Steel detailing Services is one of the most commonly outsourced services. It mainly is used by contractors, fabricators who are looking forward for installation of structural components and steel parts. It involves detailing of steel material and components that is used for construction or manufacturing of a particular machine or part. Steel Detailing happens to be an intricate and time consuming process. It requires great deal of attentiveness and excellent knowledge of standards pertaining to a particular location.

Steel detailing Services includes creating a structural model with all steel components, detailing these components and extract drawings. These drawings are also known as shop drawings or fabrication drawings. These fabrication drawings include dimension, specification of a component, placement details and part list. General Arrangement or GA Drawings are also part of steel detailing services. Any error in steel detailing may result into a major disaster while fabrication. Hence, professional organizations are heading an extra mile to ascertain extremely accurate results. Steel Detailing services are often outsourced from different countries like USA, Australia etc. These services include

  • Anchor Bolt plans 
  • Column connections
  • Part List
  • Part Drawings
  • GA Drawings
  • Erection Plan/Layout
  • Material Take offs
  • Reinforced detailing
  • Purlins and Joist
  • Stair and Handrails 


Steel detailing Services assist both Construction and Fabrication industry. Apart from this, it is also used in marine, ship building, machine industry.

Steel Detailing Services are highly complex services, hence staff is a also niche. Steel Detailers are difficult to find and charge a good sum of money for providing steel detailing services. Outsourcing steel detailing projects offshore is an easy option for companies and contractors. Tekla Steel Detailing software is most widely used software for Structural steel detailing services. Tekla software helps creating a structural model and then extracting various elements, components, drawings, part list etc. from the model. These details as mentioned earlier require excellent accuracy and reliability as these are used for fabrication of steel parts and components.

Outsourcing steel detailing services, one can save cost in bargain. There has to be a full proof way of sending and receiving information, as input files may be large in volume and size. There can be electronic transfer methods like ftp, we transfer, drop box etc. which can make transfer of files and information easier.

Many firms offshore offer comprehensive steel detailing services to clients. These include start to end services including bill of quantities and materials. Individual and component based options are also available as per requirements. With outsourcing options opening up, this service has again gained momentum. Across various locations in Asia, staffing options for niche services like steel detailing have drawn attention of various companies and fabricators in developed and first world countries like USA and Canada. Apart from companies even freelancers are providing services. Tekla Software which is a pioneer in provides steel detailing services is being used rampantly across the globe for execution of projects.

Executing steel detailing projects onshore has not been very profitable to fabricators and contractors, owing to the complexity, software cost and time constraints. Hence it has been concluded that it is profitable to outsource Steel Detailing Services than to work onshore.