ASME Y14.24-2020 - Types and Applications of Engineering Drawings - Engineering Product Definition and Related Documentation Practices

Oct 24, 2026

ASME Y14.24-2020 is an American national standard specifying types and applications of engineering drawings and the engineering product definition and related documentation practices. It provides guidance for applying ASME Y14 drawing conventions, including scope, references, definitions, preparation methods and formats, structure of drawing text, and application guidelines. It also outlines information for general drawing details, assemblies, installations, modifying drawings, and related requirements to support consistent documentation practices across engineering workflows.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages7

Reading Time18 min

AccessFree to download

Foreword

Committee Roster

Correspondence With the Y14 Committee

1 General

1.1 Scope

1.2 ASME Y14 Series Conventions

2 References

3 Definitions

4 General Drawing Information

4.1 Preparation Methods and Formats

4.2 Structure of Drawing Text

4.3 Application Guidelines

4.4 Drawing Content

4.5 Tabulation

4.6 Combination of Drawing Types

4.7 Ancillary Drawings

4.8 Drawing Hierarchy

5 Detail Drawing

5.1 Description

5.2 Application Guidelines

5.3 Requirements

5.4 Monodetail Drawing

5.5 Multidetail Drawing

6 Assembly Drawing

6.1 Assembly Drawing

6.2 Inseparable Assembly Drawing

7 Installation Drawing

7.1 Description

7.2 Application Guidelines

7.3 Requirements

8 Modifying Drawings

8.1 Altered Item Drawing (AID)

ASMEY14.24-2020 (Revision of ASMEY14.24-2012) Types and Applications of Engineering Drawings Engineering Product Definition and Related Documentation Practices AN A MERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD ASME Y14.24-2020 (Revision of ASME Y14.24-2012) Types and Applications of Engineering Drawings Engineering Product Definition and Related Documentation Practices AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Two Park Avenue • New York, NY • 10016 USA Date of Issuance: October 23, 2020 This Standard will be revised when the Society approves the issuance of a new edition. Periodically certain actions of the ASME Y14 Committee may be published as Cases. Cases are published on the ASME website under the Y14 Committee Page at [http://go.asme.org/Y14committee](http://go.asme.org/Y14committee) as they are issued. Errata to codes and standards may be posted on the ASME website under the Committee Pages to provide corrections to incorrectly published items, or to correct typographical or grammatical errors in codes and standards. Such errata shall be used on the date posted. The Y14 Committee Page can be found at [http://go.asme.org/Y14committee. There](http://go.asme.org/Y14committee. There) is an option available to automatically receive an e-mail notification when errata are posted to a particular code or standard. This option can be found on the appropriate Committee Page after selecting “Errata” in the “Publication Information” section. ASME is the registered trademark of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. This code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for American National Standards. The Standards Committee that approved the code or standard was balanced to assure that individuals from competent and concerned interests have had an opportunity to participate. The proposed code or standard was made available for public review and comment that provides an opportunity for additional public input from industry, academia, regulatory agencies, and the public-at-large. ASME does not “approve,” “rate,” or “endorse” any item, construction, proprietary device, or activity. ASME does not take any position with respect to the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any items mentioned in this document, and does not undertake to insure anyone utilizing a standard against liability for infringement of any applicable letters patent, nor assume any such liability. Usersof a code or standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights, and the risk of infringement of such rights, is entirely their own responsibility. Participation by federal agency representative(s) or person(s) affiliated with industry is not to be interpreted as government or industry endorsement of this code or standard. ASME accepts responsibility for only those interpretations of this document issued in accordance with the established ASME proceduresand policies, which precludes the issuance of interpretations by individuals. No part of this document may be reproduced in any form, in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Two Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990 Copyright © 2020 by THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS All rights reserved Printed in U.S.A. CONTENTS Foreword ...................................................................... vii Committee Roster ................................................................ ix Correspondence With the Y14 Committee ............................................... x 1 General .............................................................. 1 1.1 Scope ................................................................ 1 1.2 ASME Y14 Series Conventions .............................................. 1 2 References ......................................................

FAQs

What does ASME Y14.24-2020 cover?

It covers types and applications of engineering drawings, along with engineering product definition and related documentation practices, including general drawing information and multiple drawing types.

How is the document intended to be applied or maintained?

It states it will be revised with new editions and notes that periodic ASME Y14 Committee Cases and errata may be published on the ASME website.

What are the key sections in the table of contents?

The contents include Foreword, Committee Roster, Correspondence with the Y14 Committee, and major technical sections such as General Drawing Information, Detail Drawing, Assembly Drawing, Installation Drawing, and Modifying Drawings.

Oct 24, 2026

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