Steel Detailing Services · Kansas
Kansas sits squarely in ASCE 7's high-wind Great Plains band. Drafting Buddies produces structural steel detailing, shop drawings, erection drawings, and connection details engineered to the design wind speed and code amendments your specific Kansas jurisdiction requires.
V = 110-120 MPH · Risk Cat II
Structural Steel Detailing, Kansas
Tekla / SDS/2 · Shop + Erection Drawings
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LOD 300-400
V = 110-120 MPH
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Structural Steel Detailing
RISK CAT II
ST-02
Steel Connection Detailing
AISC 360
ST-03
Anchor Bolt / Base Plate
ASCE 7
ST-04
Steel Erection Drawings
FIELD-READY
ST-05
3D Steel / BIM Coordination
Who We Are
Drafting Buddies LLC is a CAD drafting, BIM modeling, and steel detailing company founded in Austin, Texas in 2014, holding an A+ BBB rating and serving fabricators, erectors, and structural engineers across all 50 U.S. states. In Kansas, that means steel detailing services Kansas fabricators can send straight to the shop - structural steel detailing, steel shop drawings, steel erection drawings, and steel connection detailing delivered in Tekla, SDS/2, or AutoCAD, matched to what your detailing department already runs.
Kansas is a home-rule state with no single statewide building code, and it sits in ASCE 7's Great Plains wind band, where Risk Category II ultimate design wind speeds generally run 110-120 mph. Both facts matter for steel detailing: the IBC edition, local amendments, and specific design wind speed a connection must resist are set by the city or county, not by a single statewide table. Whether you need Tekla steel detailing for a Wichita aerospace facility or anchor bolt detailing for a De Soto industrial build, we confirm the governing wind speed and code edition for your project's address before a connection is drawn. Teams often pair this work with statewide drafting services in Kansas.
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Full structural steel detailing services covering beams, columns, braces, and framing plans. Our structural steel drafting and structural steel modeling produce fabrication-ready structural steel drawings coordinated to AISC standards and the specific design wind speed and code amendments enforced by your Kansas jurisdiction, so pieces arrive on-site matched to the engineer's intent.
Steel shop drawing services producing structural steel shop drawings and steel fabrication drawings ready for the cutting floor. We handle steel fabrication detailing and fabrication-ready steel shop drawings for Kansas fabricators, formatted to match the tolerances and callouts your shop already expects.
Steel erection drawings and erection plan detailing sequencing pieces for the field crew, including erection layout drawings and steel erection documentation. Our steel erection drawing services keep piece marks, bolt lists, and lift sequences consistent between the shop drawing set and what the crane crew sees on-site.
Steel connection detailing covering bolted, welded, moment, and shear connections. We produce beam connection detailing, column connection detailing, and steel splice connection detailing engineered to the wind and seismic values specific to your project's Kansas jurisdiction, not a generic assumed load.
Miscellaneous steel detailing and miscellaneous metal detailing for ladders, platforms, and canopies. We produce steel ladder detailing, steel platform detailing, and steel canopy detailing, rounding out a Kansas project's steel package beyond the primary structural frame.
Steel stair detailing and steel railing detailing covering stringers, treads, guardrails, and handrails. Our stair and railing shop drawings include steel guardrail detailing and handrail detailing sized to Kansas's adopted egress and accessibility requirements for the specific occupancy type.
Anchor bolt drawings, anchor bolt layout drawings, and base plate detailing tying the steel frame to the foundation. We produce column base plate drawings and foundation anchor bolt drawings coordinated with the structural engineer's uplift and shear values for your specific wind-exposure category.
3D structural steel modeling and BIM steel coordination for clash detection across disciplines. Our steel BIM modeling and steel model coordination support fabrication-level LOD 300-400 models, giving Kansas GCs and fabricators a single coordinated source for structural steel clash detection before fabrication begins.
Tekla steel detailing and Tekla Structures detailing producing Tekla shop drawings, Tekla fabrication drawings, and Tekla erection drawings. We support Tekla Structures outsourcing for Kansas detailing departments and fabricators who need overflow capacity without adding headcount.
SDS/2 steel detailing and SDS/2 structural steel modeling producing SDS/2 shop drawings, fabrication drawings, and erection drawings. We offer SDS/2 detailing outsourcing for Kansas fabricators standardized on SDS/2 workflows who need additional detailing throughput.
CNC steel detailing generating DSTV files and NC file preparation directly from the detailed model. Our CNC-ready steel drawings and steel fabrication CNC files feed cutting, coping, and drilling lines without manual re-entry, cutting shop-floor setup time for Kansas fabricators.
Steel material takeoff and steel bill of materials support for procurement and estimating. We produce steel quantity takeoff, steel bolt lists, and steel member lists directly from the detailed model, giving Kansas fabricators accurate steel procurement drawings before mill orders go out.
Sectors We Detail For
Structural steel detailing for office, retail, and institutional buildings across every Kansas jurisdiction.
Steel shop and erection drawings for Wichita's aerospace supply chain and the De Soto battery-and-data-center corridor.
Long-span structural steel and connection detailing for logistics facilities along the I-35/I-70 corridor.
Miscellaneous steel and platform detailing for grain elevators, silos, and agricultural processing structures.
Steel detailing built to the higher-risk-category wind values that hospitals and schools require.
Stair, railing, and miscellaneous steel detailing for apartment and multifamily construction.
Steel erection and connection detailing support for bridge and infrastructure fabrication projects.
Structural steel detailing for power, pipeline, and utility support structures statewide.
Detailing Platforms
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Tekla shop, fabrication, and erection drawings from the detailed model
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SDS/2 structural steel modeling, shop drawings, and erection drawings
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Fabrication detailing and drawing extraction for shop production
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2D shop, erection, and coordination drawing sets
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Structural BIM and multi-discipline model coordination
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Clash detection across structural, architectural, and MEP models
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Model and drawing coordination for the project team
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Drawing review and markup before the set is issued
Kansas Code & Wind-Load Landscape
Kansas is one of a handful of U.S. states with no mandatory statewide building code - cities and counties individually adopt and amend their own editions of the IBC, and each sets its own structural design values under IBC Chapter 16. Kansas also sits within ASCE 7's Great Plains wind band, where Risk Category II basic wind speeds generally fall in the 110-120 mph range, among the higher interior-U.S. values outside hurricane-prone coastlines.
Because that value is set locally, not statewide, the same connection design that satisfies one Kansas jurisdiction's amendments may not satisfy a neighboring one. Topeka's local amendments specify 115 mph for Risk Category II structures, while the Wichita-Sedgwick County area's amendments (administered through the Metropolitan Area Building Code) set even higher values for Risk Category III and IV buildings.
Our detailing process confirms the adopted IBC edition, local amendments, and governing design wind speed for your project's specific address before a connection is drawn - not after a plan reviewer sends it back.
Jurisdiction · Typical code base · Wind design note
| Jurisdiction | Typical Code Base | Wind Design Note |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita / Sedgwick Co. | 2024 IBC family | MABCD amendments set elevated values for Risk Cat. III/IV |
| Topeka / Shawnee Co. | 2018 IBC family | 115 mph specified for Risk Category II |
| Overland Park | 2018 IBC family | Confirm current local amendments |
| Kansas City, KS | 2018 IBC family | Wyandotte County jurisdiction |
| Olathe | 2018 IBC family | Johnson County jurisdiction |
| Lawrence | 2018 IBC family | Douglas County jurisdiction |
How We Work
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We confirm the adopted IBC edition, local amendments, and governing design wind speed for your project’s specific address before a connection is drawn.
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Detailers model the frame in Tekla, SDS/2, or AutoCAD, matched to the platform your detailing department already runs.
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Bolted, welded, moment, and shear connections, plus anchor bolts and base plates, are detailed to the wind and seismic values for that Kansas jurisdiction and to AISC 360.
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Every model and drawing set passes an internal checker review before delivery, reducing RFIs and resubmittals.
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Shop drawings, erection drawings, material takeoffs, and CNC/DSTV files are issued fabrication-ready for the shop and the field crew.
Why Choose Us
We confirm the governing design wind speed and code edition for your project’s city or county before connections are detailed.
Bolted, welded, and moment connections are detailed to AISC 360 standards and the loads your engineer specified.
Every model and drawing set passes an internal checker review before delivery, reducing RFIs and resubmittals.
Serving all 50 states since 2014 means the throughput of a national detailing shop without losing sight of local code specifics. See our full AEC services list for related disciplines.
Coverage
Wichita
KS
Overland Park
KS
Kansas City, KS
KS
Topeka
KS
Olathe
KS
Lawrence
KS
Lenexa
KS
Manhattan
KS
Salina
KS
Hutchinson
KS
Leavenworth
KS
Leawood
KS
Shawnee
KS
Garden City
KS
Dodge City
KS
Emporia
KS
Derby
KS
Prairie Village
KS
Junction City
KS
De Soto
KS
Steel detailing services in Kansas, answered.
No. Kansas is a home-rule state with no mandatory statewide building code, so the adopted IBC edition, local amendments, and design wind speed used for structural steel connections vary by city and county rather than following one statewide standard.
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Send us your engineering set and target jurisdiction - we'll confirm the governing wind speed and code edition and return a scoped quote. You can also contact our team directly.