The drawings on an MEP project
Drawings move through stages. Each one has a different author, purpose and approval. Click a stage to see what it contains and what you can and cannot do with it on site.
FC drawing vs shop drawing at a glance
Title block decoder and drawing numbers
The title block tells you if a drawing is current, who issued it, what it is for and whether you can build from it. Click each field.
Drawing number builder ( style)
Review status codes you will meet
Spot the difference: FC layout vs shop drawing
The contractor has submitted a shop drawing for a Level 3 corridor and store. Compare it with the FC drawing and click each place where the shop drawing differs. Then decide: is it a fault to reject, a comment, or an acceptable improvement?
Your review findings
Revisions on site: which prints are valid?
These prints are pinned up in the site office. Check each one against the current and decide: valid for construction, superseded or not for construction.
Drawing register (document controller, today)
Score
A print is valid only if it is the current revision and its status allows construction.
Shop drawing review checklist
Pick the discipline, then go through the checks as a reviewer. Mark each item OK, Comment or N/A and add your comment. The lab recommends a status code and builds a comment sheet you can print.
Checks
Recommendation
3D ceiling void: FC, shop and as-built layers
The same corridor ceiling void as drawn on the FC drawing (single-line, no levels), the coordinated shop drawing and the as-built record. Switch layers to see why shop drawings exist. Then play the 4D lifecycle.
Engineer's notes
Practical habits that save rework.