Engineering Design Standard: Document Number: EDS 00-0001 Date: 10/07/2012

Document Number: EDS 00-0001
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ENGINEERING DESIGN STANDARD
EDS 00-0001
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN (CAD) DRAWING PROCEDURES
Network(s): EPN, LPN, SPN
Summary: The formatting and administration of engineering drawings within UK Power

Networks.
Originator: Russell Hawkes Date: 08/11/2011
Approved By: Barry Hatton Approved Date: 09/12/2011
Review Date: 08/12/2014
This document forms part of the Company’s Integrated Business System and its requirements are mandatory throughout UK
Power Networks. Departure from these requirements may only be taken with the written approval of the Director of Asset
Management. If you have any queries about this document please contact the originator of the current issue.
Document History
(The document history notes below are intended as a guide only and may not cover all of the changes. If you wish to make use
of this document it should be read in full.)
Version Date Details Originator
1.0 08/03/2010 Original EI ‘CAD Standards 2D (Civil) Design’ Wayne Maddison

2.0 14/12/2010 Rebranded Wayne Maddison
3.0 08/11/2011 Revised to cover all UKPN CAD drawings. Russell Hawkes
Reclassification of document from EI 00-0001
3.1 10/07/2012 Document reviewed for publishing on G81 Kevin Burt
website
Computer Aided Design (CAD) Drawing Procedures Document Number: EDS 00-0001
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Contents
1 Overview .....................................................................................................................4
2 Scope ..........................................................................................................................4
3 Definitions...................................................................................................................4
4 References..................................................................................................................5
4.1 Standard Documents .................................................................................................. 5
4.2 CAD Templates........................................................................................................... 5
5 General Requirements for UK Power Networks’ CAD Drawings ...........................6
5.1 ProjectWise ................................................................................................................. 6
5.2 File Formats ................................................................................................................ 6
5.3 Presentation and Layout of Drawings ......................................................................... 6
6 Externally Produced CAD Drawings.........................................................................7
6.1 Importing Contractor’s Drawings into ProjectWise ...................................................... 7
7 UK Power Networks’ Drawing Frames and Title Blocks.........................................8
7.1 Frame.......................................................................................................................... 8
7.2 Title Block.................................................................................................................... 8
7.3 UK Power Networks Stamp......................................................................................... 9
8 Responsibilities..........................................................................................................9
8.1 Training ..................................................................................................................... 10
8.2 ProjectWise Administration ....................................................................................... 10
8.3 Investment Delivery (Capital Programme) ................................................................ 10
8.4 Capital Programme and Asset Management ............................................................ 10
8.5 Engineering Standards Team ................................................................................... 10
8.6 Designers and All Other CAD Users ......................................................................... 11
9 CAD Drawing Scales................................................................................................11
9.1 Civil Drawings ........................................................................................................... 11
9.2 Electrical Schematic Drawings .................................................................................. 11
10 Lines..........................................................................................................................12
10.1 Civil Drawings ........................................................................................................... 12
10.2 Schematic Diagram Line Styles ................................................................................ 13
11 CAD Symbols ...........................................................................................................13
11.1 Civil Symbols............................................................................................................. 13
11.2 Symbols for Electrical Schematic Diagrams ............................................................. 16
12 Pattern Cells and Hatching .....................................................................................18
12.1 Typical Patterning Used ............................................................................................ 20
13 Drawing Levels.........................................................................................................20
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13.1 Use of Levels in Civil Drawings ................................................................................. 20

13.2 Level Categories for Civil Drawings .......................................................................... 21
13.3 Use of Levels within Standard Schematic Diagrams................................................. 23
14 Text Styles ................................................................................................................23
14.1 Civil Standards .......................................................................................................... 23
14.2 Schematic Standards ................................................................................................ 23
15 Dimensions (Civil)....................................................................................................23
16 CAD Terminology.....................................................................................................24
17 Cell Libraries ............................................................................................................27

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1 Overview
This standard is a summary of best practise within UK Power Networks and a guide to the
production, importation, approval, storage and revision of civil and electrical CAD drawings.
Design standard drawings created within Asset Management are used as examples.
The aim is to achieve consistent professional standards, improve productivity and facilitate
easy exchange of CAD data between companies and CAD platforms. This standard uses
terminology consistent with MicroStation. Refer to Section 16 – CAD Terminology table for
AutoCAD equivalents.
2 Scope
Engineering CAD drawings created and edited within the UK Power Networks (Regulated)
business and its associated contractors.
3 Definitions
Autodesk AutoCAD CAD drawing software for DWG file format drawings
Bentley MicroStation CAD drawing software for DGN and DWG file format drawings
Bentley ProjectWise Electronic document management system used to create a “Common Data
Environment” (CDE) as described in BS 1192
BIM Building Information Modelling and Management
BS British Standard
CAD Computer Aided Design
CDL Central Document Library. The UKPN intranet-based system for publishing
engineering documents and drawings
Datasource ProjectWise equivalent to a high-level directory in Windows Explorer
EST Engineering Standards Team (part of the Asset Management Directorate)
EPN Regions 3 and 4, Eastern Power Networks Plc
LPN Region 1, London Power Networks Plc
SPN Region 2, South Eastern Power Networks Plc

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4 References
4.1 Standard Documents
The standards detailed in this document comply with the latest British Standards listed
below. The following list is not comprehensive. Omission of particular standards does not
imply non-conformance.
Reference Number Description
BS 1192:2007 Architecture, Engineering and Construction, Code of Practice

BS ISO 12006-2:2001 Organisation of Information about Construction Works
BS EN ISO 128-20:2001 General Principles of Presentation
BS EN ISO 5457:1999 Sizes and Layout of Drawing Sheets
BS EN ISO 5455:1995 Drawing Scales
BS EN ISO 7200:2004 Data Fields in Title Blocks and Document Headers
Technical product documentation. Lettering. Latin alphabet, numerals
BS EN ISO 3098-2:2000
and marks
Construction drawings. Spaces for drawing and for text, and title blocks
BS EN ISO 9431:1999
on drawing sheets
Recommended 2D symbols of building elements for use in building
BS 8541-2:2011
information modelling
IEC 60617 Graphical Symbols for Diagrams
UKPN: EDP 08 601 Capital Programme Drawing Approval Procedure
UKPN: EDP 09-0060 Revision Procedure for Operational Diagrams
4.2 CAD Templates
The files listed below are basic templates for creating and printing civil drawings to UK
Power Networks standards. They are appended to this document on CDL. Other types of
template are available upon request.
 MicroStation Civil Template – Civil Standards Template.dgn.

 AutoCAD Civil Template – Civil Standards Template.dwg
 Black & White Plot File – Civil Standards B&W iplot.plt.
 Colour Plot File – Civil Standards Colour iplot.plt.
See Section 17 for recommended cell libraries.

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5 General Requirements for UK Power Networks’ CAD Drawings

5.1 ProjectWise
All engineering drawings produced by UK Power Networks shall be created and saved in an
appropriate location within the Bentley ProjectWise file storage system with their full title and
other attributes recorded in the ProjectWise database. The version control system within
ProjectWise shall be used to ensure that all preliminary and approved versions of the same
drawing are held in a single location identified by the drawing number and version and status
indications.
5.2 File Formats
The standard CAD software used within UK Power Networks is Bentley MicroStation
(currently version ‘V8 XM’).
Drawings generated externally and adopted by UK Power Networks shall be imported into
the appropriate folder within ProjectWise. Provided that the file has been saved in an
acceptable format, as described below, it can be opened with MicroStation V8 XM and the
title can be added directly to the ProjectWise database by typing “titleblock modify” into the
Key-in window and copying the drawing title into the Attributes tab of the dialogue box.
New drawings shall be created as MicroStation V8 (DGN) format files. A PDF rendition shall
be generated of approved standard drawings which are to be shared via the CDL etc.
If it is necessary to work with AutoCAD software the design shall be saved in a DWG file
format no newer than AutoCAD 2007 to facilitate future editing within MicroStation V8 XM.
5.3 Presentation and Layout of Drawings
 Drawings shall be formatted to suit an ‘A’ sized drawing frame.

 All drawings produced by and for UK Power Networks shall be in millimetre or metre
working units.
 Angle measurements shall be shown as whole degrees except where greater accuracy
is required.
 All civil or mechanical designs shall be drawn at 1:1 scale in the model space with a
scaled sheet view 1 to fit an appropriate ‘A’ size drawing frame for convenient printing.
 Schematic diagrams shall be drawn full size in the model space. Additional sheet views
of the drawing are only required where the drawing consists of two or more sheets.
 If uncommon abbreviations are used in a drawing then an explanatory key shall be
provided in the notes.
 Associated drawings shall be listed within the drawing frame.
 The recommended ‘A’ size for printing and associated scale(s) shall be quoted in the title
block.
 The need for specific plot files should be avoided if possible and line weights and styles
should be chosen to suit the standard Windows printer driver. However, Civil Standards
B&W iplot.plt or Civil Standards Colour iplot.plt plot files should be used to print current
civil standards as the drawings are specifically formatted to suit these plot files.
 Drawing names shall be agreed upon beforehand with UK Power Networks.
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A MicroStation ‘Sheet View’ (AutoCAD ‘drawing layout’ or ‘paper space’) is another view on the same design
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 Drawings are to be formatted to suit printing in black and white except where colour is
needed to highlight or differentiate certain elements.
6 Externally Produced CAD Drawings

UK Power Networks, like many other utility and infrastructure companies, uses Bentley
MicroStation CAD software. Manufacturers, suppliers and subcontracted network asset
providers frequently rely upon Autodesk AutoCAD software to generate drawings. As UKPN
adopts new network assets it needs to collect and file the associated drawings for future
reference or modification within ProjectWise.
AutoCAD (DWG) file formats change every couple of years and the latest format is
unreadable with our current version of MicroStation (V8 XM). Fortunately MicroStation V8
XM can directly read, edit (with some limitations) or convert DWG files saved in formats up
to version 2007.
The terms and conditions of suppliers’ contracts shall therefore specify that UK Power
Networks will accept drawing files created either in MicroStation V8 (DGN) format or
AutoCAD 2007 (DWG) format. Converting drawings from DWG to DGN format can adversely
affect scales, dimension data, line styles and text formats, so files shall be saved in their
original format unless or until significant amendments are required.
The next version of MicroStation (V8i) is compatible with later AutoCAD formats, but at the
time of writing no date has been set for the software upgrade within UK Power Networks.
6.1 Importing Contractor’s Drawings into ProjectWise
6.1.1 Requirements of Contractors
The following list describes how site record drawings shall be presented by contractors to
UK Power Networks for integration into the ProjectWise drawing management system:
1. Contractors shall clearly mark ‘As Erected’ or ‘As Built’ drawings accordingly.
2. The colours of linestyles and text indicating ‘Proposed Arrangement’ must be changed
by the contractor to the current status of ‘As Built’.
3. ‘As Built’ DWG format drawings shall be accompanied by a PDF rendition at the same ‘A’
size as the original.
4. Any CDs provided must be checked before being sent to the Project Manager as the
final ‘As Built’ set.
5. All drawings provided on CDs will be ‘As Erected’ for that site so any drawings not
required for ProjectWise must not be copied to the CD.
6. ‘As Built’ drawings applicable to the Network Records Department, such as cable routes,
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6.1.2 Actions by UKPN
When importing Contractors’ drawings into ProjectWise the following procedures shall be
followed:
1. Imported drawings shall be given a UKPN drawing number and ‘stamp’ (see Section
7.3).
2. The contractor’s drawing number shall be left on the drawing for reference.
3. New drawings for ProjectWise shall take into account any existing DGN, DWG, microfilm
or raster (TIF or CIT) drawings already in ProjectWise which may need to be updated
with a new version or superseded.
4. Checks are required to ensure that users of Bentley Redline and MicroStation can open
the drawings.
5. DWG to DGN file format conversion is not reliable and does not produce like for like
results, this process normally creates problems e.g. linestyle/text irregularities. DWG
drawings shall be left in their original format unless or until revisions are required.
6. Any current spreadsheet index system shall continue to be updated to take account of
the old legacy systems still in use.
7. Multi-sheet DWG drawings shall be listed accordingly in the associated index.
8. Any numbering system used shall not conflict with the legacy systems.
9. ‘As Erected’ status shall be confirmed with the contractor or contract manager if not
shown on the drawing.
7 UK Power Networks’ Drawing Frames and Title Blocks

The title block provides important information about the drawing while the frame defines the
boundary of the drawing.
7.1 Frame
All printed plans shall include a border.
The drawing border shall be 20mm from the edge of the page and the border line shall be a
continuous 1mm thick line. The drawing space shall be within the borders.
The drawing template ‘Civil Standards Template’ provides the UK Power Networks standard
frame for civil designs, while the ‘Protection Standard’ template provides the equivalent for
electrical schematics. These will be made available to download from UKPN Central
Document Library.
7.2 Title Block
The title block shall be positioned on the bottom right-hand corner of the sheet so that when
the plan is stored in a drawer or folded appropriately, the title and number are always visible.
The position of the title block shall only be changed in exceptional circumstances. A vertical
strip above the title block may be reserved for notes, revisions, etc.

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The title block shall include:
 A descriptive title.
 The drawing number.
 The scale at a designated ‘A’ sheet size.
 The company logo and name.
 Creation and modification dates.
 Names or initials of designer, draughtsperson and approver.
 Site name or standard.
 Version number or letter.
 Approval state.
Schematic Diagram Title Block Standard Civil Drawing Title Block
Figure 1: Examples of Typical Standard Title Blocks
7.3 UK Power Networks Stamp
The UK Power Networks stamp is a reduced version of the title block which is added to
externally created drawings when they are imported. For more information on the UK Power
Networks stamp and drawing approval procedures refer to EDP 08 601 Capital Programme
Drawing Approvals Procedure and EDP 09-0060 Revision Procedure for Operation
Diagrams.
8 Responsibilities
The Asset Management directorate is responsible for developing and maintaining this
instruction and encouraging all CAD users to abide by it, be they UKPN or associated
contractors.
CAD Managers, CAD Coordinators, CAD users, ProjectWise Administrators and any
manager with an engineering CAD resource in their department is responsible for
implementing this design standard.

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8.1 Training
Training is provided on site on an ad-hoc basis. Contact the appropriate administrator as

listed below for more information.
8.2 ProjectWise Administration
The Programme Delivery Team within each licensed network area shall appoint a
Projectwise Administrator to oversee the setup and day-to-day running of ProjectWise.
These posts are currently filled as follows:
 Nic Chown – SPN Capital Programme.

 Peter Bolton – EPN Capital Programme.Alvin Simon – LPN Capital Programme..
Each Capital Programme delivery team has its own datasource within ProjectWise. An
additional datasource exists where the Engineering Standards Team develops UKPN-wide
standard drawings. Engineering Standards currently administers the Standards datasource.
ProjectWise administrators are able to adjust individual user settings to permit or limit
particular actions as appropriate to the user’s role, such as the ability to create, delete, edit
or approve drawing files or folders.
8.3 Investment Delivery (Capital Programme)
Each Capital Programme team is responsible for the maintenance and administration of
their datasource within ProjectWise. Drawings shall be organised into a hierarchy that is
straightforward and intuitive to navigate as far as legacy naming and numbering systems will
allow.
It is the responsibility of Programme Delivery teams to ensure that all externally generated
‘As Built’ project drawings are saved to ProjectWise as soon as is practicable. It is important
that drawings or other related documents are not withheld from the ProjectWise system as
this risks them being permanently unavailable to the business.
Section 6.1 provides more information about importing drawings and EDP 08-601 explains
the drawing approval procedure.
8.4 Capital Programme and Asset Management
Any individual within the Capital Programme or Asset Management directorates who
commissions work on the network involving the creation or revision of CAD drawings of
transmission or distribution assets is similarly responsible for saving those drawings to
ProjectWise at the earliest opportunity.
8.5 Engineering Standards Team
Standard design drawings developed by UKPN Asset Management are also held on
ProjectWise, but in a datasource with limited access to ensure that unapproved designs are
not used for site construction or commissioning. Approved drawings are published on CDL
for designers to download.

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It is the responsibility of Asset Management standard designers to ensure that any

preliminary drawing which they circulate for review and comment is clearly marked as ‘Draft’,
‘Preliminary’ or ‘Unapproved’.
8.6 Designers and All Other CAD Users
Original CAD files shall not be distributed outside the company and its contractors, as this
risks the loss of intellectual property to our competitors.
9 CAD Drawing Scales

9.1 Civil Drawings
A drawing’s scale is the ratio of the subject’s size on the drawing to its actual size on site.
Drawing scales shall be in accordance with BS EN ISO 5455:1995.
Table 1 shows the drawing scales that shall be used in the production of UK Power
Networks’ civil drawings and their associated dimension and text styles as they appear when
printed at A1 size.
Scale Dimension Style Text Style – Notes and Title
1:1 1st 1st

1:2 2nd 2nd
1:5 5th 5th
1:10 10th 10th
1:20 20th 20th
1:50 50th 50th
1:100 100th 100th
1:200 200th 200th
1:500 500th 500th
Table 1: Technical Drawing Scales

A drawing Scale 1:25 can be used in certain instances when layout space is an issue
9.2 Electrical Schematic Drawings
Schematic diagrams shall be drawn with the 1mm grid lock turned on and labelled N.T.S.
(not to scale). An appropriate A-size frame shall be selected to fit around the drawing or a
separate framed sheet view can be created as described in Section 5.3 into which the model
view shall be scaled to fit.
A schematic drawing can be rescaled at the time of printing to fit any size of paper, the only
limitation being its readability.

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10 Lines
The appropriate use of different line styles, weights and colours helps to indentify individual
elements. Standardisation of line forms and weights makes drawings easier to read and is
important to establish a familiar hierarchy within the drawing, this intuitively leads the viewer
to the information they require.
10.1 Civil Drawings
10.1.1 Commonly used Line Styles in Civil Structural Substation Design Drawings
10.1.2 Line Style Applications (MicroStation)
Line Style Application
0 Outline of Elements (Solid Line)

2 Hidden Elements (Dashed Line)
4 Centre Line
5 Drainage Foul
6 Drainage
10.1.3 Line Weights (MicroStation)
The recommended line weights are listed below. Line weights affect the widths of the lines
when plotted. It is recommended that the lines are displayed realistically on screen by having
the line weights display on. If plot files other than the civil standard plot files are used then
the line weights as shown in Figure 2 may print thicker or thinner than was originally
intended.

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Line Weight Application
0 Hidden details, hatching, dimensions, centre lines, leader lines, notation

0 Greyscale. Objects that are in the background or are not important to that detail or
existing features
1 Outlines
2 Hidden line weight 2, secondary lines, site boundary, reinforcement, drawing frame
Figure 2: Line Weights when Printed with the Standard Plot File Civil Standards B&W iplot.plt
or Civil Standards Colour iplot.plt
10.2 Schematic Diagram Line Styles
Solid lines shall be used throughout except:
 Lines of association – long dash.

 Optional extra connections – short dash.
 Outline of separate panel or switchgear – dash-dot.
MicroStation weight 1 shall be used generally; weights between 0 and 3 may be selected for
clarity or emphasis.
11 CAD Symbols
The use of standard symbols helps to make the drawing easier to understand.
11.1 Civil Symbols
BS 8541-2 Recommended 2D symbols of building elements for use in building information

modelling lists a useful selection of approved civil drawing symbols. Symbols from BS 8541-
2 shall be used where appropriate in new drawings.
Common civil symbols and their descriptors are shown below. These symbols are examples
from the civil standard cell library which is available on CDL.

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Symbol Description
Section Line
These are lines that indicate a cut surface in a drawing.
The arrows indicate the direction of view through the
section.
Detail Reference 1
This symbol refers to additional information on the
same drawing.
Detail Reference 2
This symbol refers to additional information on another
drawing.
Break Line
This shows that the element continues but the rest of it
need not be shown or that a section of the element has
been left out due to space constraints or irrelevance.
Grid Line
This is a pattern of regularly placed vertical and
horizontal lines used for referencing points.
Floor Level Symbol: (Plan View)

This is a symbol that indicates the type of surface finish
and the height of that surface on a plan view.
Floor Level Symbol: (Elevation)
This is a symbol that indicates the type of surface finish
and the height of that surface on a section or elevation.
Centre Line Designation

This is a label on the line which bisects an element.
North Point
This symbol aligns the site layout drawing with
geographic north

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11.1.1 Electric Symbols for Civil Drawings
11.1.2 Example of Symbols Used in Plan View
Figure 3: Civil Drawing Detail

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11.2 Symbols for Electrical Schematic Diagrams
Symbols used shall generally conform to IEC 60617 Graphical Symbols for Diagrams.
The latest edition of IEC 60617 is published as an on-line database and is available to view
via an annual subscription. UK Power Networks does not currently subscribe to the IEC
database so we generally adhere to the symbol set as published in BS EN 60617:1996.
Section 11.2.1 shows a selection of schematic diagram symbols available from the
schem.cel cell library. The complete cell library will be made available to download from
CDL. On the left of the symbol is the abbreviated code name; on the right is its description.

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11.2.1 Commonly Used Symbols in UKPN Electrical Schematic Diagrams

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12 Pattern Cells and Hatching

Pattern cells and hatching create sets of lines or shapes arranged in a pattern to represent a
material surface or cross-section.
Table 2 shows the standard Pattern Library available to MicroStation V8.
Pattern names shown in bold are preferred for use in UK Power Networks drawings.
The pattern scales shown in Table 2 are drawn at 1:1.

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Table 2: Typical MicroStation Pattern (hatching) Library

The pattern scale should be adjusted to achieve a realistic representation when the drawing
is printed on the appropriate ‘A’ size sheet.

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12.1 Typical Patterning Used
Description Used on Elevation for Used in Cross-section for
ENBOND English bond brickwork

BRICK Standard brick finish
EARTH Ground
CONCRT Concrete
ANSI31 Steel
ANSI32 Brickwork
ANSI33 Blockwork
WOOD Wood
BATEN Insulation
HATCH Cross-section of other material
GRAVEL Shingle Shingle
Hatching shall be compliant as follows:
 Associative to the defining boundary.

 Created on the appropriate level.
 Type of hatching used to represent sectional material.
13 Drawing Levels
13.1 Use of Levels in Civil Drawings
Each drawing level contains a line style set of a specific line weight, line type and colour
which represents a particular type of material or component.
Drawing features which represent individual aspects of the structure (walls, doors, pipes,
electrical, steel etc) shall be placed on the appropriately named level.
This allows for certain features of the drawing to be selected or switched off depending on
the users requirements. The standard civil level template is used in the drawing template:
Civil Standards Template.DGN which is available to download from CDL.

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Figure 4: Screen Print of the Level Manager for a Standard Civil Drawing
The levels in the Civil Standards Template.DGN have been allocated unique numbers.
These numbers have been divided into categories listed below (Section 13.2).
13.2 Level Categories for Civil Drawings
Number Description Group
100 series Groundworks

110 series Foundations Sub Structure Groundworks
120 series Pile Foundations
200 series External Walls
220 series Internal Walls Partitions
230 series Floors
240 series Stairs Structure, Primary Elements, Carcass
250 series Roofs
260/270 series Building Frames
280 series Reinforcement
300 series External Wall Completions Secondary Elements, Completion of
Structure
310 series Internal Wall Completions
320 series Stairs, Balustrades, Handrails
330 series Ceilings

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Number Description Group
340 series Fittings

350 series Miscellaneous Steelwork
360 series Miscellaneous Concrete
400 series Floor Finishes
410 series Ceiling Finishes Finishes to Structures
420 series Roof Finishes
500/510 series Foul Drainage
520/530/540 series Surface/Storm Water Drainage
Services (non-electrical)
550/560 series Water and Liquid Supply
570 series Gas Supply
600/610/620/630 series Electric Supply - External
640 series Electric Supply - Building
650 series Lighting
Services (Electrical)
660 series Communications
670 series Security Protection
680 series Earthing
700 series Site Information
710 series Site Investigation External Works
720 series Site Clearance and Breakout
800 series Pavement/Road Construction
810 series Site Features
Pavements/Roads
820 series Pavement Design Criteria and
Setting Out
900 series Pavement/Road Markings and
Signs
1000 series Title Sheet
1010 series General Elevations
1020 series General Sections
1030 series General Details
1100 series Schematics General
1200 series General Notification
1300 series General Dimensions
1400 series General Symbols
1500 series General Hatching
1600 series Manufacturers Equipment
Equipment
1620 series Furniture and sanitary ware

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Additional levels may need to be added to the supplied template file. The new levels shall be
placed in the appropriate category on the next available number in that series. New levels
shall be labelled in upper case to distinguish them from the existing levels.
13.3 Use of Levels within Standard Schematic Diagrams
Many of UK Power Networks’ standard and site-specific schematic diagrams were imported
from an assortment of suppliers who use a range of levels to help distinguish different
element types (lines, symbols, text, frame etc.).
The UK Power Networks seed file for standard electrical schematic diagrams (available from
the Engineering Standards Team upon request) is designed for all drawing elements to be
placed on a single level, normally level 1, with the frame and title block appearing as
referenced files.
14 Text Styles
14.1 Civil Standards
The text shall be consistent throughout the drawing and the printed text height on an A1 size
print shall be at least of 2.5mm. All text shall be in English. All text shall be in upper case.
There are two principle types of text:
 Title Text – Information that anyone using a drawing shall note as of primary
importance.
 Note Text – Less significant information but essential to understand the drawing.
The two standard fonts used are:
 Arial – For title text, title block and frame notes.

 Working – For all other notes.
The drawing template Civil Standards Template.DGN has the text styles set out in the
appropriate scale. These two fonts are to be used as they convert effectively between the
two drawing formats, DGN and DWG, when necessary.
14.2 Schematic Standards
The text shall be consistent throughout the drawing and shall be at least 2mm high when
printed full size. All text shall be in English.
The two standard fonts used are:
 Arial – For title text, title block and frame notes.

 Engineering (upper case) – For all other notes.
15 Dimensions (Civil)
The dimensions shall be a thin continuous line with terminating arrows on each end, thin
continuous extension lines and text adjacent to an arrow. The appropriate scale shall be
used in conjunction with the same text and note scale. An example of a dimension can be

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seen in Figure 3. Dimensioning shall be to the nearest 5mm if possible except where greater
accuracy is essential to the construction or the installation of the plant.
Dimensions and levels shall be displayed as follows:
 Millimetre dimensions to 0 decimal places and to the nearest 5mm (if possible) e.g.
1325.
 Levels shown in metres to 3 decimal places. e.g. 1.400.
Dimensions shall be compliant as follows:
 Associative dimensioning shall be used at all times.

 Dimensional changes shall reflect changes to drawing.
 Dimension lines shall be simple, straight unbroken lines to the set dimension level.
 Dimension text shall be positioned above the dimension line and central of the dimension
if possible.
 All dimension units shall be in millimetres.
 Dimension arrows shall not cross content where practical.
16 CAD Terminology
The following table compares MicroStation and AutoCAD terminology.
MicroStation Corresponding Notes

Term AutoCAD Term
AccuSnap Osnap Drafting tool for automatic snaps.

ACS UCS Coordinate system acronyms. ACS = Auxiliary Coordinate
System; UCS = User Coordinate System.
Active Current —
Active design Drawing File or —
file drawing
database
Active LTSCALE Configuration/system variable used to define the scale of line
Linestylescale scale/linetype patterns.
Arc Arc —
Attribute Property —
Block Rectangle —
B-Splines Spline
ByLevel setting ByLayer setting Setting that controls whether colour, line weight, and line style
are set for each level (layer).
Callout bubble Balloon —
Cell libraries — No analogous AutoCAD term.
Cells: shared Blocks In AutoCAD, all blocks behave like shared cells. There is no
and normal analogy to a normal cell.
Circle Circle —

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Term AutoCAD Term
Closed Polyline or LW
—
Smartline Polyline
If the open file is a DWG file, AutoCAD system variables and
their values are listed in the Element Information dialog in File
Browse mode. These variables are DWG-specific, and there is
no correspondence in the DGN format.
Configuration System If a DWG file is saved in DGN format, AutoCAD system variable
variables variables values will not be accessible even if they were inserted in fields.
Therefore, it is recommended that you not insert AutoCAD
system variable values in fields in a DWG file which may need to
be saved in DGN format.
Curve Spline —
Curve Stream Spline —
Default Level Layer 0 (zero) —
Design model Model space DWG workmode and AutoCAD allow only one model. DGN
workmode allows multiple models.
DGN file DWG file Native file format for each program.
Dimension Dimension —
Drawing model Model space DWG workmode and AutoCAD allow only one model. DGN
workmode allows multiple models.
Drop Element Explode Command used to demote element/object types to lower level.
For example, cells/blocks can be demoted to geometry.
Element Properties Title for current symbology of elements/objects.
Attributes
Elements Objects —
Enter Data N/A
Closest match is Attributes
Field
Fence N/A Closest match is Window/Crossing tools
Fence or Selection —
Selection inside Window
Fit View Zoom extents Command for zooming in on all elements currently in the
drawing.
Global Freeze
Viewport In MicroStation, pay attention to the Mode setting in the Level
Freeze layers
Freeze (DWG Display dialog.
workmode only)
Handles Grips Vertices on geometry that can be selected and manipulated.
Key-in Command line Place for entering commands/variables manually.
Both programs have a ‘Manager’ style dialog for controlling
Levels Layers level/layer symbology. MicroStation also has the Level Display
dialog for quick on/off settings.
Line Line —

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Term AutoCAD Term
Line (zero Point

—
length)
Line Selection Selection
—
Fence
MicroStation standard line codes are not available in DWG
Line styles Linetypes
workmode.
Merge into
Bind XREF Inserting an external reference into the current drawing.
Master
Message
Text window Place for viewing text messages of program feedback.
Center
Multi-line Polyline(s) or Two or more lines arranged in parallel or converging, often with
Multi-line a filled area between.
N/A Field —
N/A Table —
Nested Nested MicroStation lets you control levels of nesting; AutoCAD does
references references not.
Open Polyline or LW
Smartline, Line Polyline —
String
Parasolid ACIS Native 3D modelling kernel for each program.
Patterning Hatching AutoCAD hatching relies on predefined patterns.
Pen tables Plot styles AutoCAD CTB and STB files can be imported into MicroStation.
Print Plot —
Reference File Xref
—
(design file)
Reference file Viewport
—
(sheet file)
References:
AutoCAD references are also known as XREFs (for “eXternal
References attachments
REFerences”).
and overlays
Template These files are used as a starting point for newly-created files.
Seed files
drawing files They store standard settings.
Selection Grip
—
Handle
Self-referenced N/A
—
file
Shape Region —
Shape (greater Polyline, Face,
than 4 vertices) Polyline mesh, —
solid
Shape (Less Polyline,
—
than 4 vertices) Polyline mesh

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Term AutoCAD Term
Shape/Hatch Polyline/Line,
—
Hatch
Shape/Opaque Polyline/Solid
—
Fill fill hatch
Shape/Pattern Polyline, Hatch —
Shape/Xhatch Polyline/Line,
—
Hatch
Shared Cell Block or
—
WBlock
Drawing layout Unlimited sheet models (drawing layouts) allowed in both
Sheet model
(paper space) programs.
Polylines can have variable width, as opposed to constant line
Smart Line Polyline
weight.
Solid Fill 2D Solid or
—
Solid Hatch
Tags Attributes In AutoCAD, attributes must be part of a block.
Text Text —
Text Node MText —
MicroStation views are more flexible in terms of display
View Viewports
attributes and number.
(Drafting In AutoCAD, there is no analogy to View Attributes. Some
View Attributes
Settings) settings are found in the taskbar/drafting settings area.
Window area Zoom Window —
MicroStation has a setting on the DWG Open dialog for Design
Working units Drawing units Center Units. This corresponds to AutoCAD's setting for
“Drawing units for DesignCenter blocks”.
17 Cell Libraries
Cell libraries are a feature of Bentley MicroStation which enable the pooling and distribution
of useful drawing elements as cells. Schematic symbols and electrical plant items are
commonly saved as cells for other CAD users to import as required. A well-stocked cell
library offers a significant boost to CAD drawing efficiency.
Popular examples are:
 Civil symbols – Civil Standards cell library.cel.

 Electrical symbols for civil drawings – Electrical standards cell library.cel.
 Schematic diagram symbol library – Schem.cel.
 Blank drawing sheets, title blocks and logos – Sheet.cel.
These and others are held and managed locally, but should be compared and shared on a
regular basis. All new equipment items or symbols drawn should be considered for adding
into the appropriate library if they are likely to be needed on other drawings. The civil cell
libraries are available to download from CDL.

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COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN (CAD) DRAWING PROCEDURES

Network(s): EPN, LPN, SPN

Summary: The formatting and administration of engineering drawings within UK Power

Originator: Russell Hawkes Date: 08/11/2011

Approved By: Barry Hatton Approved Date: 09/12/2011

Review Date: 08/12/2014

Version Date Details Originator

1.0 08/03/2010 Original EI ‘CAD Standards 2D (Civil) Design’ Wayne Maddison

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13.1 Use of Levels in Civil Drawings ................................................................................. 20

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Reference Number Description

BS 1192:2007 Architecture, Engineering and Construction, Code of Practice

4.2 CAD Templates

 MicroStation Civil Template – Civil Standards Template.dgn.

See Section 17 for recommended cell libraries.

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5 General Requirements for UK Power Networks’ CAD Drawings

5.2 File Formats

5.3 Presentation and Layout of Drawings

 Drawings shall be formatted to suit an ‘A’ sized drawing frame.

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6 Externally Produced CAD Drawings

6.1 Importing Contractor’s Drawings into ProjectWise

6.1.1 Requirements of Contractors

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6.1.2 Actions by UKPN

7. Multi-sheet DWG drawings shall be listed accordingly in the associated index.

7 UK Power Networks’ Drawing Frames and Title Blocks

All printed plans shall include a border.

7.2 Title Block

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The title block shall include:

Schematic Diagram Title Block Standard Civil Drawing Title Block

Figure 1: Examples of Typical Standard Title Blocks

7.3 UK Power Networks Stamp

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Training is provided on site on an ad-hoc basis. Contact the appropriate administrator as

8.2 ProjectWise Administration

 Nic Chown – SPN Capital Programme.

8.3 Investment Delivery (Capital Programme)

8.4 Capital Programme and Asset Management

8.5 Engineering Standards Team

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It is the responsibility of Asset Management standard designers to ensure that any

8.6 Designers and All Other CAD Users

9 CAD Drawing Scales

Scale Dimension Style Text Style – Notes and Title

1:1 1st 1st

Table 1: Technical Drawing Scales

9.2 Electrical Schematic Drawings

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10.1 Civil Drawings

10.1.2 Line Style Applications (MicroStation)

Line Style Application

0 Outline of Elements (Solid Line)

10.1.3 Line Weights (MicroStation)