
HY06Padstones
HY06-AP-02 Steel frame GAOpen the sheet
HY06-AP-02Steel frame GA A3

Prices

Fixed before any work starts, on your drawings. No VAT charged.

PackFromTurnaround
Portal frame buildingGA, foundations, assemblies, plates, cold-rolled, NC1£8953-5 days
Bigger framesFull fabrication and erection pack, on the tonnage£10 / tmin £895
Erection and lift plansStages, lifts, loads, with any frame packquoted per job

What to send

  • The engineer’s GA, member sizes and connection design
  • Grids and levels
  • The cladding and secondary steel specification
  • Your title block and numbering, if you have them

Your engineer designs the steel; the drawings follow that design.

Send the drawings.

Send the drawings and get a fixed price back within four hours.

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