General Layout of Drawing Sheets

Borderline

Every sheet used for presentation drawing must have borderlines. They are lines which help to put together visually and other wisely, loosely composed sheets of drawings.

Identification panel

An identification panel is an information column that describes the content of each sheet of drawing. Every sheet of presentation drawing must have an identification panel. It is either arranged horizontally at the bottom of the sheet or vertically at the right hand corner of the sheet and must be taken into account in the design and arrangement of the drawing.

The information contained within this panel should be as brief as possible and should not be varied on different drawing sheets relating to the same project (consistency). The identification panel must be a minor in relation to the drawing on the sheet in terms of space allocation and character.

The panel basically contains

-          The title block

-          The information block

Title Block

This includes

-          Project title

-          Subject of drawing

-          Scale of drawing

-          Date

-          Sheet number

-          Job number

-          Name of student

For professional offices, the title block could be made out as “time savers”- pre-printed as a permanent overlay e.g. carved on rubber stamp as a template to save time and labour.

Information Block (for professional offices only)

This includes

-          Revision notes- Nature or description and dates of each revision with architect’s initials

-          General notes

In filling revision notes, one starts at the bottom and works upwards. To fill general notes, one starts at the top and works downwards. 

Things to consider

a.       Layout

b.      Quality of lines

c.       Accuracy or precision of drawings

d.      Construction

e.      Lettering/printing

Your lettering must be clear and uniform. Never print larger than 5mm – any larger will make your work untidy. Keep all your letters or numbers to a set style. Do not over-slope your lettering. “Fancy” printing/lettering is not allowed. Guidelines should be as thin as possible as, even thinner than construction lines. All dimensions are in millimetres (mm)

 Your lettering/printing is a reflection of your person. Tidy printing usually indicates a tidy person.