Shop Drawings

The shop drawings illustrate the contractor’s or Manufacturer’s drawn version of information shown in the construction documents. It normally shows more detail than the construction documents. It is drawn to explain the fabrication and/or installation of the items to the contractor’s installation crews or the manufacturer’s production crew. The style of the shop drawing is usually very different from that of the designer’s drawing. The shop drawing’s primary emphasis is on the particular product or installation and excludes notation concerning other products and installations, unless integration with the subject product is necessary.
In nutshell, the shop drawings are a very critical part of the pre-construction stage as usually the materials associated with the shop drawings come with lead time, therefore, it is very important to pay extra attention to all necessary details while preparing the shop drawings to limit minimum revisions and ease approval, and this is where we come in. Our team thoroughly studies the drawings and prepares very effective shop drawings with all important details.

Rebar Detailing / Shop Drawing

The structural engineer is responsible for determining what rebar content is needed in each component of the structure, starting with the footings, and working up. Their calculations reveal the size, spacing, zoning, layering of bar, and other crucial data. These calculations show what they need in the concrete for it not to fall. However, Field personnel are not able to work from these types of drawings.

It’s our team of experts’ job to take the structural drawings, study them, interpret the data, and create new detailed drawings that are more practical in the field. Our team is responsible for creating the drawings that tell the field personnel, known as placers or rod men or rebar lather, where to place the bar prior to concrete being poured.

While it may seem simple enough, the process to get the drawings into the hands of the placers is rather complex but we got it. AAKAR uses the latest version of the “ACI Detailing Manual” and the “Manual of Standard Practice for Detailing Reinforced Concrete Structures” along with the provided structural drawings and personal experience to produce the Rebar Shop Drawings.

Our shops include Detailed Rebar placement layouts, Bar List, Universal Bar Bending schedules, Bar quantity and weight, and detailed sections for each condition.

We use AutoCAD, RebarCAD, and Revit to produce the rebar shop drawings. We provide bar and bending schedules in imported ASA files to fabricators to expedite the fabrication process.

We have in-house P.E. if stamping is required.

Steel Shop Drawing

Structural Steel shop drawings play an essential role in any form of steel construction. Steel shop drawings are used to define the components parts that are used during their construction, fabrication and assembly. An A/E creates the initial blueprint, which is then analyzed by us, and we use our knowledge and expertise to prepare a shop drawing including different components such as Beams, Columns, Decks, Braces, Stairs, Joists, Handrails.

Our standard shop drawings set may include but is not limited to:

  • General notes and isometric view.
  • Anchor bolt plan with details.
  • Erection plans with details and sections.
  • Elevations with details.
  • Detailed assembly drawings with bill of materials.
  • Single part drawings.
  • Drawing lists, assembly list with bill of material and weight computations, bolts list.
  • All steel detailing will be done according to AISC standards & customary shop drawing practices in accordance with City, State and Federal guidelines by a professional detailer.
  • In Addition, we make every effort to conform to your individual standards.
Per request we will provide:
  • Any type of report you may need.
  • Files such as PDF, dwg, dxf, fabtrol, dstv & nc1 for computer-controlled CNC machines.

Take-Off

Aakar Consultants specializes in creating material takeoffs and material lists as our experienced team uses the most up-to-date software as members of the American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE). You may put more profitable bids and start working more quickly with accurate quantity takeoffs. Knowing exactly what you need for a project will help you prevent unneeded delays brought on by insufficient supplies and other expensive errors. A material quantity takeoff is a crucial component of every operation for building experts and civil contractors. However, they can also take a long time and be challenging to execute accurately, especially when predicting quantities for large-scale projects. We have professionals who can execute construction estimating and takeoff services for customers using the most recent technology. Our strategy is to use modern estimating software and offer clients professional construction takeoff services. The industry’s quickest turnaround time is available to our clients at incredibly low prices. With the assistance of qualified estimators, construction manager, and specialized engineers with hands-on experience in construction estimating methodologies, we are effective enough to produce precise and thorough cost estimates.

CAD / DRAFTING

Drafting refers to drawing technical plans or outlines that demonstrate how something will function. AAKAR is a distinguished and leading CAD drafting service provider catering to the AEC industry. Our proficient CAD Draftsman are well equipped to create accurate and precise CAD drawings compatible with software like AutoCAD and Revit. As per the personalized client’s requirements and specifications, the CAD Drafting output can be delivered in any of the subsequent CAD formats- .dwg file, .dws, .dwt, .dxf.

Structural Design Support Service

AAKAR provides structural engineering support service to structural engineers, contractors and clients for buildings and various structures. AAKAR CONSULTANTS specialized in designing new buildings, bridges, renovation projects, retaining walls, steel connection, peer reviews. We do manual (Excel) and software based structural analysis and design based on project demand. We also have in-house P.E. if stamping is required. We offer assistance to any engineer or contactor that may need an extra hand in completing their project. Our team will work hand in hand with the client’s team to ensure full satisfaction and cooperation.