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August 2006
June 2008
Engineering Manager D & P
Executive Manager D & P

LINE CONSTRUCTION MANUAL LCM05

DRAWING PREPARATION AND DETAILING

REVISION TABLE
Version No

Date of Revision

1.0

June 2006

1.1

August 2006

Details of Amendment
Initial Release
Numbering changed to represent previous system used

The above table lists in summary the amendments which have been made with most recent issues of this standard.
The table is updated with each re-issue. The latest amendments within the documents are marked with a change
indicator (|) in the outer margin.

CONTACT
This standard is the responsibility of the
Development and Projects Division, ElectraNet.
Please contact the indicated owner of the standard
with any inquiries.

ElectraNet
52-55 East Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000
PO Box 7096, Hutt Street Post Office,
Adelaide, South Australia 5000
Ph (08) 8404 7966, Fx (08) 8404 7104

L I M I TATI O N O F L I A B I L I T Y AN D
D I S C L A I M E R O F W AR R A N T Y
ElectraNet makes no representation or warranty as
to the accuracy, reliability, completeness or
suitability for particular purposes of the information
in this document. ElectraNet and its employees,
agents and consultants shall have no liability
(including liability to any person by reason of
negligence or negligent misstatement) for any
statements, opinions, information or matter
(expressed or implied) arising out of, contained in
or derived from or for any omissions from the
information in this document, except in so far as
liability under any statute cannot be excluded.

2006 ElectraNet Pty Limited trading as ElectraNet. No part of this document may be reproduced
or copied in any form or by any means (graphic, electronic, mechanical, including photocopying,
recording, taping or information retrieval systems) without the prior written permission of ElectraNet.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

5.1.

SCOPE......................................................................................................................................................3

5.2.

DRAWINGS- FORMAT.........................................................................................................................3

5.3.

DRAWINGS-GENERAL........................................................................................................................4

5.4.

CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS...........................................................................................................4

5.5.

DRAWINGS - DESIGN CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.......................................................5

5.6.

DRAFTING STANDARDS....................................................................................................................5

5.7.

TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP.............................................................................................................5

5.8.

DRAWING MANAGEMENT AIM....................................................................................................5

APPENDIX.............................................................................................................................................................7

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5.1. SCOPE

these fittings shall also be provided to

ElectraNet for future reference.

This section provides details of drafting

standards and drawing management to be used
on this contract.

During Construction work, the Construction

contractor is required to manually mark up any
alteration required to the for Construction
drawings.
Upon
completion
of
the
construction works, these marked up drawings
are forwarded to the Designer whose task it is
to add these changes to the relevant electronic
drawings. Once added, these drawings become
as built drawings and bear a new alpha
revision.

5.2. DRAWINGS- FORMAT

All drawings shall be provided in accordance
with the ElectraNet drawing management
system, AIM.
Transmission line Project drawings shall be
created using Microstation or AutoCad
software.
A New drawing request form will be
provided by ElectraNet in electronic Excel
format to be completed by the Designer to
facilitate registration in AIM of all new
drawings.
When initially developing a design package,
the Designer may use temporary sequential
numbers. On completion of the for
information drawings, the Designer shall
request a New drawing request form from
the
ElectraNet
drawing
management
administrator. Upon receipt of the completed
New drawing request form from the
Designer, the drawing administrator will
provide a list of sequential numbers to be used
for the Project.
The Designer shall provide drawings marked
for tender or for information at the 15%
review stage. All drawings provided for
independent verification and for Private
Certification to be included in the Design
package, shall be marked for Construction.
Drawings shall be provided to ElectraNet in
both hard copy and electronic format. The
electronic format of the for tender or for
information and for Construction drawings
shall be in PDF format. The electronic format
of the as built drawings shall be in PDF &
AutoCad/Microstation format, depending on
the software used.
The drawings marked for Construction and
as built shall include the Manufacturers
name and part number/catalogue reference for
each fitting used. Manufacturers Drawings of

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Following the completion of construction

works, the Designer shall provide to
ElectraNet, electronic and hard copy drawings
marked as built
Each drawing shall be numbered in
accordance with the Standard ElectraNet
transmission line layout. ie Sheet size - Type
identifier - Feeder identifier six digit
Sequential number-three digit Sheet number,
Revision
Eg. A typical drawing for a crossarm
component shall be:
A3 -T040 -1856 - 001065 - 002 Rev A
Drawings associated with the same structural
element may have the same six digit
sequential number with multiple sheet
numbers. The last drawing revision being
shown on the as built drawing. All drawing
revisions shall have an alpha notation.
Refer
to
Appendix
for
Types/Numbering Layout and
abbreviations used by ElectraNet.

drawing
phasing

5.3. DRAWINGS-GENERAL
The Designer shall use Line Design software
PLS-CADD and provide ElectraNet with the
following :

Electronic PLS-CADD backup files

(.bak) of the Design, which includes
plan & elevation drawings showing
the conductor at maximum operating
temperature;

Hard copies of the plan & elevation

drawings at scales Horiz: 1:5000, Vert

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1:500 for tower lines and Horiz

1:2000, Vert 1:200 for pole lines.
Alternative drawing scales to suit the
terrain and A3 sheet size may be used
in agreement with ElectraNet;

Electronic TIFF or PDF files of plan &

elevation drawings showing the
conductor catenary at maximum
operating temperature;
Hard copies of PLS-CADD reports
including: Clearances in each span at
maximum operating temperature,
Wind/weight span report and stringing
charts (including sag and tension
charts) for each span, including
stringing charts for landing spans to
substation gantrys. Where new
conductor is proposed to be strung,
stringing charts shall make allowance
for conductor Creep over a 30 year
period.

The Designer shall provide a Line schedule to

ElectraNet of the design in electronic (Excel &
PDF) and hard copy format. ElectraNet will
provide a suitable electronic pro-forma
spreadsheet to the designer for the entry of line
schedule data.
The Designer shall prepare a Design Package
which includes:

Route & site plans;

PLS-CADD plan & elevation

drawings;

Line schedule/s;

Construction drawings;

Engineering calculations;

Application to cross or alter any

Railway crossings and associated
Drawings;

Materials list;

Stringing charts - including sag and

tension charts for each span;

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Materials list and to assist with the

procurement of materials;

Calculation of leg extension

requirements for towers at sites
located on sloping ground.

5.4. CONSTRUCTION
DRAWINGS
For tower lines : Construction drawingsincluding, but not limited to : electrical
clearance diagrams, tower footing and pegging
drawings, tower outline drawings, single
member detail drawings, leg extension
drawings, anticlimb drawings, fall arrest
drawings, insulator assembly drawings, tower
earthing drawing
For pole lines : Construction drawingsincluding, but not limited to : pole top
arrangements, crossarms & extension pieces,
footing/footing
reinforcement,
electrical
clearance diagrams, insulator assembliesphase
and
earthwire,
pole
plating/modification, step bolts, earth bonding,
ground level earthing, pole orientation, pole
rake and pole identification requirements

5.5. DRAWINGS - DESIGN

CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
The Designer shall consult with a Private
Certifier and arrange the checking of for
Construction Designs and associated
Engineering calculations by an independent
technical expert as required under the
Development Act 1993. Alternatively, the
Private Certifier may require the Designer to
forward all for Construction design
documentation to a suitably qualified Engineer
of his choice.
The design checker shall provide a Certificate
of Compliance in accordance with Regulation
88 of the development Act.
The Designer shall provide a minimum of 2
hard copies of the verified Construction
drawings
and
associated
Engineering
calculations and design reports to the Private

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Certifier and a third copy shall be forwarded to
the Superintendent.

any future extensions or for re-use on other

Projects.

Documented evidence of Design Certification

must be forwarded to the ElectraNet Project
Manager 30 days prior to the commencement
of construction unless otherwise approved.

5.8. DRAWING
MANAGEMENT AIM

5.6. DRAFTING
STANDARDS
All drawings shall comply with Australian
Standards 1046, 1100(set), 1101 & 1102 and
AS ISO 1000.
All measurements shall be in millimetres.
All fonts shall comply with ISO 3098/1 Type
B Upright characters.

To make a request for a new drawing number :

Refer to Project Construction Procedure :
QTN/09.020
Requirements for booking drawings out of
AIM : Refer to Project Construction Procedure
: QTN/09.021
Requirements for entering drawings into
AIM : Refer to Project Construction Procedure
: QTN/09.022

Upon request, ElectraNet will provide the

Contractor with Drawing border outlines for
various sheet sizes, including the ElectraNet
title block and Logo.
For reference, the Contractors drawing
number may be placed above the ElectraNet
title block in the lower right hand corner of the
drawing area.
All notes, instructions and words used on the
drawings shall be in the English language. All
drawings shall be to scale and fully detailed.
All drawings to contain key dimensions of all
parts, components and equipment, along with
complete details of all materials used in
manufacture, fabrication and assemblies. Any
references to off-drawing information shall
require supply of that information as part of
contract-supplied documentation, unless it
refers to recognisable third party reference
material such as international standards.
All associated documents shall comply with
relevant Australian Standards and shall be
formatted for printing on metric-sized paper,
preferably A4 and/or A3.

5.7. TRANSFER OF
OWNERSHIP
The Contractor shall transfer ownership of all
contract-specific drawings to the Principal
upon completion of the work. The Principal
will be permitted full use of the drawings for

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Appendix

Transmission Line Drawing Types

A4 1
1

T000
2

0000 3

T210
T220
T225
T230
T240
T250
T260

Paper Size

T300
Letter T for our business -- Transmission T310
T320
Three Digit Number for Drawing Type
T330
T340
Feeder Identifier eg 1901, 1902, 1801, 1802
etc

Sequential drawing number

Sheet Number

Revision

Type
Identifier

T400
T410
T420
T430
T440
T450

0000 for generic drawings

Route Plans
Ownership Plans
Profiles
Easement Plans
Property Access Sheets
Access Construction Drawings

T724
T730
T760

24m
Pole
Pole

T800
T810
T820
T830
T840
T850
T860
T870
T875
T880
T890

Sub
Sub
Sub
Sub
Sub
Sub
Rad
Rad
Rad
Rad
Rad

T900
T910
T935

Und
Tem
Con

Drawing Type
Identifier

T000
T010
T020
T030
T040
T050
T060
T070
T080
T090

Standards
Conductor
Insulators
Line Hardware
Crossarms / Earth Peaks
Earthing
Miscellaneous Arrangements
Miscellaneous Hardware

T100
T110
T120
T125
T130
T140
T150
T160

132kV Arrangements
132kV Towers
132kV Tower Member Details
132kV Tower Material Lists
132kV Tower Footings
132kV Tower Pegging Details
132kV Insulator Assemblies
132 kV Structure Maintenance

T200

275kV Arrangements

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275kV Towers
275kV Tower Member Details
275kV Tower Material Lists
275kV Tower Footings
275kV Tower Pegging Details
275kV Insulator Assemblies
275kV Structure Maintenance

Earthwire Assemblies

Phasing Abbrev
H1
H2
H3
H4
H5
H6

U V W
U W V
V W U
V U W
W U V
W V U

V1

U
V
W

V2

U
W
V

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H8
H9
H10
H11
H12

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R
T
T
S
R
Z

S
R
S
R
T
Y

V7

T
S
R

V8

S
R
T

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V
W
U

V3

V10

T28

V11

W
V
U

T4

T7

V
U
U

T10
W
T13

T16

V
W

T37

T22

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S
T

T
S

T26

S
T

T29

S
R

T32

R
T

T35

T38

U
W

W
V

T40

T2

T43

V
W

T5

T46

U
V

T8

U
V

T11

T41

U
V

T44

T20

T23

T17

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R
S

W
V

V
U

T47

T14

W
U

S
R

U
V

T19

V12

V13

T1

R
S

T31

T34
V6

S
R

T25

W
U
V

V5

V9

V
U
W

V4

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