The language of the drawing record, defined plainly.
Document control has a vocabulary of its own, built over decades of engineering and construction practice. This glossary defines the terms behind the drawing record, each one in a single clear sentence, with a short explainer of how it works and how Lunr keeps it on the record.
Document control terms · plain definitions · the engineering drawing record
Twenty terms, each defined in one line.
Start with the term you came for. Each entry opens with the plain definition, then sets out how the term works in practice and where it sits in Lunr.
- Glossary01
Transmittal
The formal, recorded issue of controlled drawings or documents to another party, with a cover sheet listing every file and its revision.
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Drawing register
The master index of every drawing on a project or asset, recording each drawing number, title, and current revision in one controlled list.
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Revision control
The discipline of tracking each iteration of a drawing so everyone works from the current version and superseded versions stay on the record.
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As-constructed drawings
Drawings updated to reflect what was actually built or installed, handed over as the record set at project completion.
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Title block
The framed panel on a drawing sheet that holds its identifying metadata, including the drawing number, title, scale, and current revision.
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Submittal package
A batch of drawings or documents delivered together for review or handover, checked against the drafting standard before it is accepted.
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Asset hierarchy
The structured breakdown of a physical asset into systems and components, used to tag and retrieve the documents that belong to each part.
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Redline markup
An annotation layered over a drawing to flag an error or request a change, triggering a revision without altering the released file.
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ISO 19650
The international standard series for managing information about buildings and civil engineering works across the whole life of an asset, from design and construction through to operation.
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Issued for construction (IFC)
The drawing status that records a drawing as reviewed, approved, and released for the works to be built from.
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Document numbering
The agreed convention that gives every drawing and document a unique, structured identifier, so the number itself records what the document is and where it belongs.
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Superseded drawings
Revisions replaced by newer ones, retired from use but kept on the record and marked so nobody mistakes one for the current sheet.
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Controlled document
A document whose changes run through a defined process, with a named owner, review and approval before release, tracked distribution, and a full revision history.
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Operation and maintenance manual
The compiled record of how a completed asset and its installed equipment are operated, serviced, and repaired, handed to the owner at practical completion.
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Native file
A drawing or model held in the format its authoring application wrote, such as DWG, DGN, or RVT, carrying the editable geometry a PDF plot only pictures.
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Request for information (RFI)
A formal question raised during construction to resolve a gap, conflict, or ambiguity in the contract documents, logged and answered on the record.
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Issued for review (IFR)
The drawing status that releases a document to reviewers for comment before it has been approved, carrying no authority to build.
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Uncontrolled when printed
The note stamped on a drawing warning that a printed or downloaded copy has left the document control system, so nothing guarantees it is still the current revision.
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Master document register (MDR)
The controlled list of every document a project or asset must produce and hold, recording each document's number, title, revision, status, and responsible party.
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Engineering document management system (EDMS)
The controlled system an engineering organisation keeps its drawings, models, and technical documents in, holding each one as a numbered, revisioned record rather than a file in a folder.
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