WORKING DRAWINGS HANDBOOK, Fourth Edition

Working Drawings Handbook

before printing if you prefer.) But many printers and
plotters need margins at the edges to hold the paper
firm as it passes through the machine, so the borders
should be placed to take account of these. If you are
using a plotting agency don’t forget to set up sheets to
suit their plotter too.

When completing the title panel it is most important that
the drawing title be stated simply and consistently, giving
the casual searcher a brief but accurate and informative
statement about the drawing’s content:

Arch/ G/ level 1/ (21)/ 027

We are told, in sequence, that the drawing is prepared

by the architect; that it is a general arrangement; that it

is a plan taken at level one; and because this is an

elementalised set of drawings, we are told the element

which the drawing shows, i.e. primary element dealing

with walls. 027 is the drawing number in that series.

The identical title will appear in the drawing register (see

Chapter 5).

Annotation of the drawing

Adding text to a drawing presents few problems when

working with CAD. Modern CAD programs, connected to

4.19 Recommended method of folding ‘A’-sized sheets always keeps the title panel visible