ISO 10303-505-2000 PDF

Full title and description

Industrial automation systems and integration — Product data representation and exchange — Part 505: Application interpreted construct: Drawing structure and administration. This part of ISO 10303 defines the application-interpreted construct (AIC) used to represent the hierarchical structure of drawings and the administrative information needed to manage drawings and relate them to product versions.

Abstract

This part specifies how integrated STEP resources are interpreted to define drawing structures (drawing, sheets, views), drawing revision information, and administrative metadata for drawing management and for identifying the product versions documented by a drawing. It explicitly excludes drawing-history exchange and data used only for producing paper output (for example printer/plotter-specific data).

General information

• Status: Published.
• Publication date: 15 June 2000 (2000-06).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• ICS / categories: 25.040.40 (Industrial process measurement and control).
• Edition / version: Edition 1 (2000).
• Number of pages: 38 pages.

Scope

This part of ISO 10303 provides the information model and interpretation rules needed to represent: the hierarchical structure of drawings (drawing → sheets → views); the representation of individual drawing revisions; administrative data for drawing management; and the identification of product versions documented by drawings. It excludes structures for drawings not related to a product, exchange of drawing history (prior revisions), and data used solely for creating hard-copy output (such as plotter-specific instructions).

Key topics and requirements

• Definition of an Application Interpreted Construct (AIC) for drawing structure and administration within the STEP framework.
• Data models for hierarchical drawing composition: drawings, sheets, views and their relationships to draughting shape models.
• Representation of drawing revision information and identifiers for version control.
• Administrative metadata requirements for drawing management (status, authoring, approvals, references to product versions).
• Clear exclusions: no provision for non-product drawings, drawing history exchange, or printer/plotter-only data.

Typical use and users

Used by CAD/PLM/ECAD/MCAD developers, systems integrators, and engineering data managers to ensure interoperable exchange and archival of drawing structure and administrative data across systems and supply chains. Typical domains include mechanical design, aerospace, automotive and any industry requiring structured drawing management within STEP-based data exchange.

Related standards

Part of the ISO 10303 (STEP) family. Commonly used alongside other STEP parts and APs that handle geometry, product structure and specific industry application protocols (for example AP203, AP214, AP242 and related resource parts and modules). For an overview of the STEP architecture and the place of 500-series AICs see the ISO 10303 series documentation.

Keywords

ISO 10303, STEP, application interpreted construct, AIC, drawing structure, drawing administration, drawing revision, drawing metadata, product data exchange, PLM, CAD interoperability.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 10303-505:2000 is a part (505) of the ISO 10303 STEP family that defines an application interpreted construct for drawing structure and administration — specifying how drawings, sheets, views and related administrative data are represented for exchange.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the information model and interpretation rules for hierarchical drawing composition, individual drawing revisions, and administrative metadata used to manage drawings and link them to product versions. It does not cover drawing history exchange or device-specific plotting data.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: CAD and PLM software developers, data integrators, engineering document managers, and organizations needing neutral, interoperable representations of drawings within STEP-based workflows (e.g., aerospace, automotive, manufacturing).

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO 10303-505:2000 was published in June 2000 and is listed as a published/confirmed part of the STEP family. Users should check ISO or their national standards body for any later revisions, related AICs or replacement parts in the STEP modular architecture.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is part 505 of the ISO 10303 series (STEP). The 500-series contains Application Interpreted Constructs that provide interpreted views or modules used by application protocols and AP implementations across the STEP family.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Drawing structure, drawing administration, AIC, STEP, ISO 10303, drawing revision, drawing metadata, CAD interoperability.