BS1192:2007 – Collaborative production of architectural, engineering and construction information – Code of Practice is now out. It can be purchased from the BSI website for the princely sum of £118. See this link for the BSI Store.
So does that mean we’re all home and dry with a UK CAD standard? Well, actually, no. Firstly, BS1192:2007 is not a CAD Standard. Whilst the earlier versions of the code may have been used as such, this new code covers collaboration only. Rather than revising the old BS1192 the committee has used an entirely new basis by taking the code from the Avanti group’s publications.
Secondly, the new code is based on projects of £10m +, which procludes most construction projects in the UK.
Thirdly, the code is complicated.
So where does that leave us? Disappointed? Well, not entirely. BS1192:2007 is based on sound principles. What is needed is a useable implementation of this code which allows it to be more easily understood, and implemented in real world situations, especially in smaller projects. The AEC (uk) committee are in the process of reviewing BS1192:2007 and plan to produce just such a set of documents. These will be in the same vein as the popular AEC (UK) CAD Standard available at www.aec-uk.org.
See this article in Building Design for further comment.
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