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IS 10711 (2001): Technical Product Documentation - Sizes

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Indian Standard
TECHNICAL PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION — SIZES
AND LAYOUT OF DRAWING SHEETS
( First Revision)

Ics 01.100,01

@ BIS 2001

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002

November 2001 Price Group 3

Drawings Sectional Committee, BP 24

NATIONAL FOREWORD

This Indian Standard ( First Revision ) which is identical with ISO 5457: 1999 ‘Technical product
documentation — Sizes and layout of drawing sheets’ issued by the International Organization for
Standardization ( ISO ) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendation of
Drawings Sectional Committee and approval of the Basic and Production Engineering Division Council.

This standard was originally published in 1983 and was based on ISO 5457:1980 ‘Technical drawings
— Sizes and layout of drawing sheets’. This revision has been taken up to harmonize with the latest
version of International Standard ISO 5457, which has been technically revised.

This standard specifies the size and layout of preprinted sheets for technical drawings in any field of
engineering, including those produced by computer and is also applicable to other technical documents.

The text of ISO Standard has been approved as suitable for publication as Indian Standard without
deviations, In this adopted standard, certain terminology and conventions are not identical to those
used in Indian Standards. Attention is especially drawn to the following:

a) Wherever the words ‘International Standard’ appear referring to this standard, they should be
read as ‘Indian Standard’.

b) Comma ( , ) has been used as a decimal marker while in Indian Standards, the current practice
is to use a full point ( . ) as the decimal marker.

In this adopted standard, reference appears to certain International Standards for which Indian Standards
also exist. The corresponding Indian Standards, which are to be substituted in their place, are listed
below along with their degree of equivalence for the editions indicated:

International Standard Corresponding Indian Standard Degree of Equivalence

ISO 128-20 : 1996 Technical IS 10714( Part 20 ): 2001 Technical Identical

drawings — General principles of drawings — General principles of
presentation — Part 20 : Basic presentation: Part 20 Basic
conventions for lines conventions for lines

ISO 3098-1 : 1974 Technical IS 9609( Part 1 ): 1983 Lettering on do

drawings — Lettering — Part 1: technical drawings : Part 1 English
Currently used characters lettering ( first revision)

ISO 7200 : 1984 Technical IS 11665 : 1985 Technical do

drawings — Title blocks drawings — Title block

The concerned Sectional Committee has reviewed the provisions of the following International
Standards referred in this adopted standard, and has decided that they are acceptable for use in conjunction
with this standard:

lnternationa/ Standard Title

ISO 216:1975 Writing paper and certain classes of printed matter — Trimmed sizes —
A and B series

ISO 9958-1:1992 Draughting media for technical drawings — Draughting film with polyester
base — Part 1: Requirements and marking

ISO 9961:1992 Draughting media for technical drawings — Natural tracing paper
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Indian Standard
TECHNICAL PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION — SIZES
AND LAYOUT OF DRAWING SHEETS
( First Revision)

1 Scope

This International Standard specifies the size and layout of preprinted sheets for technical drawings in any field of
engineering, including those produced by computer. This International Standard is also applicable to other technical
documents.

2 Normative references

The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this
International Standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to
revision, and parties to agreements based on this International Standard are encouraged to investigate the
possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below. Members of IEC and ISO maintain
registers of currently valid International Standards.

ISO 128-20:1996, Technical dra wings — General principles of presentation — Part 20: Basic conventions for lines.

ISO 216:1975, Writing paper and certain classes of printed matter — Trimmed sizes — A and B series.

ISO 3098-1:1974, Technical dra wings — Lettering — Part 1: Currently used characters.

ISO 7200:1984, Technical dra wings — Title blocks.

ISO 9958-1:1992, Draughting media for technical drawings — Draughting film with polyester base — Part 1:
Requirements and marking

ISO 9961:1992, Draughting media for technical dra wings — Natural tracing paper.

3 Sizes

3.1 Size of series ISO-A

The original drawing should be made on the smallest sheet permitting the necessary clarity and resolution.

The preferred sizes of the trimmed and untrimmed sheets as well as the drawing space of the main ISO-A series
(see ISO216) are given in table 1.
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Table 1 — Sizes of trimmed and untrimmed sheets and the drawing space %

Dimensions in millimetres

Designation Figure Trimmed sheet (T) Drawingspace Untrimmed sheet (U)

al bl az b2 as b3

1) 1) & (),5 * (),5 &2 &2

Ao 1 841 1189 821 1159 880 1230

Al 1 594 841 574 811 625 880

A2 1 420 594 400 564 450 625

A3 1 297 420 277 390 330 450

A4 2 210 297 180 277 240 330

QOTE — For sizes > AO,see ISO216.

I) For tolerances, see ISO216.

Dimensions in millimetres Dimensions in millimetres

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.. —.. — .
r
-..
—..—..——....—..-
20
.
bz 20
1--- r
i bl al

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Figure 1 — Size A3 to AO Figure 2 — Size A4

The size designation shall be placed in the bottom border at the right corner (see figure 5).

3.2 Elongated sizes

Elongated sizes should be avoided. Otherwise they are formed by combination of the dimensions of the short side
of an A-size (e.g. A3) with the dimensions of the long side of another larger A-size (e.g. Al). The result is a new
size, for example with the abbreviation A3.1. The structure of the size system is shown in figure 3.

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Dimensions in millimetres
841
AO

594 ... ..
Al A1.O

420 “ ... ..—.. — ..

A2 A2.1 A2.O
1

2’rrrrrl
o 210 420 594
Figure 3 — Size system overview
841 1 189

4 Graphical features

4.1 Title block

For the dimensions and layout of title blocks, see ISO 7200. The location of the title block for the sizes AO to A3 is
situated in the bottom right hand corner of the drawing space. Only sheets positioned horizontally are permitted for
these formats (see figure 1). For the size A4, the title block is situated in the shorter (lower) part of the drawing
space. Only sheets positioned vertically are allowed for this format (see figure 2). The direction of the reading of the
drawings is equal to that of the title block.

4.2 Borders and frame

Borders enclosed by the edges of the trimmed sheet and the frame limiting the drawing space shall be provided with
all sizes. The border shall be 20 mm wide on the left edge, including the frame. It can be used as a filing margin. All
other borders are 10 mm wide (see figure 4).

The frame for limiting the drawing space shall be executed with continuous lines of 0,7 mm width.

Dimensions in millimetres

1245

‘y
/l
6
5

-’t-
20

t Key
1 Trimming mark 4 Frame of drawing space
2 Trimmed format 5 Drawing space
!,
3 Grid reference border 6 Untrimmed format

Figure 4 — Borders

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4.3 Centring marks

In order to facilitate positioning of the drawing when reproduced or microfilmed, four centring marks shall he
provided. These marks are placed at the ends of the two axes of symmetry of the trimmed sheet with a symmetry
tolerance of 1 mm. The form of the centring marks may be chosen freely. H is recommended to indicate them by
continuous lines of 0,7 mm width, starting at the grid reference border and extending 10 mm beyond the drawing
frame (see figure 5). Sizes greater than AO require additional centring marks at the mid-point of each section to be
filmed.

4.4 Grid reference system

The sheets shall be divided into fields in order to permit easy location of details, additions, revisions, etc. on the
drawing (see figure 5).

The individual fields should be referenced from the top downwards with capital letters (1 and O shall not be used)
and from left to right with numerals figuring on both sides of the sheet. For the size A4, they are located only at the
top and the right side. The size of letters and characters is 3,5 mm. The length of the fields is 50 mm, starting at the
axes of symmetry of the trimmed size (centring marks). The number of fields depends on the size (see table 2). The
differences resulting from the division are added to the fields at the corners.

The letters and numerals shall be placed in the grid reference border, and are to be written in vertical characters
according to ISO 3098-1. The grid reference system lines shall be executed with continuous lines of 0,35 mm width.

Dimensions in millimetres

~.._. ._.._ .._

10 I
- I

Figure 5 — Grid reference system and centring marks

Table 2 — Number of fields

IDesignation
I 1
AO
I
t
Al I
1
A2 II A3 II A4 I
I
ILong side I 24 I 16 I 12 I 8 I 6 I

IShort side I 16
I 12 I 8 I 6 I 4 I

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4.5 Trimming marks

In order to facilitate trimming of the sheets either by hand or automatically, trimming marks shall be provided in the
borders of the four edges of the trimmed sheet. These marks are in the form of two overlapping rectangles with the
dimensions 10 mm x 5 mm (see figure 6).
..—.. — ... .. ..—.. — ... ..
I r

A
I

Figure 6 — Trimming marks

5 Designation

The designation of a preprinted drawing sheet shall consist of the following elements in the given orde~

a) the description block (i.e. “Drawing sheet”);

b) the number of this International Standard (i.e. ISO 5457);

c) the designation of size (A4 to AO) as specified in table 1 or figure 3;

d) trimmed (T) or untrimmed (U) as specified in table 1;

e) type of material:

— tracing paper (TP) 92,5 g/rep or 112,5 g/rep, according to ISO 9961,

— opaque paper (OP) 60 g/m2 to 120 g/rep,

— draughting film with polyester base (PE) of thickness = 50 pm, according to ISO 9958-1,

f) printed frontside (F) or reverseside (R);

g) title block according to a pattern (TBL), if applicable.

EXAMPLE

A preprinted drawing sheet according to ISO 5457, of size Al, trimmed on tracing paper, with a mass per unit area
of 112,5 g/m’2, printed on the reverse side and with a title block according to a pattern is designated as follows:

Drawing sheet ISO 5457- AIT - TP1 12,5- R - TBL

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Annex A
(informative)

Example of a drawing sheet

—..— ..—.. — ..—.. — ..—.._ .._.. _ .._.. _ .. ..—.. —

—.. — ..—.. — ..—.. —

..—

Figure A.1 — Example of a format A3 drawing sheet

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