Light Gauge Steel Detailing — for LGS manufacturers and prefab
We detail light gauge steel to NASH deemed-to-satisfy solutions, produce machine files for your roll-former, and put anything beyond the published solutions under your engineer.
Light Gauge Steel Detailing — at a glance
- What it is: We detail light gauge steel to NASH deemed-to-satisfy solutions, produce machine files for your roll-former, and put anything beyond the published solutions under your engineer.
- Who buys it: LGS manufacturers; Prefab and modular builders; Volume builders adopting steel framing.
- Software: Vertex BD, FRAMECAD Structure / Detailer, Scottsdale / Howick software, Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Tekla Structures.
- Standards and codes: NASH Standard NS100, AS/NZS 4600, AS/NZS 1170, NCC 2025 (Vic) / NCC 2022.
- Regulatory position: Detailing within NASH NS100 deemed-to-satisfy solutions sits within the prescriptive exemption. LGS design under AS/NZS 4600 beyond those solutions is engineering and is done only under the documented direct supervision of your Australian-registered engineer. This is the real exposure in LGS and we triage it at intake.
- How to start: a fixed-fee pilot with a named Australian reviewer, converting to a dedicated seat on the second engagement.
Scope
- Wall panel and roof truss detailing. LGS wall panels, roof trusses and floor joists detailed in Vertex BD or FRAMECAD Structure, with openings, bracing and connections.
- Machine files. Roll-former output files for FRAMECAD, Howick and Scottsdale lines, with labels and assembly sequence.
- Assembly and site drawings. Panel layouts, marking plans, assembly drawings and site installation drawings.
- Coordination. Frame coordinated with cladding setout, steel, services and slab setout in the same model.
- Schedules and cut lists. Member schedules, screw and bracket schedules, and quantities feeding estimating.
- Engineering support. Preparation of inputs for your engineer's design where a solution falls outside NASH NS100.
Software we work in
Standards and codes
We work inside your environment on a virtual desktop. Your templates, your title block, your naming.
Built for
LGS manufacturers
Panel and truss detailing and machine files for FRAMECAD-, Howick- and Scottsdale-equipped roll-forming manufacturers.
ManufacturersPrefab and modular builders
Coordinated frame, cladding setout and services documentation for offsite manufacture.
PrefabVolume builders adopting steel framing
Detailing support where builders move part of their range to LGS.
BuildersScoping call
Twenty minutes on what is short, which software, and what the acceptance standard is.
Fixed-fee pilot
A defined batch with a named Australian reviewer and a first-pass-yield number.
Dedicated seat
Convert on the second engagement. Your hours, your systems, our team leader, monthly reporting.
Common questions
Which roll-forming systems do you output to?
FRAMECAD, Howick and Scottsdale, from Vertex BD or the manufacturer's own detailing software, in your configuration.
Do you design LGS members?
Only within NASH NS100 deemed-to-satisfy solutions, or under your engineer's supervision beyond them. We prepare the inputs; your engineer designs.
Can you coordinate LGS with cladding and services?
Yes — and because we also produce the Cladding Setout Pack and duct detailing, we can coordinate all three in one model rather than three.
What is the pilot?
One dwelling or one module: a defined design set, your machine configuration, an agreed panel count and turnaround, fixed fee, reviewed by your production manager.
How quickly can your detailers learn our system?
Vertex BD and FRAMECAD detailers ramp in four to eight months from a structural detailing base. We tell you where each detailer on your account is on that curve.
Start with a pilot, not a headcount.
Fixed fee, a named Australian reviewer, and a first-pass-yield number you can check. Convert to a dedicated seat when the work proves itself.