MEP Shop Drawings

 

MEP Shop Drawing Services from URCAD Services are engineered for ease of production and for submittal to Architects or others for approval to fabricate. Shop Drawings are detailed construction and fabrication drawings that show the proposed material, shape, size, and assembly of the parts and how the entire unit will be installed. MEP shop drawing which emphasizes on particular product or installation has a very different style from that of the architect’s drawing.

 

A shop drawing is a CAD or digital version of the information in the construction documents; it gives more detail than the construction documents. A set of drawing, required for prefabricated components like trusses, elevators, structural steel, windows, cabinets, appliances, millwork and air handling units produced by the contractor, supplier, manufacturer, fabricator or sub-contractors are called shop drawing.  The MEP coordinated shop drawing is equipped by merging all mechanical, electrical and plumbing shop drawings. This coordinated shop drawing covers electrical, piping, plumbing, HVAC and duct layout drawings that essentially help the MEP engineers to implement better fabrication, installation, schedule planning in an efficient manner. 

 

Coordination Drawings:
The coordination drawings coordinate the needs of each system installer and ensure that all are properly installed. Coordinated MEP shop drawing allows getting a clear plan of action to each systems contractor. It enables the contractors to prevent problems arising during construction.

 

During construction, building systems like plumbing, HVAC, and electrical systems need to be installed by many contractors. Therefore coordination drawings are utilized to ensure that each contractor gets a place with the system.

 

Benefits of MEP Coordination Drawings
The MEP coordination drawings that include HVAC, electrical, plumbing, piping, and ductwork layout drawings, enable the engineers for better fabrication, installation, schedule trades and other activities related to construction. It also helps avoid waste of time, money and energy. Along with allowing extraction and manipulation of data for trades and contributors, it also increases the accuracy of the building design and delivery process.