BS EN ISO 5261:1999

This standard BS EN ISO 5261:1999 Technical drawings. Simplified representation of bars and profile sections is classified in these ICS categories:

• 01.100.20 Mechanical engineering drawings
• 01.080.30 Graphical symbols for use on mechanical engineering and construction drawings, diagrams, plans, maps and in relevant technical product documentation

This International Standard specifies rules complementary to ISO 128¹⁾ and ISO 129 for the simplified representation of bars and profile sections in assembly and detail drawings concerning, among others:

• structural metal work consisting of plates and sheets, profile sections and compound elements (including bridges, frameworks, pilings, etc.);

• lifting and transport appliances;

• storage tanks and pressure vessels;

• lifts, moving stairways and conveyor belts.