Advanced 3D Modelling For Structural Steel Building Fabrication Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply advanced 3D modelling techniques to create detailed structural steel building models.
• Analyze fabrication requirements and integrate them into 3D models for optimal production.
• Evaluate model accuracy and clash detection to ensure fabrication readiness.
• Design complex steel connections and assemblies using parametric modelling tools.
• Implement industry standards and codes (e.g., SANS) in 3D modelling workflows.
• Demonstrate the ability to generate fabrication drawings and bill of materials from 3D models.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for experienced drafters, structural engineers, and fabrication professionals who already have basic 3D modelling skills and wish to specialise in structural steel building fabrication.

Prerequisites

Participants must have completed basic 3D modelling training or have equivalent practical experience in 3D modelling.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practicals are essential for learners to apply 3D modelling techniques to real-world steel fabrication scenarios. These sessions ensure competence in using software tools, generating fabrication outputs, and collaborating in a project environment.

Practical Activities

• Basic Modelling and Connections — Learners model a simple steel frame including beams, columns, and bolted/welded connections, then generate basic shop drawings. (16h)
• Clash Detection and Model Check — Learners run clash detection on a provided model, identify interferences, and resolve them using modification tools. (8h)
• CNC Data Export — Learners export NC files (DSTV) from a completed model and verify geometry using a viewer or simulation. (8h)
• Parametric Component Creation — Learners create custom parametric components (e.g., a base plate with variable dimensions) and test them in a project. (8h)
• Comprehensive Practical Project — In teams, learners model a multi-storey steel structure from architectural drawings, including connections, stairs, cladding, and produce shop drawings and NC files. (24h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.