GOST 2.104-68 PDF

Full title and description

GOST 2.104-68 — Unified system for design documentation. Basic inscriptions (Единая система конструкторской документации. Основные надписи). A Soviet-era standard that defines the form, sizes, placement and rules for filling the main title block (basic inscription) and its additional fields on engineering drawings, schemes and related technical documents.

Abstract

GOST 2.104-68 establishes standardised title-block (main inscription) layouts for use in engineering design documentation under the Unified System for Design Documentation (ESKD). The standard specifies the graphical form(s) of the main inscription, dimensions, the arrangement and content of the fields (columns), placement on the sheet (including rules for A4), rules for zone division of the drawing sheet and requirements for signatures and traceability elements. It was issued with a series of amendments and later superseded by a newer edition of the same-numbered standard.

General information

• Status: Withdrawn / superseded (replaced by later editions of GOST 2.104; retained historically as part of ESKD).
• Publication date: Designation year 1968 (published/entered into force in the early 1970s; original edition commonly cited as 2.104-68).
• Publisher: Standards authority of the USSR (Gosstandart / Committee for Standards, Measures and Measuring Instruments) — later maintained in the ESKD corpus.
• ICS / categories: 01.100 — Technical drawings / Documentation for design and engineering.
• Edition / version: Original edition 2.104-68 with multiple amendments and corrections issued between the 1970s and 2000s; subsequently replaced by more recent GOST 2.104 editions (for example the 2006 edition of GOST 2.104 in the modern ESKD series).
• Number of pages: Original published text: approximately 8–12 pages (commonly listed as 9 pages for the 2.104-68 release in many catalogues).

Scope

This standard applies to engineering and technical drawings, schematics and text-format design documents prepared under the ESKD rules. It covers the graphic design of the primary title block (main inscription) and additional columns: their forms, sizes, content, placement on different sheet formats, the division of the drawing field into zones, and mandatory signature/data fields required for document control and manufacture handoff. It is intended for use wherever ESKD documentation conventions are applied.

Key topics and requirements

• Standardised forms of the main inscription (title block) — typical form 1 for drawings/schemes and forms 2 / 2a (etc.) for text documents.
• Exact sizes and graphical layout of fields and tables within the title block, including line weights and cell geometry.
• Required content for specific fields: document designation, name, material, scale, stage, sheet number, responsible persons and signature fields, enterprise/developer identification.
• Placement rules — title block location on the sheet (usually lower right; on A4 along the short side) and reserved margins for filing/punching.
• Rules for dividing the drawing field into zones and leaving binding margins.
• Procedures for filling title-block fields on first and subsequent sheets and which fields remain empty on continuation sheets.
• Compatibility with other ESKD standards (interrelations with standards governing designations, fonts, dimensions and document numbering).

Typical use and users

Used by design offices, drafting departments, engineering documentation specialists, technical illustrators, quality and document control personnel, and educators teaching technical drawing and ESKD rules. Applied when producing or converting engineering drawings and related documentation to comply with the ESKD title-block conventions, or when interpreting historical drawings produced under Soviet standards.

Related standards

Part of the ESKD family — closely related to other GOST/ESKD standards that cover drawing design and documentation practice (examples include GOST/ESKD standards on document designation, sheet formats and layout, drawing fonts, dimensioning and technical requirements). Later editions of the ESKD series (for example GOST 2.104 in 2006 and other current ESKD documents) supersede or replace elements of 2.104-68.

Keywords

GOST 2.104-68, ESKD, main inscription, title block, drawing title block, technical drawing, engineering documentation, sheet zones, document control, Soviet standard.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: GOST 2.104-68 is a Soviet-era standard within the Unified System for Design Documentation (ESKD) that defines the format, size, placement and content of the main title block (basic inscription) used on engineering drawings and related documents.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It specifies the graphical forms and dimensions of title blocks and additional fields, which fields are mandatory or conditional, where the title block is placed on different sheet formats, how the drawing field is divided into zones, and rules for filling the title-block fields on first and subsequent sheets.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Design engineers, drafters, documentation controllers, technical libraries and educators working with ESKD-formatted documentation or interpreting historical drawings created under Soviet/Russian standards.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The 2.104-68 edition is historically important but has been superseded by later editions of GOST 2.104 and modern ESKD documents (for example the 2000s-era revisions). In practice, organisations follow the currently active ESKD standards in their jurisdiction; 2.104-68 may remain referenced for legacy documents.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is part of the ESKD (Unified System for Design Documentation) series of standards, which together regulate formats, designations, fonts, title blocks, dimensioning and other drawing and documentation practices.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Title block, main inscription, ESKD, drawing title, technical drawing, GOST 2.104, document control, sheet zones, engineering documentation.