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128-23:1999
Technical drawings —
General principles of
presentation —
Part 23: Lines on construction drawings
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BS ISO 128-23:1999
National foreword
This British Standard reproduces verbatim ISO 128-23:1999 and implements
it as the UK national standard.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee
B/212, Tolerances, drawing practice, modular co-ordination, joints, project
information and computer modelling, to Subcommittee B/212/2, Construction
drawing practice, which has the responsibility to:
Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the ISO title page,
This British Standard, having pages ii to iv, pages 1 to 12, an inside back cover and a back cover.
been prepared under the
direction of the Sector The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the
Committee for Building and document was last issued.
Civil Engineering, was
published under the authority
of the Standards Committee
and comes into effect on
15 October 1999 Amendments issued since publication
Contents
Page
Foreword iii
1 Scope 1
2 Normative references 1
3 General principles 1
4 Types of lines and their applications 1
5 Line widths 4
Annex A (informative) Examples of application 5
Foreword
Introduction
The basic conventions and the application of lines in respect to other fields of
drawing practice are presented in other parts of ISO 128 since requirements in
industry vary considerably. For further information, see ISO 128-20.
1 Scope
This part of ISO 128 specifies types of lines and their application in construction documentation comprising
architectural drawings, structural engineering drawings, building service engineering drawings, civil
engineering drawings, landscape drawings and town planning drawings.
2 Normative references
The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute
provisions of this part of ISO 128. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of
these publications do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this part of ISO 128 are
encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the normative documents
indicated below. For undated references, the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies.
Members of ISO and IEC maintain registers of currently valid International Standards.
ISO 128-20:1996, Technical drawings — General principles of presentation — Part 20: Basic conventions
for lines.
ISO 129:1985, Technical drawings — Dimensioning — General principles, definitions, methods of execution
and special indications.
ISO 3766:1995, Construction drawings — Simplified representation of concrete reinforcement.
ISO 4068:1978, Building and civil engineering drawings — Reference lines.
ISO 4069:1977, Building and civil engineering drawings — Representation of areas on sections and views —
General principles.
ISO 4463-1:1989, Measurement methods for building — Setting-out and measurement — Part 1: Planning
and organization, measuring procedures, acceptance criteria.
ISO 6428:1982, Technical drawings — Requirements for microcopying.
ISO 7519:1991, Technical drawings — Construction drawings — General principles of presentation for
general arrangement and assembly drawings.
ISO 8048:1984, Technical drawings — Construction drawings — Representation of views, sections and cuts.
ISO 8560:1986, Technical drawings — Construction drawings — Representation of modular sizes, lines and
grids.
ISO 11091:1994, Construction drawings — Landscape drawing practice.
3 General principles
The types of lines, their designations and their dimensions as well as general rules for draughting of lines
are specified in ISO 128-20.
The requirements for microcopying are specified in ISO 6428.
01.2 Continuous wide line .1 visible outlines of parts in cut and section when 7519
hatching is used
.2 boundaries of different materials in view, cut —
and section (alternatively, see 01.1.1)
.3 visible outlines of parts in view (alternatively, 7519
see 01.1.11)
.4 simplified representation of doors, windows, 7519
stairs, fittings etc. (alternatively, see 01.1.12)
.5 modular grid lines, second stage (if necessary 8560
other colour than outlines)
.6 arrow lines for marking of views, cuts and 8048
sections
.7 proposed contours on landscape drawings 11091
01.3 Continuous extra-wide .1 visible outlines of parts in cut and section when 7519
line hatching is not used
.2 reinforcing bars (see 02.3.1) 3766
.3 lines of special importance —
02.1 Dashed narrow line .1 existing contours on landscape drawings 11091
(alternatively, see 01.1.10)
.2 subdivision of plant beds/grass 11091
.3 hidden outlines (alternatively, see 02.2.1) —
02.2 Dashed wide line .1 hidden outlines (alternatively, see 02.1.3) —
05.3 Long dashed double- .1 reinforcing prestressed bars and cables 3766
dotted extra-wide line
07.1 Dotted narrow line .1 outlines of parts not included in the project -
5 Line widths
On a construction drawing three line widths, narrow, wide and extra-wide, are normally used (see Table 2).
The proportions between the line widths are 1:2:4.
A special line width is used for representation and lettering of graphical symbols. This line width is
situated between the width of the narrow and the wide line.
Table 2 — Line widths
Dimensions in millimetres
Line group Narrow line Wide line Extra-wide line Line widths for
graphical symbols
0,25 0,13 0,25 0,5 0,18
0,35 0,18 0,35 0,7 0,25
0,5 0,25 0,5 1 0,35
0,7 0,35 0,7 1,4 0,5
1 0,5 1 2 0,7
The line widths shall be chosen according to the type, size and scale of the drawing and the requirements
at microcopying and other methods of reproduction.
Annex A (informative)
Examples of application
Examples of the application of the different types of lines, along with the corresponding reference numbers
from clause 4, are given in Table A.1.
Table A.1 — Examples of application
No. Line type Example of application
01.1 Continuous narrow line
01.1.1 Boundaries of different materials
in view, cut and section
01.1.2 Hatching
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