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  1. KateMechEng

    From ProSteel to BIM. TEKLA or Advance Steel?

    Thanks Lucca. I will look into SDS/2.
  2. KateMechEng

    From ProSteel to BIM. TEKLA or Advance Steel?

    Hi We are looking to join the BIM progress, however we are unsure what is the best solution. We have spoken to operators, sales people and crunched the numbers. It's such a huge financial investment. Advanced Steel is cheaper, however lots of people seem to be using TEKLA. We are a...
  3. KateMechEng

    Technical drawings for pressure equipment, how do you do yours?

    Totally agree Mike, I've talked to everyone I need to at the office now and it looks like any changes to optimise will be with software and the actual hand over from pVelite to CAD. I have used solidworks in the past and it's fantastic for distracting with the shiny 3D image. However I need...
  4. KateMechEng

    Technical drawings for pressure equipment, how do you do yours?

    Thanks for your response Daniel, We do bespoke designs, but they do include a lot of standard flanges and pipe etc. I believe that we tend to re-produce weld details. surely there is a better way? Normally we draw 1:1 so to ensure that parts fit etc however I'm thinking it could be more time...
  5. KateMechEng

    Technical drawings for pressure equipment, how do you do yours?

    Hi, I've just started a new role a design and drafting office manager for a PV fabrication company, my first task is to look at optimising our technical drawings. My background is mechanical design of PV so curious to see how others do their technical drawings and the software used...

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