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StruM.I.S Hints & Tips: Revisions

Revisions

In an ideal world, once a job is detailed and issued, that would be it. However, this is not a perfect world and it’s possible that the job can be revised at any time. This might be early enough that Steel has not been procured yet or might be late enough that the revised parts are fabricated and ready for dispatch.

The purpose of this document is to highlight some of the different scenarios a revised material list might cause and to explain how the user is to deal with these changes.

Importing a revised list

Note: details on how to use the Cad Interfaces can be found in the StruMIS evolution training manual within chapter 5; Contracts Management.

When the items within the import file have been verified and the user is ready to finish the import they’ll be presented with the revisions form.

The smart filter buttons displays the status of the imported items; a row count of the items for each status is also shown:

• Unchanged Mark Items – These are the items that have not altered between the revised imported file and the original Detail Listing.
• New Mark Items – These are all the items that are in the revised imported file that were not in the original Detail Listing.
• Changed Mark Items – These are items that are in the original Detailed Listing but one or more properties are different from the revised imported file.
• Removed Mark Items – These are items that existed in the original Detailed Listing but no longer exist in the revised imported file.
• Invalid Mark Items – These are Mark Items that are part of a Mark or Assembly Mark that is invalid because the Mark or Mark Item is new but has a component Mark Item with a revision change that cannot be revised.

Note: You can run a Revision Report from the Actions button on this screen Only.

1. Make sure you have the Mark Item Status and Can Revise columns visible in the grid. These will assist you when making decisions about the revisions.

2. When you are happy with the results of the revised imported list, click Next.

3. The Create Detail List screen will now be displayed with the following additional choices:
• Ignore all new items – Ignore all new items in the revised import file.
• Hold marks where the mark items cannot be created – This will put existing Marks on hold if new Mark Items on the Mark cannot be created.

Note: With this option unchecked only the affected Mark Item will be placed on hold.

• Revise changed items – This will create revisions for the items that can be revised but will place un-revisable items on hold.
o Hold all mark items on a revised mark – This will put all Mark Items of a Mark on hold when a Mark is placed on hold.
• Leave changed items and come back later – This will not revise changed items.
• Ignore all changed items – This will ignore all changes.
• Import all new marks – This will add the new Marks but place any existing Mark Items that cannot be revised on hold.
• Ignore all new marks – This will ignore any new Marks that have Mark Items that cannot be revised.
• Ignore all removed Items – This will ignore items that are marked for removal.
• Place removed items on hold – This will place items marked for removal on hold.
o Hold all mark items on a removed mark – This will put all Mark Items of a Mark on hold when a Mark is marked for removal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Click the Finish button, all valid Items will be imported and the Contract Detailed Listing form will then appear.

The type of revision being imported combined with the Revision Settings in evolution will now decide what happens to the material list and what user interface will be displayed on screen. The following examples have been prepared to explain the various scenarios that you may face:

Cad Interface – Phase / Lot Changes

If all instances of a Mark’s Phase and Lot have been changed then StruM.I.S will make these changes automatically when the Import Detailing List Wizard is complete.

The following examples are based on the Revision Setting for Non-Material Changes set to Allow All Revisions.

Example 1

1. The material list for Mark 9 has been imported into the Detail Listing:
• Mark 9 – Qty = 3 off, all in Phase 1 Lot 1.

2. Mark 9 has been released, nested and both Mark Item and Mark work orders have been generated.
• See the snapshot of the Production Lotting form with the Phase and Lot columns highlighted.

3. Import the revised material list for Mark 9 into the Detail Listing:
• Mark 9 – Qty = 3 off, all moved to Phase 2 Lot 2.

4. From the Item Listing screen of the Wizard, click the Next button and the Revision screen will be displayed.

Note: All instances of Mark 9 have been changed; therefore this is a Phase/Zone Change and a Lot/Load Change. The Can Revise checkbox is ticked which means that the revision will take place automatically.

5. Click the Next button and the Create Detail List screen will now be displayed.

6. Click the Finish button, the revision will now take place automatically and the Mark Items will be updated to Phase 2 and Lot 2.

Example 2

1. The material list for Mark 9 has been imported into the Detail Listing:
• Mark 9 – Qty = 3 off, all in Phase 1 Lot 1

2. Mark 9 has been released, nested and both Mark Item and Mark work orders have been generated.

3. Import the revised material list for Mark 9 into the Detail Listing:
• Mark 9 – Qty = 3 off, all moved to Phase 2 Lot 1.

4. From the Item Listing screen of the Wizard, click the Next button and the Revision screen will be displayed.

Note: All instances of Mark 9 have been changed; therefore this is a Phase/Zone Change (StruM.I.S would also recognise it as a Lot/Load Change) and the revision will take place automatically.

5. Click the Next button and the Create Detail List screen will now be displayed.

6. Click the Finish button, the revision will now take place automatically and the Mark Items will be updated to Phase 2 and Lot 1.

Example 3

1. The material list for Mark 9 has been imported into the Detail Listing:
• Mark 9 – Qty = 3 off, all in Phase 1 Lot 1

2. Mark 9 has been released, nested and both Mark Item and Mark work orders have been generated.

3. Import the revised material list for Mark 9 into the Detail Listing:
• Mark 9 – Qty = 3 off, all moved to Phase 1 Lot 2.

4. From the Item Listing screen of the Wizard, click the Next button and the Revision screen will be displayed.

 

 

Note: All instances of Mark 9 have been changed, therefore this is a Lot/Load Change and the revision will take place automatically.

5. Click the Next button and the Create Detail List screen will now be displayed.

6. Click the Finish button, the revision will now take place automatically and the Mark Items will be updated to Phase 1 and Lot 2.

Example 4

1. The material list for Mark 9 has been imported into the Detail Listing:
• Mark 9 – Qty = 3 off, all in Phase 1 Lot 1

2. Mark 9 has been released, nested and both Mark Item and Mark work orders have been generated.

3. Import the revised material list for Mark 9 into the Detail Listing:
• Mark 9 – Qty = two off in Phase 1 Lot 1 and 1 off moved to Phase 1 Lot 2.

4. From the Item Listing screen of the Wizard, click the Next button and the Revision screen will be displayed.

Note: All instances of Mark 9 have not been changed, therefore this is both a Mark Lot/Load Quantity Decrease and a Mark Lot/Load Quantity Increase and the Can Revise checkbox is un-ticked. This means that the Changed Mark Items will not be updated automatically.

5. Therefore, click the Next button and the Revisions Un-nesting Rollback Options form will be displayed.

6. For the revision to take place Un-nest all instances of Mark 9 (this automatically un-issues the Mark Item Work Orders).

7. Click the Next button and the Revisions Un-Issue Rollback Options form will now be displayed.

 

 

 

 

8. Select the Work Order then click the Un-Issue Undo button.

 

 

 

 

Note: The icons for the Mark Work Order will change to confirm that they will be rolled back.

9. Click the Next button and the Create Detail List screen will now be displayed.

10. Click the Finish button, the revision will now take place automatically and Mark 9 will be rolled back to Lotted (not released).

It is at this point that you should consider what happens to the Purchase Order and the associated material when a revision occurs and Mark Items are Un-nested. The following scenarios are based on the Status of the Purchase Order when the revision takes place.

1. When the Purchase Order has a Status of Requisition:
• The original nested material is removed from the Lines Tab.
• The Purchase Order number may be used for the new nested Mark Items.

 

 

2. When the Purchase Order has a Status of Released but the material has not been received into Inventory:
• The original material remains on the Lines Tab, however, the material is only allocated to the Contract and the Mark Item allocation is removed.
• The material on the Purchase Order may be used for the new nested Mark Items.

3. When the Purchase Order has a Status of Released and the material is received into Inventory:
• The original material is only allocated to the Contract and the Mark Item allocation is removed.
• The material in Inventory may be used for the new nested Mark Items.

Example 5

1. The material list for Mark 9 has been imported into the Detail Listing:
• Mark 9 – Qty = 3 off, one in Phase 1 Lot 1, one in Phase 2 Lot 2 and one in Phase 3 Lot 3.

2. Mark 9 has been released, nested and both Mark Item and Mark work orders have been generated.
• See the snapshot of the Production Lotting form with the Phase and Lot columns highlighted.

 

 

 

3. Import the revised material list for Mark 9 into the Detail Listing:
• Mark 9 – Qty = 3 off, one in Phase 1 Lot 1, one in Phase 2 Lot 2 and one moved to Phase 4 Lot 4.

4. From the Item Listing screen of the Wizard, click the Next button and the Revision screen will be displayed.

Note: As all instances of Mark 9 have not been changed, therefore this is a Mark Phase/Zone Quantity Decrease, a Mark Lot/Load Quantity Decrease, a Mark Phase/Zone Quantity Increase and a Mark Lot/Load Quantity Increase and the Can Revise checkbox is un-ticked. This means that the Changed Mark Items will not be updated automatically.

5. Click the Next button and the Revisions Un-nesting Rollback Options form will be displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. For the revision to take place Un-nest all instances of Mark 9 (this automatically un-issues the Mark Item Work Orders).

7. Click the Next button and the Revisions Un-Issue Rollback Options form will now be displayed.

8. Select the Work Order(s) then click the Un-Issue Undo button.

 

Note: The icons for the Mark Work Order will change to confirm that they will be rolled back.

9. Click the Next button and the Create Detail List screen will now be displayed.


10. Click the Finish button, the revision will now take place and Mark 9 will be rolled back to Lotted (not released).

Length Changes (Linear Items)

If the length of a Mark Item has been changed then StruM.I.S will interrogate the cutting plans to determine whether the nested bar is long enough to accept the revised lengths. If this is the case then the cutting plans are updated automatically when the Import Detailing List Wizard is complete.

The following examples are based on the Revision Setting for Material Changes set to Allow If Released and with the Always apply production length revision changes checkbox ticked.

Example 6

1. The material list for Mark Item 10 has been imported into the Detail Listing:
• Mark Item 10 – 3 off, 5000mm long. Nested to 2 bars 5500mm & 1 bar 6000mm.

2. Mark Item 10 has been released and nested but the Mark Item(s) has not been issued to production.

3. Import the revised material list for Mark Item 10 into the Detail Listing:
• Mark Item 10 – 3 off, now increased to 5600mm long.

4. From the Item Listing screen of the Wizard, click the Next button and the Revision screen will be displayed.

Note: As all of the original nested bars are not long enough to accept the revised length then none of the cutting plans will be updated automatically.

5. Click the Next button and the Revisions Un-nesting Rollback Options form will be displayed.

6. For the revision to take place Un-nest all instances of Mark Item 10.
7. Click the Next button and the Create Detail List screen will now be displayed.
8. Click the Finish button, the revision will now take place and Mark Item 10 will be rolled back to Not Covered in the Production Nesting Ordering form.

 

 

 

 

Example 7

1. The material list for Mark Item 10 has been imported into the Detail Listing:
• Mark Item 10 – 3 off, 5000mm long. Nested to 3 bars 6000mm.

2. Mark Item 10 has been released and nested but the Mark Item(s) has not been issued to production.
• snapshot of the Detailed Nesting Cutting List Report with the Cuts To Make column and Cutting Plan numbers highlighted.

3. Import the revised material list for Mark Item 10 into the Detail Listing:
• Mark Item 10 – 3 off, now increased to 5600mm long.

4. From the Item Listing screen of the Wizard, click the Next button and the Revision screen will be displayed.

Note: As all of the original nested bars are long enough to accept the revised length then the revision will take place and the cutting plans will be updated automatically.

5. Click the Next button and the Create Detail List screen will now be displayed.

6. Click the Finish button, the revision will now take place automatically and the Mark Items will be updated to the new lengths.
• Below is a snapshot of the Detailed Nesting Cutting List Report with the Cuts To Make column and Cutting Plan numbers highlighted.

Note: The Cuts To Make values have been updated automatically while the Cutting Plan numbers have remained the same.

Item (i.e. Section Size) Changes

The following examples are based on the Revision Setting for Material Changes set to Allow Revisions if Released.

Example 8

1. The material list for Mark Item C7has been imported into the Detail Listing:
• Mark Item C7– Section size W12 x 40 x 18’ 8 – 7/8” Grade A36.

2. Mark Item C7 has been released but has not been nested or issued to production.

3. Import the revised material list for Mark Item C7into the Detail Listing:
• Mark Item C7– Section size increased to W12 x 50 x 18’ 8 – 7/8” Grade A992gr50.

Note: The Item Listing screen will highlight under the Listed In System As column that the Mark Item was originally imported as a W12 x 40-A36.

4. From the Item Listing screen of the Wizard, click the Next button and the Revision screen will be displayed.

 Note: All instances of Mark Item C7 have been changed, therefore this is a Mark Item Section revision and the Can Revise checkbox is ticked. This means that the Changed Mark Items will be updated automatically.

5. Click the Next button and the Create Detail List screen will now be displayed.

6. Click the Finish button and the revision will now take place automatically and the Mark Items will be updated to the new Section Size.

Example 9

1. The material list for Mark C7 Beam component parts has been imported into the Detail Listing:
• Mark Item C7 = W12 x 40 x 18’ 8 – 7/8” Grade A36 with Mark Item CLT1 = 2 x Clip Angles L4”x4”x5/16” x 8-1/2” Grade A36.

2. Mark Item C7and Mark Item CLT1 has been released, nested and issued to production.

3. Import the revised material list for Mark C7 Beam component parts into the Detail Listing:
• Mark Item C7 = W12 x 50 x 18’ 8 – 7/8” Grade A992gr50 with Mark Item CLT1 remain unchanged.

Note: The Item Listing screen will highlight under the Listed In System As column that the Mark Item was originally imported as a W12 x 40-A36.

4. From the Item Listing screen of the Wizard, click the Next button and the Revision screen will be displayed.

Note: As all instances of Mark C7 Beam have not been changed, therefore this is a Mark Item Section revision and the Can Revise checkbox is un-ticked. This means that the Changed Mark Items will not be updated automatically.

5. Therefore, click the Next button and the Revisions Un-nesting Rollback Options form will be displayed.

 6. For the revision to take place Un-nest all instances of Mark Item C7 (this automatically un-issues the Mark Item Work Orders).

7. Click the Next button and the Create Detail List screen will now be displayed.

8. Click the Finish button, the revision will now take place and Mark Item C7 will be rolled back to Not Covered in the Production Nesting Ordering form.

 

 

Note: The work orders for Mark Item C7 will also be rolled back to Mark Items Not Issued in the Generate Contract Work Orders form.

9. Mark Item CLT1 will remain unchanged as nested and issued to production.


Note: In Example 9, if the Revision Setting for Material Changes was set to Allow All Revisions, then the revision would take place without opening the Revisions Un-nesting Rollback Options form. The Mark Items would be updated to show the revised section size but the material would not be un-nested. The cutting plans would therefore still show Mark Item C7 as nested to the original (different section size) bar.

Mark Item Quantity Increase / New Mark Item Created

If a Mark Item(s) quantity has been changed or a new Mark Item has been created then StruM.I.S will make these changes automatically when the Import Detailing List Wizard is complete.

The following example is based on the Revision Setting for Non-Material Changes set to Allow All Revisions.

Example 10

1. The material list for Mark C4M has been imported into the Detail Listing:
• Mark C4M – Consisting of C4M Main Member 1 off, PLT1 Base Plate 1 off and PLT3 Rectangular Stiffeners 2 off.

2. Mark C4M has been released, nested and both Mark Item and Mark work orders have been generated.

3. Import the revised material list for Mark C4M into the Detail Listing:
• Mark C4M – Consisting of C4M Main Member 1 off, PLT1 Base Plate 1 off, PLT3 Rectangular Stiffeners increased to 8 off and an additional PLT4 Rectangular Stiffener 1 off.

4. From the Item Listing screen of the Wizard, click the Next button and the Revision screen will be displayed.

 

 

 

Note: PLT3 has been changed; therefore this is a Mark Item Quantity Increased and PLT4 is a new item; therefore this is a Mark Item Created. The Can Revise checkbox is ticked which means that the revision will take place automatically.

5. Click the Next button and the Create Detail List screen will now be displayed.
6. Click the Finish button, the revision will now take place automatically and the additional Mark Item PLT3 and the new Mark Item PLT4 will appear on the Production Nesting Ordering form as Not Covered.

Note: PLT3 is now displayed on separate lines, this is because the original Mark Items have been issued to Production and assigned to a Workstation.

7. If Mark C4M was released, nested but the Mark Items were not issued to production then the additional Mark Item PLT3 would appear on the Production Nesting Ordering form as Part Covered.

8. Mark Item PLT4 will appear on the Production Nesting Ordering form as Not Covered in both cases.

9. The additional plates PLT3 and the new plate PLT4 will also appear on the Generate Contract Work Orders form as Mark Items Not Issued.

Removing Mark Items

If a Mark Item has been removed from the Mark then StruM.I.S has the following options on the Create Detail List screen of the Import Detail Listing Wizard:

• Ignore all removed Items – This will ignore items that are marked for removal.
• Place removed items on hold – This will place items marked for removal on hold.
o Hold all mark items on a removed mark – This will put all Mark Items of a Mark on hold when a Mark is marked for removal.

The following example is based on the Revision Setting for Non-Material Changes set to Allow All Revisions and for Material Changes set to Allow Revision if Released.

Example 11

1. The material list for Mark 8 has been imported into the Detail Listing:
• Mark 8 – Consisting of Mark Items 8, PLT1, PLT3 and PLT4.

2. Mark 8 has been released, nested and both Mark Item and Mark work orders have been generated.

3. Import the revised material list for Mark 8 into the Detail Listing:
• Mark 8 – Consisting of Mark Items 8, PLT1, PLT3 but Mark Item PLT4 has been removed and a new Mark Item PLT14 added.

4. From the Item Listing screen of the Wizard, click the Next button and the Revision screen will be displayed.

 

 

 

 

Note: PLT4 is displayed under the Removed Mark Items smart filter and the Can Revise checkbox is un-ticked which means that PLT4 will be placed on hold. PLT14 is a new item; therefore this is a Mark Item Created. The Can Revise checkbox is ticked which means that the revision will take place automatically.

5. Click the Next button and the Create Detail List screen will now be displayed.

6. Tick the Place removed items on hold radial button; this will place Mark 8 on hold and only the removed Mark Item PLT4 on hold. These are denoted by the red flag.

7. Click the Finish button, the Contract Detailed Listing form will now display Mark Item PLT4 on hold and the new Mark Item PLT14 added to the Component Mark Items window.

Note: If the Hold all mark items on a removed mark checkbox is also ticked then the Mark will be placed on hold along with all of the associated Mark Items.

8. All other Mark Items will remain released, nested and issued to production.

Note: In the above snapshot of the Production Nesting Ordering form you can see PLT4 marked as on hold with the red flag and the new PLT14 appears as Not Covered.

Mark Quantity Decrease

If the quantity of a Mark has been decreased then StruM.I.S will interrogate the Mark Item Status and detect whether the Mark quantity being reduced is lower than the lotted quantity of the Mark.

The following example is based on the Revision Setting for Non-Material Changes set to Allow All Revisions and for Mark Quantity Decrease set to Allow Revision if Released.

Example 12

1. The material list for Mark B12 has been imported into the Detail Listing:
• Mark B12 – Qty = 3 off, all in Phase 1 Lot 1.

2. Mark B12 has been released but has not been nested or issued to production.
• See the snapshot of the Production Lotting form with the Phase and Lot columns highlighted.

3. Import the revised material list for Mark B12 into the Detail Listing:
• Mark B12 – Qty = 2 off, all in Phase 1 Lot 1.

4. From the Item Listing screen of the Wizard, click the Next button and the Revision screen will be displayed.

Note: All instances of Mark B12 have been changed; therefore this is a Mark Phase/Zone Quantity Decreased, a Mark Lot/Load Quantity Decreased & a Mark Quantity Decreased. The Can Revise checkbox is ticked which means that the revision will take place automatically.

5. Click the Next button and the Create Detail List screen will now be displayed.

6. Click the Finish button, the revision will now take place automatically and Mark B12 will be rolled back to Lotted (not released).

Example 13

1. The material list for Mark B25 has been imported into the Detail Listing:
• Mark B25 – Qty = 3 off, all in Phase 1 Lot 1.

2. Mark B25 has been released, nested and both Mark Item and Mark work orders have been generated.

3. Import the revised material list for Mark B25 into the Detail Listing:
• Mark B25 – Qty = 2 off, all in Phase 1 Lot 1.

4. From the Item Listing screen of the Wizard, click the Next button and the Revision screen will be displayed.

Note: All instances of Mark B12 have been changed; therefore this is a Mark Phase/Zone Quantity Decreased, a Mark Lot/Load Quantity Decreased & a Mark Quantity Decreased. The Can Revise checkbox is un-ticked. This means that the Changed Mark Items will not be updated automatically

5. Therefore, click the Next button and the Revisions Un-nesting Rollback Options form will be displayed.

6. For the revision to take place Un-nest all instances of Mark B25 (this automatically un-issues the Mark Item Work Orders).

7. Click the Next button and the Revisions Un-Issue Rollback Options form will now be displayed.

8. Select the Work Order(s) then click the Un-Issue Undo button.

 

 

 

Note: The icons for the Mark Work Order will change to confirm that they will be rolled back.

9. Click the Next button and the Create Detail List screen will now be displayed.

10. Click the Finish button, the revision will now take place and Mark B25 will be rolled back to Lotted (not released).

Revision Reports

Contract Detailed Listing Revisions History Report – The Contract Detailed Listing Revisions History Report displays a list of all revisions that have been imported for a specific contract.

StruM.I.S Hints & Tips: Installing BIMReview API

Installing and Using the BIMReview API plugin for Tekla Structures

Something that we as a company have in common with Tekla is the many mutual Customers we share. With so many customers using Tekla to detail their steelwork and StruM.I.S evolution to manage their production, it makes perfect sense that there should be a link between the two.

That link comes in the form of Producing BIMReview models in Tekla that can in turn be imported into StruM.I.S evolution.

Installing the BIMReview API plugin

The Plugin must be installed on the same computers that have Tekla Structures installed. At the time of writing, it is compatible with Versions 16, 16.1, 17 & 18.

The sequence of Installation is as follows;

1) Run the BIMReview installation. This can be downloaded from:

http://www.bim-review.com/download.php

Note: If BIMReview has been previously installed, choose the option to Modify.

2) The Custom Setup screen will be displayed.

BIMReview_Custom_setup_screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3) Choose the components you wish to install. In the example to the right, Tekla Structures version 18.0 Plugin has been selected.

4) Click the Install button to complete the installation.

Adding the Export and Import icons to Tekla Structures

Now that the API Plugin has been installed, it is necessary to add the icons to the workspace within Tekla.

1) Open Tekla.

2) Click on Tools then select Customise.

3) Click on the New button – This has created a UserToolbar1 in the example below.

Tekla_Customize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4) With UserToolbar1 highlighted, type ‘BIM’ into the filter field. This will allow us to find both the Export and Import icons.

5) Add both to the UserToolbar1 by clicking the right arrow as highlighted below.

Tekla_Customize

 

 

 

 

 

 

6) The Icons will now be added to the Tekla toolbar and look like the image below.

BIMReview_icons

 

 

Exporting a BIMReview model from Tekla Structures

Now that we’ve installed the BIMReview plugin and added the shortcut icons, we are able to export a BIMReview model.

1) Select the entities you wish to export to BIMReview. I’ve highlighted all items in the simple model below.

Tekla_Select_members_A

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) Click on the BIMReview export icon as shown in the image above.

3) This will open a box as shown below. You must specify a path to export the file too. Other boxes are optional.

BIMReviewExport

 

 

 

 

BIMReviewExport_complete4) You may or may not be prompted to Re-mark the model at this point depending on how up to date the marking is for this model.

5) You will receive a message to say that the export is successful, click OK.

 

How does the BCSA’s mandatory introduction of CE marking affect me, and how can StruM.I.S help?

CE Marking logoAs of 1st July 2013, the Construction Products Directive (CPD) will be removed and replaced by the Construction Products Regulation (CPR). The main difference between the two is that the CPR is mandatory and comes into effect in the UK and RoI law on 1st July 2013. The CPR makes CE marking mandatory in all member states including the UK and RoI for construction products covered by a harmonised standard or a European Technical Assessment that is in force.

What is CE Marking?

CE Marking is a regulatory mark applied by the manufacturer that is a declaration to public authorities and clients that the product satisfies required levels of health and safety (concerning such issues as release of hazardous substances and structural strength).

How does this affect you – steelwork contractors?

From 1st July 2013:-

From the 1st July 2013 steelwork contractors must have in place a purchasing system that will ensure that essential products (steel sections, structural bolting assemblies, welding consumables etc.) are covered by a Standard (specification), purchased and correctly CE marked.
The model purchase specifications for structural sections and bolting assemblies produced by BCSA may be used to develop a purchasing system that complies with the CPR.

From 1st July 2014:-

BS EN 1090-1- Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures – (Part 1) Requirements for conformity assessment of structural components (1st July 2014) 

The CE Marking standard for fabricated steelwork is BS EN 1090-1 and this is supported by the fabrication standard BS EN 1090-2 and the welding quality management standard BS EN ISO 3834. Those affected by CE Marking must put in place a Factory Production Control system (FPC) and have the system certified by a Notified Body.

Other things to consider

  • Selection of correct Consequence Class (CC) as per Eurocode 0 (EN 1990 standard)
  • Design in accordance with Eurocode 3 (EN 1993-series standards)
  • Designers material selection (EN 1993-1-10 requirements)
  • Selection of correct execution class (EXC) by designers, acc. to EN 1090-2
  • Workshop certifications to ISO 9000 and the relevant part of ISO 3834 for the workshop
  • The workshop must have a welding coordinator; his minimum qualifications depend on the EXC. For execution class EXC3 and EXC4 he must be certified welding engineer (EWE/EWI)
  • Generally the workshop must follow the EN 1090-2 standard for the fabrication of steel structures

Traceability and how StruM.I.S can help…

For Audit purposes traceability is now a key factor in gaining CE accreditation.

AceCad Software, along with StruM.I.S – a complete steel fabrication management system and Essentials by StruM.I.S – A light steel fabrication management information and production system for Small to Medium (SME) sized engineering and steelwork fabrication companies, will help you gain CE Marking accreditation, as we have off the shelf products available to assist you with traceability. Designed especially for smaller fabrication teams and with the features that smaller businesses need, Essentials by StruM.I.S is the perfect management system to assist in the tracking of production, purchasing and is a one stop solution for documenting the day to day running of your business.

Richard Brotherton, Managing Director of AceCad Software commenting on the release of Essentials by StruM.I.S said, ’Essentials opens a world of potential business advantages on the steelwork project to all in the sector. Smaller fabricators can now experience new levels of capability, unrivalled in the industry, to deliver benefits to their businesses and other project stakeholders’.

AceCad is aware of the current grievance felt by UK companies due to the recent changes in the construction industry. We have therefore created a cost effective solution that can not only be implemented smoothly, but also see you earn a return on your investment.

To learn more on how StruM.I.S can help you gain CE Marking accreditation:

  • Click here to read more about StruM.I.S and its Purchasing module –
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  • Request a personal FREE no obligation demonstration here

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This free webinar will concentrate on the enquiry and tendering module within the StruM.I.S system for steel fabricators that allows full fabrication process control. You can Tender for projects more easily, save time, increase accuracy and profitability with StruM.I.S, available standalone as StruM.I.S estimating or as part of a full management information system.

Go for StruM.I.S Estimating Software for more accurate profitable estimates.

StruM.I.S estimating is an enquiry and steel estimating software tool designed to meet the needs of estimators, QS and commercial managers involved in the detailing of accurate tenders in the steelwork fabrication industry.

StruM.I.S estimating processes and manages information throughout the tendering process using a number of pricing methodologies. It also allows accurate and consistent estimates with the benefit of 3D model integration for reduced errors and processing time.

Some of the benefits of StruM.I.S estimating include:

  • Easy to use with short set up time, enabling immediate return and benefits;
  • Retains acquired knowledge within processes, and detailed performance analysis;
  • Automation of repetitive tasks and greater integration leads to cost, time and error reduction;
  • Easy management and tracking of custom information enables better recording of information;
  • Provides estimators with the ability to prepare very accurate bespoke estimate take off with no extra data entry time; and
  • Facilitates planning and early issue flagging for rapid resolution.

Why not visit our website here to discover some of StruM.I.S estimating features and benefits. Alternatively, to watch a free webinar on our Steel Estimating Software please click here.

Better Purchasing with StruM.I.S – Steel Fabrication Management Information

If you belong to an engineering and fabrication company, looking to implement a dedicated system for management of information across departments and multiple sites, then StruM.I.S is the way to go!

StruM.I.S is a steel fabrication management information system that harnesses the information flow and work processes through the steelwork contract between departments, suppliers and clients; from estimate tendering, through procurement and production into construction. StruM.I.S can offer you:

  • Workflow and automation advantages leading to greater efficiencies
  • Material and processing savings for greater profitability and enhanced productivity; and
  • Organizational benefits through process control for quality and traceability.

To see how you could purchase steel more efficiently, save materials and increase profitability, watch our free webinar here.

Essentials: A Roaring Success!

Essentials, AceCad Software’s new steel fabrication shop production system, runs the entire company, it is ready to use in no time with minimal training and can often be paid for within a month on material savings alone!

Commenting on Essentials, Richard Brotherton, the Managing Director at AceCad Software, stated; ‘We felt there was an excellent market for a low cost system that allowed smaller fabricators or indeed fabricators in need of IT systems to control their costs and run their fabrication more efficiently.

Therefore, we extracted the ‘Essential’ features out of StruM.I.S, our world successful fabrication management system, incorporated them in a user-friendly interface and placed it on our website for fabricators to trial it for a month. Essentials has indeed hit a note with significant numbers of company’s trialing, liking and buying it.’

The simple and user-friendly features have already proven to generate valuable returns on investment and sales have come from all around the world including Africa, Australia, Europe, Middle East, South America and the USA.

If you belong to a smaller to medium sized steel fabrication company and want to grow your business, then you too can benefit and compete using the same resource strengthening and workflow advantages that many larger organization enjoy from implementing StruM.I.S.

To download Essentials, click here.

Or, to discover what our clients think about Essentials, click here.

Join AceCad team at SteelFab 2013 exhibition on stand 182

AceCad Software will be attending the SteelFab 2013 exhibition, 14 – 17 January, 2013, Expo Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

SteelFab 2013 is the biggest display of steel fabrication machinery and associated engineering products in the Middle East and it is a must visit if you are engaged in the structural steelwork sector.

SteelFab 2013 is an opportunity for you to find out about new and advanced steelwork solutions and this year it will also deliver knowledge about the latest trends in the steelwork industry through practical seminars.

Steven Watson, Sales Manager at AceCad, will be delivering an informative presentation on advanced software technology for efficient steel fabrication on 16 January 2013 at 10.30 – 11.15. This presentation will focus on how our advanced software products deliver centralized control and project insight for efficient management of steelwork fabrication.

AceCad  will also be exhibiting on stand number 182 and welcomes any delegate registered/attending SteelFab 2013 to drop by to see us, where our sales representatives will be demonstrating live our solutions for efficient structural steel fabrication management.

Our Middle East team will show you our StruM.I.S system for larger and medium sized steelwork fabricators together with our new Essentials solution for smaller fabrication shops.

We hope that you avail this opportunity to join us to discover our Building Information Modeling (BIM) collaboration software BIMReview and introducing BIMProject our brand new construction lifecycle management software for procurement and construction teams.

Accordingly, we look forward to meeting existing clients and visitors to the exhibition and helping your business to succeed. We welcome any advance meeting reservation requests on marketing@acecadsoftware.com

Bar Code Tracking with StruM.I.S

Bar code data-collection systems provide huge benefits during the manufacturing and processing stages of fabrication. Murray & Roberts subsidiary company, Genrec, has extended these benefits further by tracking individual items within large scale projects.

The bar code data-collection solution enables faster and more accurate data capturing with lower costs, minimised mistakes and easier data management through the StruM.I.S system including site materials and piece tracking.

A successful installation simplifies fabrication management

With Genrec’s principal RSA steel fabrication site in Wadeville, covering over 55,000m2 of undercover workshops and open areas, tracking of materials and fabricated items represented a major issue.

As StruM.I.S users they had already decided to extend shop floor feedback automation through bar coding for an optimised workflow and real time tracking. This implementation has been highly successful for quite some time and has shown real benefits in terms of processing steel through production efficiently and gaining the most out of the management  system; StruM.I.S.

Overcoming the growing pains

Following successes in several large projects around the world, Genrec has become the main contract steelwork fabricator for a substantial domestic infrastructure project. This resulted in the need to develop their own onsite fabrication facilities alongside the creation of a lay down storage area covering an area larger than that of five soccer pitches!

The sheer size of this storage area created a number of traceability issues for both raw materials and fabricated items and as such Genrec approached AceCad to see if it was possible to create a way of implementing bar coding through StruM.I.S into a new onsite process to enable complete onsite traceability.

GPS location of items enables accurate location on demand

Following development work between Genrec and the AceCad team, StruM.I.S is now able to use the bar code tracking functionality through a specially designed interface to track all site movement of materials and fabricated items.

Originally, the brief given by Genrec required the ability to scan items into the Production Delivery notes to define that these items were leaving the fabrication facility and headed for the site. Once the shipment is received at the site, the items are then scanned again as a confirmation of receipt to ensure that they have not been lost during transit. On confirmation, StruM.I.S will recognise the location, including GPS coordinates, for easy onsite traceability throughout the entire construction process.

Speaking on behalf of Genrec a spokesman commented; ‘With StruM.I.S, we have a system that enables us to manage projects from start to finish. Now with the extended bar coding functionality and the automation that this delivers we are able to benefit from the system more and more throughout our projects.’

AceCad Software releases StruM.I.S V8.1

AceCad Software is pleased to announce the release of StruM.I.S V8.1, our latest steelwork fabrication management system designed to meet needs of medium and larger sized steelwork contractors. StruM.I.S V8.1 includes many new features to operate steel fabrication sites more efficiently, with greater flexibility and offering enhanced functionality.

StruM.I.S V8.1 new features overview

  • New 64 bit architecture
  • New, more user friendly setup wizard, including updated material and cross references
  • Improved revision management functionality
  • Enhanced plate logic
  • Ability to review drawings and documents at all levels
  • Latest BIMReview, model viewer embedded
  • BIMReview CAD Interfaces for Tekla and SDS/2
  • Partial Work Order Issuing

What are the business benefits of StruM.I.S V8.1?

  • Even easier and more user friendly to use
  • Pre populated with material libraries – ready to implement
  • Greater flexibility through enhanced enquiries and estimating tools
  • Superior control at every level of production
  • Revisions can be created at any stage of production
  • Advanced levels of referencing and visualisation through BIMReview
  • Cost reduction, with enhanced traceability and process control
  • Option to install add-ins for Tekla and SDS/2
  • Saves time, reduces laborious tasks and minimises human error

With the release of StruM.I.S V8.1, AceCad Software emphasizes its commitment to delivering the very best in integrated data management and visualisation tools for the steel sector. Simon Inman, Technical Director for AceCad Software, commenting on the release said, “StruM.I.S V8.1 delivers even greater business advantages for steelwork contractors across their steelwork projects. Users will benefit from new levels of functionality to deliver instant decision support across projects. This latest exciting release is in line with our aim to enable, through our software, our users to utilize their Information to deliver real time Knowledge to make Powerful decisions”.