General arrangement drawing - Revision history

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−	~~General~~ arrangement drawings (GA’s) present the overall composition of an object such as a building. Depending on the complexity of the building, this is likely to require a number of different projections, such as plans, sections and elevations, and may be spread across several different drawings.	+	= What are general arrangement drawings? =

−	~~They may be referred to~~ as ~~'location~~ drawings' as ~~they~~ show ~~the location~~ of ~~various components and assemblies within~~ the ~~overall design, but this can be confused with location~~ drawings ~~indicating~~ the ~~geographical location of~~ the ~~building~~.	+	General arrangement drawings (GA’s) present the overall composition of an object such as a building. This is as opposed to more detailed drawings such as component drawings or assembly drawings that might only show a particular aspect or part of the object. General arrangement drawings show how the components fit together to create the whole.

−	General arrangement drawings are likely to be prepared at each stage of development of a ~~building~~ design, showing the overall relationship between the main elements and key dimensions. The level of detail will increase as the project progresses and they may need to be supplemented by more detailed drawings, showing specific elements and assemblies. On very simple projects these may be included on the general arrangement drawings themselves, but generally, separate drawings will be required.	+	Depending on the complexity of the building, they are likely to include a number of different projections, such as plans, sections and elevations, and the complete information may be spread across several different drawings. They may also be referred to as 'location drawings' as they show the location of various components and assemblies within the overall design, but this can be confused with location drawings indicating the geographical location of the building.
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		+	= How are general arrangement drawings prepared? =
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		+	General arrangement drawings are likely to be prepared at each stage of development of a design, showing the overall relationship between the main elements and the key dimensions. The level of detail will increase as the project progresses and they may need to be supplemented by more detailed drawings, showing specific elements and assemblies. On very simple projects these may be included on the general arrangement drawings themselves, but generally, separate drawings will be required. They can be very large drawings depending on the size and complexity of the obeject being represented and the scale used.

	General arrangement drawings may include references to additional information, such as specifications and detail drawings, however they should not duplicate information included elsewhere as this can become contradictory and may cause confusion.		General arrangement drawings may include references to additional information, such as specifications and detail drawings, however they should not duplicate information included elsewhere as this can become contradictory and may cause confusion.

−	They may ~~also~~ include notation ~~and~~ symbols. It is important that these are consistent with industry standards so that their precise meaning is clear and can be understood.	+	They may include notation, symbols, hatching and so on to indicate additional detail about particular elements. It is important that these are consistent with industry standards so that their precise meaning is clear and can be understood. For more information see: Symbols on architectural drawings.
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		+	They may also include other elements, such as a tile block indicating the drawing name and number, the creator of the drawing, the revision number, the scale, a north point and a key.
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		+	The scale at which drawings are prepared should reflect the level of detail of the information they are required to convey. Different line thicknesses can also be used to provide greater clarity for certain elements. For more information see: Scale in the construction industry.

−	~~The scale at which~~ drawings ~~are prepared should reflect the level of detail of the information they are required to convey. Different line thicknesses can be used to provide greater clarity for certain elements. They~~ may be drawn ~~to scale~~ by hand, or prepared using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software. However, increasingly, building information modelling (BIM) is being used to create 3 dimensional representations of buildings and their components.	+	General arrangement drawings may be drawn by hand, or prepared using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software. However, increasingly, building information modelling (BIM) is being used to create 3 dimensional representations of buildings and their components. General arrangement drawings can then be generated from the BIM model to the required scale.

	[http://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail/?pid=000000000001152913 BS EN ISO 7519:1997 Technical drawings. Construction drawings. General principles of presentation for general arrangement and assembly drawings] establishes the general principles of presentation to be applied to construction drawings for general arrangement and assembly. This standard compliments the ISO 128 series on technical drawings.		[http://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail/?pid=000000000001152913 BS EN ISO 7519:1997 Technical drawings. Construction drawings. General principles of presentation for general arrangement and assembly drawings] establishes the general principles of presentation to be applied to construction drawings for general arrangement and assembly. This standard compliments the ISO 128 series on technical drawings.

−	= Related articles on Designing Buildings ~~Wiki~~ =	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

	* As-built drawings and record drawings.		* As-built drawings and record drawings.
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	* Component drawing.		* Component drawing.
	* Computer aided design.		* Computer aided design.
−	* Concept drawing.
	* Design drawings.		* Design drawings.
	* Detail drawing.		* Detail drawing.
	* Elevations.		* Elevations.
	* Engineering drawing.		* Engineering drawing.
−	* How to draw a floor plan.
	* Installation drawings.		* Installation drawings.
−	* North American Paper Sizes
	* Notation and symbols.		* Notation and symbols.
−	* Packaging.
	* Paper sizes.		* Paper sizes.
	* Production information.		* Production information.

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	[http://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail/?pid=000000000001152913 BS EN ISO 7519:1997 Technical drawings. Construction drawings. General principles of presentation for general arrangement and assembly drawings] establishes the general principles of presentation to be applied to construction drawings for general arrangement and assembly. This standard compliments the ISO 128 series on technical drawings.		[http://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail/?pid=000000000001152913 BS EN ISO 7519:1997 Technical drawings. Construction drawings. General principles of presentation for general arrangement and assembly drawings] establishes the general principles of presentation to be applied to construction drawings for general arrangement and assembly. This standard compliments the ISO 128 series on technical drawings.

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	* As-built drawings and record drawings.		* As-built drawings and record drawings.

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	General arrangement drawings (GA’s) present the overall composition of an object such as a building. Depending on the complexity of the building, this is likely to require a number of different projections, such as plans, sections and elevations, and may be spread across several different drawings.		General arrangement drawings (GA’s) present the overall composition of an object such as a building. Depending on the complexity of the building, this is likely to require a number of different projections, such as plans, sections and elevations, and may be spread across several different drawings.
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	* Elevations.		* Elevations.
	* Engineering drawing.		* Engineering drawing.
		+	* How to draw a floor plan.
	* Installation drawings.		* Installation drawings.
	* North American Paper Sizes		* North American Paper Sizes

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−	General arrangement drawings (GA’s) present the overall composition of an object such as a building. Depending on the complexity of the building, this is likely to require a number of different projections, such as plans, sections and elevations, and may be spread across several different drawings. They may be referred to as 'location drawings' as they show the location of various components and assemblies within the overall design, but this can be confused with location drawings indicating the geographical location of the building.	+	[[File:Generalarrangement.png]]
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		+	General arrangement drawings (GA’s) present the overall composition of an object such as a building. Depending on the complexity of the building, this is likely to require a number of different projections, such as plans, sections and elevations, and may be spread across several different drawings.
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		+	They may be referred to as 'location drawings' as they show the location of various components and assemblies within the overall design, but this can be confused with location drawings indicating the geographical location of the building.

	General arrangement drawings are likely to be prepared at each stage of development of a building design, showing the overall relationship between the main elements and key dimensions. The level of detail will increase as the project progresses and they may need to be supplemented by more detailed drawings, showing specific elements and assemblies. On very simple projects these may be included on the general arrangement drawings themselves, but generally, separate drawings will be required.		General arrangement drawings are likely to be prepared at each stage of development of a building design, showing the overall relationship between the main elements and key dimensions. The level of detail will increase as the project progresses and they may need to be supplemented by more detailed drawings, showing specific elements and assemblies. On very simple projects these may be included on the general arrangement drawings themselves, but generally, separate drawings will be required.

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	* Production information.		* Production information.
	* Projections.		* Projections.
		+	* Scale drawing.
	* Section drawing.		* Section drawing.
	* Shop drawings.		* Shop drawings.

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	* Computer aided design.		* Computer aided design.
	* Concept drawing.		* Concept drawing.
		+	* Design drawings.
	* Detail drawing.		* Detail drawing.
	* Elevations.		* Elevations.

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	* Detail drawing.		* Detail drawing.
	* Elevations.		* Elevations.
		+	* Engineering drawing.
	* Installation drawings.		* Installation drawings.
	* North American Paper Sizes		* North American Paper Sizes

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	* Paper sizes.		* Paper sizes.
	* Production information.		* Production information.
		+	* Projections.
	* Section drawing.		* Section drawing.
	* Shop drawings.		* Shop drawings.