Introduction to

the Drawings,
Title Blocks &
Revisions
LAYOUT OF P&ID

Drawing Size Border

Title Block Revision History

References, Scale Notes

DRAWING SIZE
Drawing sizes in the United States are
defined in ANSI (American National
Standards Institute)/ASME
(American Society of Mechanical
Engineers) Y14.1 - 2005 Decimal
Inch Drawing Sheet Size and Format

MARGINS
The margin provides a sacrificial
zone where day-to-day damage to the
drawing’s edges can occur without
losing data.
 TITLE BLOCK
The title block shall be located in the
lower right corner of the format.It
includes
• Client Name And Logo
• Location
• Drawing Subject Information
• Drawing Number
• Revision Number
• General Drafting Information
• Revision Description typical title block
 DRAWING NUMBER

Typical Drawing Number Format Example:

• Drawing Size Designator
• Plant/Unit/Process Section
Designator
• Type Of Drawing Designator
• Sequential Drawing Number
D-1015-G-00233
• D = Drawing Size (22” X 34”)
• 1015 = Unit Number
• G = Flow Diagram
• 00233 = Sequential Number
 ANSI/ASME Y14.1 calls for revision blocks to

REVISION BLOCK be located in the upper right corner of the

drawing

The authors are more familiar with revision blocks

next to the title block at the bottom of the drawing, but
as long as consistency is maintained, either location is
fine

It callouts. Rev., Description, By and Date are at

Typical revision block the bottom of the table, and the revision history
proceeds upwards from the bottom.
 • Drawing notes, like other features,
should be placed in the same location
on all drawings for consistency

• The notes are numbered sequentially

and may be referenced in the body of
the drawing

NOTES • The notes section provides space for

more lengthy descriptions that won’t
fit within the body of the drawing

• if they are shown on the P&IDs,

normally appear above or below the
drawing notes, on the right hand side
of the sheet
 • Documents referenced to build the
drawing are listed in the references
table.
• For example, Loop Diagrams may
reference the P&ID containing the
loop

REFERENC • Logic Diagrams and possibly

electrical elementary diagrams should
reference the P&IDs that show the

E equipment for which the logic was

written.
• It is sometimes helpful to list a
vendor’s equipment schematic if that
is needed to understand that
equipment’s operation.