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Paper Drafting Sizes - ISO 216 series A, B and C ISO 216 A, B and C drawing series - dimensions of regular, oversized and envelope sheets. Paper Sizes - commonly used in U.S. Offices
Helpful Tools for Architects and Building Designers. Standard paper size tables inches and millimeters. Covered are common North American sizes, ARCH, ANSI, and international ISO A Series.
Architectural drawing sizes are based on the ARCH scale, while engineering drawing paper sizes are based on the ANSI scale. D-size paper for architectural plans is 24” x “36” inches (or 609.6 x 914.4 millimeters), while D-size paper for engineering plans is 22” x 34” (or 558.8 x 863.6 millimeters).
The table below can be used to compare ISO drawing sheets (based on ISO 216) with to American drawing sheets (based on ANSI/ASME 14.1):
Architectural paper sizes refer to the standardized dimensions of sheets used to produce architectural drawings and blueprints. These sizes are typically more significant than a standard letter or legal-size paper and are used to accommodate architectural drawings’ detailed and precise nature.
Here we look at the standard sizes of blueprints. The standard size for blueprints made by an architectural firm is ARCH C – 18 inches by 24 inches or ARCH D – 24 inches by 36 inches. Other sizes can be named ARCH A, ARCH B, ARCH E, and ARCH E1.
Architects encounter paper sizes in practice, while presenting to clients, submitting documents to government agencies, and producing construction documentation. There are three main paper standards that you should be familiar with: ANSI, ARCH series, and ISO 216 A series.