What is a drawing issue register?
Drawings are a crucial link in the design process. It forms a part of the deliverables provided by factory design architects, engineers and consultants. The issue register is a process to record and track the drawings issued. Also, this register enlists all the drawings, from masterplan, key plan, architectural, civil, structural, MEP, Good for construction drawings to As-Built drawings.
How does the issue register help factory design architects?
The design stage is an iterative process. As a result, drawings, too, change. The drawings issue register records the detail of each change, title, drawing numbers, the date of issue, and the reason for the issue of the drawing.
- The register forms control for the drawings
- It tracks the revisions and changes made to a drawing.
- It helps avoid duplication of issued drawings.
- The list of drawings in a project is in a single document.
- The register helps understand the difference between the latest and relevant drawings and superseded drawings.
What does the issue register contain?
A simple form of the issue register is in a worksheet. However, drawing issue registers by software is a bit more complex with a list for archived, superseded drawings too. Also, the project stakeholders have access to the register with varying degrees of control. Usually, the register contains
- Client Name, Project Name and details
- Name of the factory consultants/ industrial architects and engineers
- Serial Number, Date, Drawing Name, Drawing Number, Revision Number, Reason of issue.
- Name of the person issuing the drawing
- Issued to
- Transmittal details
- Legends, Full form for Abbreviations
- Remarks
Drawing issue registers are also called drawing release registers. These registers make the life of factory design consultants easy by recording changes to a drawing. It is a time-tested and efficient system of working for architects and consultants.
