Showing posts with label structural drafting central coast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label structural drafting central coast. Show all posts

Monday, February 9, 2026

3D Scanning in Sydney

 Structural Drafting Completed on the NSW Central Coast

Sydney projects move fast. Whether it’s a façade upgrade, structural strengthening, or new plant installed into an existing building, designers are constantly fighting one problem — knowing what is really on site.

Traditional site measurement is slow, disruptive, and often incomplete. Modern 3D laser scanning in Sydney captures the entire structure in millimetre detail, and that data can be turned directly into professional structural drafting on the NSW Central Coast by the Hamilton By Design team.


3D scanning in Sydney with lidar scanner, NSW map and structural drafting completed on the Central Coast from point cloud data.



Capture in Sydney – Drafting on the Central Coast

Our workflow is simple and effective:

  1. 3D scan the Sydney site – building, structure, or plant

  2. Process the data into an accurate point cloud

  3. Structural drafting completed on the Central Coast

  4. Issue drawings for engineers, fabricators, and builders

This approach removes re-measurement, reduces site visits, and allows the drafting work to be completed in a focused engineering environment on the Coast while the project continues in Sydney.


Why 3D Scanning Changes Structural Drafting

For structural projects such as:

  • steel strengthening to existing buildings

  • new mezzanines and platforms

  • façade replacements

  • plant upgrades and tie-ins

  • heritage structures

a point cloud becomes the single source of truth. Every beam, slab, column and service is captured exactly as it exists.

This means our Central Coast drafting team can:

  • model new steel to suit real conditions

  • detail connections without guesswork

  • check clashes before fabrication

  • produce accurate shop drawings

  • support engineers with as-built geometry

The need for a traditional “drafting checker” is greatly reduced because the scan itself validates the geometry.


Deliverables for Sydney Projects

From a single scan we can provide:

  • Structural GA drawings

  • Steel fabrication drawings

  • 2D plans, sections and elevations

  • Revit / Tekla models

  • DXF, STEP or Parasolid files

  • Clash and constructability reviews

Engineers receive information they can design from; fabricators receive drawings they can build from.


Ideal Projects

3D scanning and Central Coast drafting is suited to:

  • Commercial building upgrades in Sydney CBD

  • Industrial sites in Western Sydney

  • Warehouse modifications

  • Aged structures with poor drawings

  • Fast-track fit-outs

  • Insurance and remediation works


Local Drafting – Sydney Accuracy

Having the drafting completed on the NSW Central Coast gives you:

  • direct access to experienced structural detailers

  • fast turnaround without Sydney overheads

  • close collaboration with your engineer

  • practical fabrication knowledge

We capture in Sydney, but the thinking, modelling and detailing happens here on the Coast.


Talk to Our Team

If you have a Sydney project that needs accurate as-built information and professional structural drafting, we can help from scan to finished drawings.


3D rendered Hamilton By Design text on dark blue background


Hamilton By Design – Structural Drafting Central Coast


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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Structural Drafting: Smart Structures With Soildworks


Structural Drafting Central Coast


Hamilton By Design have developed Smart Structures based on the Solidworks 3D modelling platform. Smart Structures offer cost effective results

 


Contact Us

www.hamiltonbydesign.com.au

 

Computer-aided design CAD is the use of computers or workstations to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. CAD software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communications through documentation, and to create a database for manufacturing. CAD output is often in the form of electronic files for print, machining, or other manufacturing operations. The term CADD for Computer Aided Design and Drafting is also used.

Its use in designing electronic systems is known as electronic design automation EDA. In mechanical design it is known as mechanical design automation MDA or computer-aided drafting CAD, which includes the process of creating a technical drawing with the use of computer software.

 


 

Cad Software available today include:

  • Alibre Design
  • AutoCAD
  • Autodesk Inventor
  • AxSTREAM
  • BricsCAD
  • CATIA
  • Cobalt
  • Fusion 360
  • IntelliCAD
  • IRONCAD
  • KeyCreator
  • MEDUSA
  • MicroStation
  • Modelur
  • Onshape
  • Promine
  • PTC Creo
  • PunchCAD
  • Remo 3D
  • Rhinoceros 3D
  • Siemens NX
  • SketchUp
  • Solid Edge (Siemens)

SolidWorks (Dassault Systèmes)

SpaceClaim

T-FLEX CAD

TurboCAD

 

Freeware and open-source Software’s

  • Blender
  • BricsCAD Shape
  • BRL-CAD
  • FreeCAD
  • LibreCAD
  • OpenSCAD
  • QCAD
  • Salome
  • SolveSpace
  • Tinkercad

Hamilton By Design | SolidWorks

Engineering | Drafting | Laser Scanning


Smart Structures With Soildworks

Hamilton By Design have developed Smart Structures based on the Solidworks 3D modelling platform. Smart Structures offer standard configurations enhanced with relevant steel detailing functionality. Where each member of our team can create detailed 3D models of any steel material and then generate corresponding fabrication and erection information that can be shared with all stakeholders inside and in some case external project participants.

The Smart Structures gives team members the opportunity to
  • View Structures 3D models
  • Create Structural Members
  • Create and modify grids
  • Model parts and bolts  
  • Create welds
  • Add loads to a model
  • Create fabricated assemblies of steel parts
  • Create levels of assembly hierarchy
  • Create detailed steel connections
  • Create automatic preset connections to multiple parts
  • Create erection sequences
  • View model information in 4D
  • Mark/number parts automatically
The Smart Structures delivers results with
  • Customize drawings and reports
  • Fully details general arrangement drawings
  • Create single part and assembly drawings
  • Print and plot drawings and reports
  • Creates Engineering design reports 

For more information on Smart Structures Contact Hamilton By Design Today 

structural drafting central coast


 

Structural Drafting Central Coast

Contact Us

www.hamiltonbydesign.com.au

Hamilton By Design | SolidWorks


Engineering | Drafting | Laser Scanning

 Smart Structures | Structural Steel | Structural Drafting | Structural Design | Structural Detailing

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Solidworks Structural Design Sydney: Structural Design

Solidworks Structural Design Sydney: Structural Design:

Over the past two months Hamilton By Design have been test driving Buildworks 2012 a Solidworks add in, after extensive testing the team at...

CAD Software at Hamilton By Design


Solidworks Sydney

Structural Drafting Central Coast


Structural Design

Structural Design


Over the past two months Hamilton By Design have been test driving Buildworks 2012 a Solidworks add in, after extensive testing the team at Hamilton By Design have rated the Builtworks benefits in terms of must haves through to nice to haves when modelling structural steel to produce fabrication shop drawings :

  1. BuiltWorks uses embedded SolidWorks and add in modelling tools that facilitate the creation of a 3D parametric model of a structure under design by using SolidWorks Weldment and BuiltWorks Structural members both in Part and Assembly.
  2. BuiltWorks has flexible tools for the modelling of member connections including rule definitions engine by setting relations, aligning, cutting, placing connection plates and fasteners. BuiltWorks contains standard connections libraries, easily expanded by new customised solutions.
  3. BuiltWorks ensures the direct and seamless bi-directional integration between the SolidWorks graphics environment and SolidWorks Simulation for the FE analysis of steel structure in addition to leading third party Structural analysis and design application like STAAD.Pro and others.
  4. BuiltWorks as a software product was developed to meet the AEC, Structural and Plant industries requirements for high performance flexible and versatile tools that include extended integration capabilities to leading CAD/CAE,CAM Software.
  5. BuiltWorks allows user controlled and automatic generation of design stage general arrangement drawings, detailed fabrication drawings of steel assemblies’ as well as component workshop drawings and BOMs by Building rules and standards.

Structural Drafting Central Coast

Hamilton By Design cost effective structural steel shop drawings.
 

 

Structural Design


Contact Us

www.hamiltonbydesign.com.au

Hamilton By Design | SolidWorks


Engineering | Drafting | Laser Scanning