Standard Drawing Paper Sizes

Us architectural drawing sizes and formats.

Standard drawing paper sizes. Ansi y14 1m metric drawing sheet size and format specifies how to use the iso a0 a4 formats for technical drawings in the u s. Notice that if we split an a1 paper into two equal parts we get two a2 papers. The standard widths for rolls is 860 mm and 610 mm. Iso is an acronym for international organization for standardization.

The most common paper sizes are a0 a1 a2 a3 a4 a5. A and b series specifies international standard iso paper sizes used in most countries in the world today with three series of paper sizes. You can make ads in the engineering toolbox more useful to you. The table below shows the dimension of the most common a series paper sizes.

Oversize sheets are used when it is desirable to give extra protection to the drawing sheets by providing a binding or trimming margin. Iso 216 is the common standard that have been adopted by most of the world. Standard us engineering drawing sizes according ansi asme y14 1 decimal inch drawing sheet size and formats below. If you purchase paper in europe or other locations that use iso 216 standards you will likely have to buy paper in these sizes.

Two of the most common architectural drawing sizes are 18 x 24 and 24 x 36 but you can also find them in 30 x 42 and 36 x 48 sizes. Standard us architectural drawing sizes. A b and c. Iso 216 writing paper and certain classes of printed matter.

American national standard ansi asme y14 1. Drawing paper sizes a0 a1 a2 a3 a4. Blueprints and house plans will come in several standard sizes. Large sizes are necessary on bigger and more expensive properties.

Ansi x3 151 1987 sorry to see that you are blocking ads on the engineering toolbox. Iso standard determines the paper dimensions for the a paper series. In 1995 the standard was revised and the iso sizes a0 to a4 were adopted for this type of drawing. Series c is primarily used for envelopes.