WORKING DRAWINGS HANDBOOK, Fourth Edition

Working Drawings Handbook

Figure 4.19shows the recommended method of folding
various ‘A’-sized sheets.

The format of the panel will vary but it must make
provision for the following (minimum) information to be
displayed:

4.17 Vertical location of elements in the assembly section is given by
references to the planes established in 4.16

The panel may carry further optional

information, such as the name of the

project architect, the names of the

persons preparing and checking the

drawing, office job reference, etc.

Figure 4.20shows a suitable format;

however, many are available.

Title panels when drawings are prepared

manually are best pre-printed on to

standard drawing sheets. When the

drawings are CAD-produced however,

the panel is prepared electronically. It

should be defined as a CAD block and

inserted into each drawing sheet, which

can then in turn be inserted into every

drawing on the computer.

If your practice logo uses a specific

font it is probably best to create a

bitmap image of that logo (.tif or .bmp)

and insert that into your title panel.

(See Glossary of CAD terms.) That

way the logo will not change if the

computer used for plotting the drawing

(such as a plotting agency) does not

have that font installed.

Depending on your CAD program it

may be possible to link the text items in

the title panel into a database or to

CAD software to maintain a drawing

register automatically and keep track of

revisions and drawing issue (see

additional notes on managing the set

in Chapter 5.)

When drawings are prepared manually

trimming lines and margins is

unnecessary when standard ‘A’ size

Name and address of the project

Name, address, telephone number and email address of

the issuing office

Title of the drawing

Scale of the drawing

Coded number of the drawing (status of issuing office—

e.g. architect, structural engineer, etc.; nature of

drawing—e.g. general arrangement, assembly, etc.;

CI/SfB code, and unique number in that series

Date of first issue

Reference, description and dates of subsequent revisions.