Category: Drawing

A Cat cable is vital for transmitting data for effective business communication inside as well as outside the premises of an office. It is the backbone of the whole communication platform and ensures that the text, images, videos, audio files etc. are transmitted in an efficient fashion. Therefore, it is extremely important that the network of Ethernet network cable is evaluated for efficiency periodically. And, if an organization is moving to new premises, the layout of existing network of cables must be checked with the help of CAD drawing service. These two services are rendered by certain firms located in Toronto, Canada, which hold proficiency in executing them for the benefit of their clients.

As part of the Cat cabling assessment service, most firms engaged in this line of work make use of gauge wire instruments that check the girth of the cables. The uniformity of the girth help BICSI certified professionals in determining the usability of the networking cable, and whether it needs to be replaced or upgraded or not. Cable assessments provide the concerned authorities with the information regarding the setup of the structured cabling infrastructure. Companies that carry out this test submit logical cable numbers, closet ID, feed and switch ID of all cables, and in some instances, the detailed path of the cables is also defined for the benefit of the clients.

As the Canadian law requires companies to maintain the proof of the safety of the cables they use within premises, availing the certificates for the same becomes a necessity. Fortunately, the firms that test cables also provide services pertaining to the certification of premise wiring. Such firms carry out tests and give certificates for sound CAD drawings, Cat 5, 6 & broadband cables, fiber OTDR and fiber end-to-end systems. The testers follow the prevalent norms while evaluating the high speed cable and provide certificates that are readable and accepted by government agencies.

The best cabling networking companies of Canada hold expertise in the field and render turnkey services related to this line of work. This means that apart from testing cables, and assessing the layout with the help of CAD drawing and providing certificates, these firms also upgrade the cables. This up-gradation is done cases of insufficient as well as stagnant cabling Toronto that is hampering the growth of the organization by providing an effective business communication platform. The firms recommend the cables that would best suit the requirements of their clients and install the cables in the office premises upon request as part of their all-encompassing network cabling services.

Structural Steel Fabricators that actually prepare the steel structure or building heavily depends on detailed drawings prepared by the steel detailer. The steel detailer produce these drawings using the construction drawings supplied by structural engineer depending on material availability and shop fittings. Below is a brief outline of essential drawings required during structural steel fabrication and erection.

Design Drawings:
These drawings are produced by structural engineers or architects. Design drawings contains all the details required to prepare structural drawings. They provide data on loads, axial forces, moments, and shear forces. It also contain information of each framing member, precise dimensions, location of each beam and column and general notes for reference.

Anchor Bolt Settings:
Anchor bolt plans explain settings of all anchor bolts with regard to the foundations or footings. Typically, the construction of the foundation has nothing to do with steel fabricators job but the masonry plans may contain some items which the steel fabricator need to furnish. They include leveling base plates, anchor bolts, grilles and machinery braces that must be positioned by the masonry person well before the erection of the steel framework. The steel fabricator supply final anchor bolt settings plan to the masonry person to explain he field placement of the anchor bolts.

Column Base Connection Details:
This generally illustrates connections between the steel framing and the foundation. It may contain information like grout thickness dimensions, elevation of base plates and anchor bolt projection, etc.

Detail Drawings:
Detail drawings present details of all connections. It displays the relationship between connected structural members and may contain common assembly and clearance dimensions. Steel Shop drawings are produced from the connection details furnished here.

Shop Drawings:
Steel fabricator uses Shop drawings to fabricate each structural member in steel fabrication shops. Structural steel members are manufactured according to the details and dimensions information furnished in the detail drawings. Standards for shop drawings differ from one fabricator to another but typically all drawings comply with the AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction) standards for structural detailing.

Erection Plans:
The structural drafter prepares Erection plans for the steel structure. These drawings contain important information such as the location of each member or sub-assembly in the steel framing, column base connection details, anchor bolt plans, etc.

Bill of Materials (BoM):
Typically, a CAD draftsman prepares the bill of materials listing all structural members of the steel framing separately. The bill of materials is displayed on all shop drawings and contain information such as required material quantity, erection marks, shop and field fasteners, size of connecting plates, etc.

General Notes:
General notes are required on all steel drawings and provides essential information such as type of steel, size of holes, size of bolts, hole patterns, etc required by the fabrication shop.

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The mouse we all use is something that most likely will never be replaced, sure it will be re-designed and improved, but it will stay the same for the most part. A mouse is a great tool that lets us do most anything with our computers, while its good at a lot of things, its not the best tool for drawing with, for that you need some sort of tablet really.

Today for review Im taking a look at the SEJAT C058, The SEJAT C058 is a well made product that works well and comes in at an attractive price point, overall its not a bad choice for a tablet really.

This is the first tablet I’ve ever had. I purchased it because of the low price, thinking that I would just deal with the defects inherent in buying a cheap product. However, I have yet to encounter any defects! It works perfectly with my existing programs, the stylus is comfortable to handle, the tablet is light, easy to transport and plug in, and the pad is very sensitive. Definitely worth the money and I would recommend it to any first time tablet user. It’s incredibly easy to use. My only complaint is the hot buttons on top all look the same, but I solved that by putting little stickers above the ones I use the most often to differentiate between them!

Found the drawing area to be larger than I had expected, and since the drawing surface represents your entire screen I think a much larger area would make it awkward when using it as a mouse .

Really, if you already have a good optical mouse that you’re comfortable with, you will want to skip the included mouse altogether.

It got the 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity that any professional tablet has. It doesn’t have tilt sensitivity, but I’m guessing the inclusion would have lead to a price higher than what this currently is. The size, for me, is perfect as I’m kinda’ used to drawing with small strokes.

When you use the pen, touching the pen to the tablet is like clicking. If you hold the button on the side and touch, it is like a right click. To move the courser around without clicking, hover the pen above the tablet, but do not actually touch the pen to the tablet. The sensor is strong enough to pick up where the pen is.

Once all of the decisions have been made regarding the deck site, substructure, decking, stairs and railings, a homeowner is finally ready to put the ideas on paper and transform them into a workable design. Before beginning gather as much information as possible about deck design and final deck drawings. Visit the local building department in advance of planning your deck in order to obtain information and printed guidelines and sample plan drawings which are generally free and readily available to homeowners.

The sample plans will provide a good example of what will be needed in order to produce a set of drawing plans that will be submitted to the local building department for examination and consideration. After reviewing these drawings as well as the site plan building department staff will either issue a deck building permit or require that one or more changes be made.

The final drawings required generally include 4 types:
1. A site plan drawing – This is a plan of the house and the property surrounding it. It will also include the overall configuration of the proposed deck. If it is possible to locate house plans, plat plans, deed maps or contour plans to property that show the actual dimensions and orientation of the property, it can save considerable time. These may be available at the local city hall, regional office, title company, bank, mortagage company or through a former owner.

The idea is to use personal observations about the site to produce a clear and easy to understand visual document containing neat and concise entries. Outline the property accurately and to scale and mark its dimensions on the site plan indicating any required setback allowances from the lot lines. Note also the relation of the street to the house.

Show the house precisely and to scale within the property noting all exterior doors and all overhangs. Map the location of outdoor water sources showing the locations of all underground lines including the sewage line and septic tank. If the deed map shows any easements note them on the site plan. Mark the location of all downspouts, drainage tiles, drainpipes or catch basins. Note also the direction of drainage in relation to the house and property. Include any established plantings to be retained, walls, fences, walkways, steps and existing paved areas.

2. A Plan Drawing – These drawings show the deck framing from above. For these drawings it is common that railings and decking are not included. A plan drawing would include an accurate dimensional drawing of the deck perimeter clearly showing the design shape of its one or more levels. Footings and post locations would be clearly indicated relative to each other and the house. The placement of all beams and joists would be included so that the framing structure can be easily seen and evaluated in relation to local building codes.

Lumber dimensions for posts, beams, joists and facing boards are an important inclusion in this portion of the plan drawing. It is essential for safety sake that lumber dimensions and types of wood meet the minimum requirements set out by building construction regulations. There must be a clear indication in some manner of the dimensional size and direction of the decking to be used in the construction of the deck. This does not necessarily mean that it has to be drawn. A printed or written note on the plan drawing will suffice to enable building department staff to know what is planned in this area.

Details must be included that show the kinds of hardware to be used in the construction of the deck. These items range from nails, screws, bolts and other fasteners to framing connectors such as joist hangers, post anchors and post caps. The exact locations of doors and windows must be clearly indicated as should any electrical and plumbing fixtures along with their supply lines.

3. Elevation Drawing – These drawings show the deck in cross-section from the side. There should be a seperate elevation drawing for the railing system including all the dimensions that relate to local building codes. Another elevation drawing would illustate views of the concrete footings showing their depth and width or diameter. The height of support posts, types and sizes of hardware and indications of the property’s slope would all be included in some manner in one or more elevation drawings.

4. Detail Drawing – Complicated parts of any deck require detail drawings in order to satisfy local building departments and the codes that are regulated by them. A detail drawing would clearly show where the stair railing meets the deck railing. Framing around trees, hot tubs and water features would necessitate the creation of detail drawings. Hatchways for access to electrical and plumbing would require detail drawings as would changes in deck level and special extra framing under portable hot tubs placed on decks.

Once these drawings have been completed, make several copies of each as the building department may require more than one of each. Retain a copy of each final drawing for reference later on, especially if the building department requires changes to be made. All that remains is to head down to the building department, submit the final deck drawings and wait for approval and the issuing of a deck building permit.

Facebook has become a powerful social network marketing tool with the launch of Facebook Platform. This is an application that allows a third party to develop applications that can be used within Facebook. This application helps many to promote their website and bring them to the attention of the Facebook users.

With over 100 million users, an excellent platform for business promotion is being offered by Facebook.

The power of social networking is immense. The application offered by Facebook has led to several awesome results. This feature gives you a varied set of very useful core social networking tools and also is generous enough to allow you to integrate all the content you wish to and all the services you want to add on from the web. Not only this, you can manipulate, control and look after all these only through your personal Facebook profile.

You can also draw in a portion of the Facebook traffic to your website blog, with the help of certain marketing strategies. First befriend a lot of people on Facebook. These new people should be contacted through your personal Facebook profile and they should be relevant to the niche of your business.

After marking the group, create your own Facebook business page and put in the necessary details, mainly the demographic ones. Become a regular at the walls of these new Facebook friends and then refer them to this business page. Naturally from there make sure they are attracted enough to be diverted to your blog.

Also driving traffic through posting on other peoples groups can get you a lot of traffic to as all your doing is piggy backing on the group owners traffic as he has built the group, put the hard work in and built all those members up so if you put a wall post on that group all the members of the group will see it and click the link leading to your offer or blog, therefore providing you a nice bit of traffic also it builds your business presence and reputation as people will start seeing you as a business man and marketer. You can also do the same with Facebook fan pages.

Also your blog should be interesting enough for them to keep going back, a well updated one would be a good attention puller. This would eventually lead to revisits and new visits when they refer your blog to others if they like it.