Building regulations
South Africa: SANS 10143 (building drawing practice)
Drawn to fit this frame, not to a scale. Front faces down the page. Dashed lines are hidden or above; dotted lines are door swings and clearances.
- Category
- Building regulations
- Kind
- Regulation pack
- Languages
- None provided. The words are as the provider wrote them.
- Author
- CadCraft
- Version
- 1, published Nov 9, 2026 Published
A first drawing pack. These practices were entered from memory and a study of South African drafting habit and have NOT been checked against the standard (SABS sells it). Check every item against the current edition before relying on it.
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CC0CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication). Anyone may use, change and share it for any purpose, with no conditions. Credit is welcome but not required.
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Regulation pack
Not checked: these numbers have not been confirmed against the standard. A first drawing pack. These practices were entered from memory and a study of South African drafting habit and have NOT been checked against the standard (SABS sells it). Check every item against the current edition before relying on it.
- Place
- South Africa
- Pack id
za-sans10143- Edition
- SANS 10143, edition not yet confirmed
- Authority
- Model code
- Last checked
- 2026-10-28
- Source
- South African Bureau of Standards, SANS 10143 (building drawing practice)
| Rule | Clause | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions with a unit written after the number Dimensions are in millimetres and carry no unit. Not confirmed against the standard. | SANS 10143 | At most 0 |
| Dimensions not written in millimetres Not confirmed against the standard. | SANS 10143 | At most 0 |
| Dimensions written with decimals Whole millimetres. Not confirmed against the standard. | SANS 10143 | At most 0 |
| Levels not in metres to three decimals Levels such as +1.250 or -0.150. Not confirmed against the standard. | SANS 10143 | At most 0 |
| Sheets that are not an A-series size ISO A0 to A4. Not confirmed against the standard. | SANS 10143 | At most 0 |
| Viewports at a scale outside the building scales 1:5, 1:10, 1:20, 1:50, 1:100 (and 1:200, 1:500 for site plans). Not confirmed against the standard. | SANS 10143 | At most 0 |
| Title block fields on each sheet Erf number, township, client, registered professional, registration number, drawing number and revision. Not confirmed against the standard. | SANS 10143 | At least 6 |
| Hatches drawn in inches Material hatching in metric patterns. Not confirmed against the standard. | SANS 10143 | At most 0 |
A guide only: the registered professional and the local authority decide. A pack holds numbers and clause numbers, never the standard's text. The Building regulations add-on in BimCraft checks drawings against it.
Versions
All versions| Drawing | Version | Change | License | Status | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version 1 | GeometryFirst version, from the Building regulations add-on's pack. | CC0 | Published | Nov 9, 2026 |
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