http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/ The Steel-Detail Email Discussion List Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:05:56 GMT cap'n ron http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52949 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52949 I did a job in NYC - underground. The points were set using a universal co-ordinate system, no horizontal or vertical dimensions. The point of origin was Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:10:54 GMT Tim Quinn http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52948 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52948 Good point! Always give horizontal and vertical dims! If the field isn't working off of something square it won't be correct no matter what. IMO Regards, Tim Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:06:20 GMT Tim Quinn http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52947 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52947 Give credit where credit is due, I save a bunch of Davis's responses, they're like a wealth of knowledge when it comes to correct procedure, you and Ron should Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:59:18 GMT Pam Detrixhe http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52946 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52946 What kind of difference are you talking about. Gyp and Metal Studs are easier to accommodate than Steel. I had an architect change a radius by 1/8" on a Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:33:30 GMT Peter Officer http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52945 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52945 I assume the CAD drawing remained unaltered from the hardcopy you received. The problem is that it didn't have enough dimensions so you had to "guess". If Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:18:32 GMT cap'n ron http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52944 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52944 Approved means approved, just like checked means checked. Davis gave you the war and peace of it but the COSP is clear. The AR Plan is the first fabrication Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:41:49 GMT Lem http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52943 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52943 I use the "Microsoft Office Document Image Writer" printer that you can install from MS-Office. Lem Gaswint | Anduril Detailing Ltd. | PO Box 271 (USPS) | 1486 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:32:47 GMT Bobby Fleener http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52942 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52942 Brava desktop _____ From: steel-detail@yahoogroups.com [mailto:steel-detail@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dean Briggs Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 1:26 PM To: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:26:46 GMT Dean Briggs http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52941 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52941 Anyone using a tiff printer or conversion program for your dwg files that they like? Dean Dean D. Briggs v801.298.2900 f801.298.3278 dean@... Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:24:02 GMT Brian Heimbach http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52940 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52940 THAT'S FUNNY!!! Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:21:42 GMT Frank Tremblay http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52939 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52939 On the lighter side...... the chances of the anchor bolts being set in the correct position of either plan are remote. Francis Tremblay (631)422-5839 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:20:03 GMT davis http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52938 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52938 Scott, How many decimal places on the angles were noted on the contract drawings? What precision was used to layout the CAD drawing? If the contract drawings Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:05:26 GMT Rick Zychinski http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52937 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52937 Scott, Your approved anchor plan is a contract document. If there is document that supercedes this it is on the owners designated representative to make all Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:07:25 GMT Metalstuff http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52936 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52936 Run the following lisp file on their drawings to see if any dimensions were manually changed. ;;; ;;; FUDGE.LSP Version 1.0 ;;; ;;; Copyright (C) 1996 by Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:56:17 GMT c.uselding@... http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52935 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/steel-detail/message/52935 Scott, I always put a note on my anchor bolt plans that reads as follows: Contractors Note: 1) All dimensions on this drawing must be adhered to or steel will