Graphical detailing for external works can be conveyed by designers using plans, sections and elevations. The drawings will be to scale but also display dimensions for key setting-out points and feature. Hatching and symbols recommended in B S 1192 enable information to be conveyed without a mass of specification notes.

The graphic of the in the toolbox is a clear example of this with hatching used to good effect alongside brief notes to confirm the specification.

The standard recommended can be found in the toolbox.