Under this type of documentation understand paper made in graphic and text processing. Together or individually, they determine the device and the component fragments of the product, contain special data for the development, execution, monitoring of the preparation process, further operation and possible repair.
Design documentation (CD) and the rules for its maintenance are reflected in the general provisions, summarized in a single system of the interstate standard GOST 2.001-93. Due to the high degree of diversity of the design documentation, more than 170 GOSTs have been developed. They are called upon to establish uniform rules and appeals, to express requirements, to comply with the rules and design for documents. So, GOST 2.004-88 enshrines the general requirements for documentation executed on graphic and printing devices. The standard specifies the format and forms of office papers, the signs on them, and the requirements for fulfilling the requirements.
According to GOST 2.102-68
design documentation is:
- blueprints;
- technical specifications (TU);
- specifications;
- statements;
- schemes;
- test procedures and programs;
- tables and calculations;
- instructions;
- maintenance and repair documents, etc.
Some standards fix even insignificant, at first glance, but such necessary elements of business papers as inscriptions and general design. For example, GOST 2.104-2006 regulates the nature of the main labels applied to text and graphic documents. A whole series of GOSTs according to paragraph 2.3 dictates the scale, formats, drawing lines and sizes of the product, its maximum deviations. Monitoring the implementation of the norms and requirements that make up the design documentation is observed using regulatory control in accordance with the instructions of GOST 2.111-68.
As already mentioned, each product goes through a chain of development stages. First, a design CD is created. According to the terms of the technical proposal, specialized documentation is being prepared. Then, preliminary designs and technical projects are drawn up . After the described procedures, the time comes when the working design documentation is accepted, consisting of papers on the creation of a prototype, and then mass production.
Under a complete set of papers understand this composition:
- product design documentation;
- collections of documents for all composite sections.
The package of papers (its component part) is required to include the main design document that fully defines the product being presented. The drawing is taken as the main act for parts, and the specification for assembly units and complexes.
All text documents related to business papers can be executed electronically using computer technology. Graphic design documentation can also be created and stored in electronic form (drawings, sketches, models). Standards determine that all documents (regardless of form) of the same type and designation can be considered equal and interchangeable.