Civil and Building Engineering

Location Drawings 

Site Plans - used to locate site, buildings, define site levels, indicate services to buildings, identify parts of
site such as roads, footpaths and boundaries and to give setting out dimensions for the site and buildings as
a whole. Suitable scale not less than 1 : 2500

Floor Plans - used to identify and set out parts of the building such as rooms, corridors, doors, windows, etc., Suitable scale not less than 1 : 100

Elevations - used to show external appearance of all faces and to identify doors and windows. Suitable scale not less than 1 : 100

Sections - used to provide vertical views through the building to show method of construction. Suitable scale
not less than 1 : 50

Component Drawings

used to identify and supply data for components to be supplied by a manufacturer or for components not
completely covered by assembly drawings. Suitable scale range 1 : 100 to 1 : 1

Assembly Drawings 

used to show how items fit together or are assembled to form elements. Suitable scale range 1 : 20 to 1 : 5
All drawings should be fully annotated, fully dimensioned and cross referenced.

Ref. BS EN ISO 7519: Technical drawings. Construction drawings. General principles of presentation for general arrangement and assembly drawings.