After 40 years in the steel construction industry working on a range of projects in the mining, industrial and commercial sectors, I have now turned my attention to lecturing and mentoring on the finer points of structural steel detailing.Have supervised the design and detailing of steel construction projects on behalf of clients in Europe, Africa, North America and India, in many cases transferred to site acting as Liaison between the design office and contractors.Since the introduction of CAD and its advance into what is now 3D modelling and detailing, it’s apparent that knowing How to draw and knowing What to draw are two different things. It’s in this area that my focus is now directed – by adopting the principles of Best Practice and applying them in the real world with ParabuildWhat is Best Practice?A definition of Best Practice is best summed up by saying “This is the way it should be done”. It’s not taught at university or technical college; it’s poorly documented yet it’s recognized by all those in the steel construction industry.Why Parabuild?After working with a number of CAD solutions, virtually since the technologies inception, I’ve turned to Parabuild – which offers a different approach to 3D modelling and detailing. It’s graphic user interface is intuitive and easy to learn for both the experienced detailer and novice alike. But most importantly, it embodies the principles of Best Practice.Apart from working with the Parabuild team - I'm acting as technical editor for the Parabuild sponsored structuraldetailer.com