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Date: 10/07/2012
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Summary:
Originator:
Russell Hawkes
Date:
08/11/2011
Approved By:
Barry Hatton
Approved Date:
09/12/2011
Review Date:
08/12/2014
This document forms part of the Companys Integrated Business System and its requirements are mandatory throughout UK
Power Networks. Departure from these requirements may only be taken with the written approval of the Director of Asset
Management. If you have any queries about this document please contact the originator of the current issue.
Document History
(The document history notes below are intended as a guide only and may not cover all of the changes. If you wish to make use
of this document it should be read in full.)
Version
Date
Details
Originator
1.0
08/03/2010
Wayne Maddison
2.0
14/12/2010
Rebranded
Wayne Maddison
3.0
08/11/2011
Russell Hawkes
3.1
10/07/2012
Kevin Burt
THIS IS AN UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT, THE READER MUST CONFIRM ITS VALIDITY BEFORE USE
Version: 3.1
Contents
1
Overview .....................................................................................................................4
Scope ..........................................................................................................................4
Definitions...................................................................................................................4
References..................................................................................................................5
4.1
4.2
CAD Templates........................................................................................................... 5
5.1
ProjectWise ................................................................................................................. 6
5.2
5.3
6.1
7.1
Frame.......................................................................................................................... 8
7.2
Title Block.................................................................................................................... 8
7.3
Responsibilities..........................................................................................................9
8.1
Training ..................................................................................................................... 10
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
9.1
9.2
10
Lines..........................................................................................................................12
10.1
10.2
11
11.1
Civil Symbols............................................................................................................. 13
11.2
12
12.1
13
Drawing Levels.........................................................................................................20
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13.1
13.2
13.3
14
14.1
14.2
15
Dimensions (Civil)....................................................................................................23
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CAD Terminology.....................................................................................................24
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Overview
This standard is a summary of best practise within UK Power Networks and a guide to the
production, importation, approval, storage and revision of civil and electrical CAD drawings.
Design standard drawings created within Asset Management are used as examples.
The aim is to achieve consistent professional standards, improve productivity and facilitate
easy exchange of CAD data between companies and CAD platforms. This standard uses
terminology consistent with MicroStation. Refer to Section 16 CAD Terminology table for
AutoCAD equivalents.
Scope
Engineering CAD drawings created and edited within the UK Power Networks (Regulated)
business and its associated contractors.
Definitions
Autodesk AutoCAD
Bentley MicroStation
CAD drawing software for DGN and DWG file format drawings
Bentley ProjectWise
BIM
BS
British Standard
CAD
CDL
Datasource
EST
EPN
LPN
SPN
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References
4.1
Standard Documents
The standards detailed in this document comply with the latest British Standards listed
below. The following list is not comprehensive. Omission of particular standards does not
imply non-conformance.
Reference Number
Description
BS 1192:2007
BS ISO 12006-2:2001
BS EN ISO 128-20:2001
BS EN ISO 5457:1999
BS EN ISO 5455:1995
Drawing Scales
BS EN ISO 7200:2004
BS EN ISO 3098-2:2000
BS EN ISO 9431:1999
Construction drawings. Spaces for drawing and for text, and title blocks
on drawing sheets
BS 8541-2:2011
IEC 60617
4.2
CAD Templates
The files listed below are basic templates for creating and printing civil drawings to UK
Power Networks standards. They are appended to this document on CDL. Other types of
template are available upon request.
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5.1
ProjectWise
All engineering drawings produced by UK Power Networks shall be created and saved in an
appropriate location within the Bentley ProjectWise file storage system with their full title and
other attributes recorded in the ProjectWise database. The version control system within
ProjectWise shall be used to ensure that all preliminary and approved versions of the same
drawing are held in a single location identified by the drawing number and version and status
indications.
5.2
File Formats
The standard CAD software used within UK Power Networks is Bentley MicroStation
(currently version V8 XM).
Drawings generated externally and adopted by UK Power Networks shall be imported into
the appropriate folder within ProjectWise. Provided that the file has been saved in an
acceptable format, as described below, it can be opened with MicroStation V8 XM and the
title can be added directly to the ProjectWise database by typing titleblock modify into the
Key-in window and copying the drawing title into the Attributes tab of the dialogue box.
New drawings shall be created as MicroStation V8 (DGN) format files. A PDF rendition shall
be generated of approved standard drawings which are to be shared via the CDL etc.
If it is necessary to work with AutoCAD software the design shall be saved in a DWG file
format no newer than AutoCAD 2007 to facilitate future editing within MicroStation V8 XM.
5.3
A MicroStation Sheet View (AutoCAD drawing layout or paper space) is another view on the same design
often with its own frame and title block.
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Drawings are to be formatted to suit printing in black and white except where colour is
needed to highlight or differentiate certain elements.
UK Power Networks, like many other utility and infrastructure companies, uses Bentley
MicroStation CAD software. Manufacturers, suppliers and subcontracted network asset
providers frequently rely upon Autodesk AutoCAD software to generate drawings. As UKPN
adopts new network assets it needs to collect and file the associated drawings for future
reference or modification within ProjectWise.
AutoCAD (DWG) file formats change every couple of years and the latest format is
unreadable with our current version of MicroStation (V8 XM). Fortunately MicroStation V8
XM can directly read, edit (with some limitations) or convert DWG files saved in formats up
to version 2007.
The terms and conditions of suppliers contracts shall therefore specify that UK Power
Networks will accept drawing files created either in MicroStation V8 (DGN) format or
AutoCAD 2007 (DWG) format. Converting drawings from DWG to DGN format can adversely
affect scales, dimension data, line styles and text formats, so files shall be saved in their
original format unless or until significant amendments are required.
The next version of MicroStation (V8i) is compatible with later AutoCAD formats, but at the
time of writing no date has been set for the software upgrade within UK Power Networks.
6.1
6.1.1
Requirements of Contractors
The following list describes how site record drawings shall be presented by contractors to
UK Power Networks for integration into the ProjectWise drawing management system:
1. Contractors shall clearly mark As Erected or As Built drawings accordingly.
2. The colours of linestyles and text indicating Proposed Arrangement must be changed
by the contractor to the current status of As Built.
3. As Built DWG format drawings shall be accompanied by a PDF rendition at the same A
size as the original.
4. Any CDs provided must be checked before being sent to the Project Manager as the
final As Built set.
5. All drawings provided on CDs will be As Erected for that site so any drawings not
required for ProjectWise must not be copied to the CD.
6. As Built drawings applicable to the Network Records Department, such as cable routes,
shall be provided separately in phases as the project is developed.
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6.1.2
Actions by UKPN
When importing Contractors drawings into ProjectWise the following procedures shall be
followed:
1. Imported drawings shall be given a UKPN drawing number and stamp (see Section
7.3).
2. The contractors drawing number shall be left on the drawing for reference.
3. New drawings for ProjectWise shall take into account any existing DGN, DWG, microfilm
or raster (TIF or CIT) drawings already in ProjectWise which may need to be updated
with a new version or superseded.
4. Checks are required to ensure that users of Bentley Redline and MicroStation can open
the drawings.
5. DWG to DGN file format conversion is not reliable and does not produce like for like
results, this process normally creates problems e.g. linestyle/text irregularities. DWG
drawings shall be left in their original format unless or until revisions are required.
6. Any current spreadsheet index system shall continue to be updated to take account of
the old legacy systems still in use.
7. Multi-sheet DWG drawings shall be listed accordingly in the associated index.
8. Any numbering system used shall not conflict with the legacy systems.
9. As Erected status shall be confirmed with the contractor or contract manager if not
shown on the drawing.
The title block provides important information about the drawing while the frame defines the
boundary of the drawing.
7.1
Frame
Title Block
The title block shall be positioned on the bottom right-hand corner of the sheet so that when
the plan is stored in a drawer or folded appropriately, the title and number are always visible.
The position of the title block shall only be changed in exceptional circumstances. A vertical
strip above the title block may be reserved for notes, revisions, etc.
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A descriptive title.
The drawing number.
The scale at a designated A sheet size.
The company logo and name.
Creation and modification dates.
Names or initials of designer, draughtsperson and approver.
Site name or standard.
Version number or letter.
Approval state.
7.3
The UK Power Networks stamp is a reduced version of the title block which is added to
externally created drawings when they are imported. For more information on the UK Power
Networks stamp and drawing approval procedures refer to EDP 08 601 Capital Programme
Drawing Approvals Procedure and EDP 09-0060 Revision Procedure for Operation
Diagrams.
Responsibilities
The Asset Management directorate is responsible for developing and maintaining this
instruction and encouraging all CAD users to abide by it, be they UKPN or associated
contractors.
CAD Managers, CAD Coordinators, CAD users, ProjectWise Administrators and any
manager with an engineering CAD resource in their department is responsible for
implementing this design standard.
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8.1
Training
ProjectWise Administration
The Programme Delivery Team within each licensed network area shall appoint a
Projectwise Administrator to oversee the setup and day-to-day running of ProjectWise.
These posts are currently filled as follows:
Each Capital Programme delivery team has its own datasource within ProjectWise. An
additional datasource exists where the Engineering Standards Team develops UKPN-wide
standard drawings. Engineering Standards currently administers the Standards datasource.
ProjectWise administrators are able to adjust individual user settings to permit or limit
particular actions as appropriate to the users role, such as the ability to create, delete, edit
or approve drawing files or folders.
8.3
Each Capital Programme team is responsible for the maintenance and administration of
their datasource within ProjectWise. Drawings shall be organised into a hierarchy that is
straightforward and intuitive to navigate as far as legacy naming and numbering systems will
allow.
It is the responsibility of Programme Delivery teams to ensure that all externally generated
As Built project drawings are saved to ProjectWise as soon as is practicable. It is important
that drawings or other related documents are not withheld from the ProjectWise system as
this risks them being permanently unavailable to the business.
Section 6.1 provides more information about importing drawings and EDP 08-601 explains
the drawing approval procedure.
8.4
Any individual within the Capital Programme or Asset Management directorates who
commissions work on the network involving the creation or revision of CAD drawings of
transmission or distribution assets is similarly responsible for saving those drawings to
ProjectWise at the earliest opportunity.
8.5
Standard design drawings developed by UKPN Asset Management are also held on
ProjectWise, but in a datasource with limited access to ensure that unapproved designs are
not used for site construction or commissioning. Approved drawings are published on CDL
for designers to download.
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Original CAD files shall not be distributed outside the company and its contractors, as this
risks the loss of intellectual property to our competitors.
9.1
Civil Drawings
A drawings scale is the ratio of the subjects size on the drawing to its actual size on site.
Drawing scales shall be in accordance with BS EN ISO 5455:1995.
Table 1 shows the drawing scales that shall be used in the production of UK Power
Networks civil drawings and their associated dimension and text styles as they appear when
printed at A1 size.
Scale
Dimension Style
1:1
1st
1st
1:2
2nd
2nd
1:5
5th
5th
1:10
10th
10th
1:20
20th
20th
1:50
50th
50th
1:100
100th
100th
1:200
200th
200th
1:500
500th
500th
9.2
Schematic diagrams shall be drawn with the 1mm grid lock turned on and labelled N.T.S.
(not to scale). An appropriate A-size frame shall be selected to fit around the drawing or a
separate framed sheet view can be created as described in Section 5.3 into which the model
view shall be scaled to fit.
A schematic drawing can be rescaled at the time of printing to fit any size of paper, the only
limitation being its readability.
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Lines
The appropriate use of different line styles, weights and colours helps to indentify individual
elements. Standardisation of line forms and weights makes drawings easier to read and is
important to establish a familiar hierarchy within the drawing, this intuitively leads the viewer
to the information they require.
10.1
Civil Drawings
10.1.1
10.1.2
Line Style
Application
Centre Line
Drainage Foul
Drainage
10.1.3
The recommended line weights are listed below. Line weights affect the widths of the lines
when plotted. It is recommended that the lines are displayed realistically on screen by having
the line weights display on. If plot files other than the civil standard plot files are used then
the line weights as shown in Figure 2 may print thicker or thinner than was originally
intended.
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Line Weight
Application
Greyscale. Objects that are in the background or are not important to that detail or
existing features
Outlines
Hidden line weight 2, secondary lines, site boundary, reinforcement, drawing frame
Figure 2: Line Weights when Printed with the Standard Plot File Civil Standards B&W iplot.plt
or Civil Standards Colour iplot.plt
10.2
MicroStation weight 1 shall be used generally; weights between 0 and 3 may be selected for
clarity or emphasis.
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CAD Symbols
The use of standard symbols helps to make the drawing easier to understand.
11.1
Civil Symbols
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Symbol
Description
Section Line
These are lines that indicate a cut surface in a drawing.
The arrows indicate the direction of view through the
section.
Detail Reference 1
This symbol refers to additional information on the
same drawing.
Detail Reference 2
This symbol refers to additional information on another
drawing.
Break Line
This shows that the element continues but the rest of it
need not be shown or that a section of the element has
been left out due to space constraints or irrelevance.
Grid Line
This is a pattern of regularly placed vertical and
horizontal lines used for referencing points.
Floor Level Symbol: (Plan View)
This is a symbol that indicates the type of surface finish
and the height of that surface on a plan view.
Floor Level Symbol: (Elevation)
This is a symbol that indicates the type of surface finish
and the height of that surface on a section or elevation.
Centre Line Designation
This is a label on the line which bisects an element.
North Point
This symbol aligns the site layout drawing with
geographic north
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11.1.1
11.1.2
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11.2
Symbols used shall generally conform to IEC 60617 Graphical Symbols for Diagrams.
The latest edition of IEC 60617 is published as an on-line database and is available to view
via an annual subscription. UK Power Networks does not currently subscribe to the IEC
database so we generally adhere to the symbol set as published in BS EN 60617:1996.
Section 11.2.1 shows a selection of schematic diagram symbols available from the
schem.cel cell library. The complete cell library will be made available to download from
CDL. On the left of the symbol is the abbreviated code name; on the right is its description.
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11.2.1
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Pattern cells and hatching create sets of lines or shapes arranged in a pattern to represent a
material surface or cross-section.
Table 2 shows the standard Pattern Library available to MicroStation V8.
Pattern names shown in bold are preferred for use in UK Power Networks drawings.
The pattern scales shown in Table 2 are drawn at 1:1.
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The pattern scale should be adjusted to achieve a realistic representation when the drawing
is printed on the appropriate A size sheet.
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12.1
Description
ENBOND
BRICK
EARTH
Ground
CONCRT
Concrete
ANSI31
Steel
ANSI32
Brickwork
ANSI33
Blockwork
WOOD
Wood
BATEN
Insulation
HATCH
GRAVEL
Shingle
Shingle
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Drawing Levels
13.1
Each drawing level contains a line style set of a specific line weight, line type and colour
which represents a particular type of material or component.
Drawing features which represent individual aspects of the structure (walls, doors, pipes,
electrical, steel etc) shall be placed on the appropriately named level.
This allows for certain features of the drawing to be selected or switched off depending on
the users requirements. The standard civil level template is used in the drawing template:
Civil Standards Template.DGN which is available to download from CDL.
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Figure 4: Screen Print of the Level Manager for a Standard Civil Drawing
The levels in the Civil Standards Template.DGN have been allocated unique numbers.
These numbers have been divided into categories listed below (Section 13.2).
13.2
Number
Description
100 series
Groundworks
110 series
Foundations
120 series
Pile Foundations
200 series
External Walls
220 series
230 series
Floors
240 series
Stairs
250 series
Roofs
260/270 series
Building Frames
280 series
Reinforcement
300 series
310 series
320 series
330 series
Ceilings
Group
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Number
Description
340 series
Fittings
350 series
Miscellaneous Steelwork
360 series
Miscellaneous Concrete
400 series
Floor Finishes
410 series
Ceiling Finishes
420 series
Roof Finishes
500/510 series
Foul Drainage
520/530/540 series
550/560 series
570 series
Gas Supply
600/610/620/630 series
640 series
650 series
Lighting
660 series
Communications
670 series
Security Protection
680 series
Earthing
700 series
Site Information
710 series
Site Investigation
720 series
800 series
Pavement/Road Construction
810 series
Site Features
820 series
900 series
1000 series
Title Sheet
1010 series
General Elevations
1020 series
General Sections
1030 series
General Details
1100 series
Schematics
1200 series
General Notification
1300 series
General Dimensions
1400 series
General Symbols
1500 series
General Hatching
1600 series
Manufacturers Equipment
1620 series
Group
Finishes to Structures
Services (non-electrical)
Services (Electrical)
External Works
Pavements/Roads
General
Equipment
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Additional levels may need to be added to the supplied template file. The new levels shall be
placed in the appropriate category on the next available number in that series. New levels
shall be labelled in upper case to distinguish them from the existing levels.
13.3
Many of UK Power Networks standard and site-specific schematic diagrams were imported
from an assortment of suppliers who use a range of levels to help distinguish different
element types (lines, symbols, text, frame etc.).
The UK Power Networks seed file for standard electrical schematic diagrams (available from
the Engineering Standards Team upon request) is designed for all drawing elements to be
placed on a single level, normally level 1, with the frame and title block appearing as
referenced files.
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Text Styles
14.1
Civil Standards
The text shall be consistent throughout the drawing and the printed text height on an A1 size
print shall be at least of 2.5mm. All text shall be in English. All text shall be in upper case.
There are two principle types of text:
Title Text Information that anyone using a drawing shall note as of primary
importance.
Note Text Less significant information but essential to understand the drawing.
The drawing template Civil Standards Template.DGN has the text styles set out in the
appropriate scale. These two fonts are to be used as they convert effectively between the
two drawing formats, DGN and DWG, when necessary.
14.2
Schematic Standards
The text shall be consistent throughout the drawing and shall be at least 2mm high when
printed full size. All text shall be in English.
The two standard fonts used are:
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Dimensions (Civil)
The dimensions shall be a thin continuous line with terminating arrows on each end, thin
continuous extension lines and text adjacent to an arrow. The appropriate scale shall be
used in conjunction with the same text and note scale. An example of a dimension can be
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seen in Figure 3. Dimensioning shall be to the nearest 5mm if possible except where greater
accuracy is essential to the construction or the installation of the plant.
Dimensions and levels shall be displayed as follows:
Millimetre dimensions to 0 decimal places and to the nearest 5mm (if possible) e.g.
1325.
Levels shown in metres to 3 decimal places. e.g. 1.400.
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CAD Terminology
Corresponding
AutoCAD Term
Notes
AccuSnap
Osnap
ACS
UCS
Active
Current
Active design
file
Drawing File or
drawing
database
Active
Linestylescale
LTSCALE
Arc
Arc
Attribute
Property
Block
Rectangle
B-Splines
Spline
ByLevel setting
ByLayer setting
Setting that controls whether colour, line weight, and line style
are set for each level (layer).
Callout bubble
Balloon
Cell libraries
Cells: shared
and normal
Blocks
Circle
Circle
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MicroStation
Term
Corresponding
AutoCAD Term
Closed
Smartline
Polyline or LW
Polyline
Notes
Configuration
variables
System
variables
Curve
Spline
Curve Stream
Spline
Default Level
Layer 0 (zero)
Design model
Model space
DGN file
DWG file
Dimension
Dimension
Drawing model
Model space
Drop Element
Explode
Element
Attributes
Properties
Elements
Objects
Enter Data
Field
N/A
Fence
N/A
Fence or
Selection inside
Selection
Window
Fit View
Zoom extents
Global Freeze
Viewport
Freeze (DWG
workmode only)
Freeze layers
Handles
Grips
Key-in
Command line
Levels
Layers
Line
Line
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MicroStation
Term
Corresponding
AutoCAD Term
Notes
Line (zero
length)
Point
Line Selection
Selection
Fence
Line styles
Linetypes
Merge into
Master
Bind XREF
Message
Center
Text window
Multi-line
Polyline(s) or
Multi-line
N/A
Field
N/A
Table
Nested
references
Nested
references
Open
Smartline, Line
String
Polyline or LW
Polyline
Parasolid
ACIS
Patterning
Hatching
Pen tables
Plot styles
Plot
Reference File
(design file)
Xref
Reference file
(sheet file)
Viewport
References
References:
attachments
and overlays
Seed files
Template
drawing files
Selection
Handle
Grip
Self-referenced
file
N/A
Shape
Region
Shape (greater
than 4 vertices)
Polyline, Face,
Polyline mesh,
solid
Shape (Less
than 4 vertices)
Polyline,
Polyline mesh
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MicroStation
Term
Corresponding
AutoCAD Term
Shape/Hatch
Polyline/Line,
Hatch
Shape/Opaque
Fill
Polyline/Solid
fill hatch
Shape/Pattern
Polyline, Hatch
Shape/Xhatch
Polyline/Line,
Hatch
Shared Cell
Block or
WBlock
Sheet model
Drawing layout
(paper space)
Smart Line
Polyline
Solid Fill
2D Solid or
Solid Hatch
Tags
Attributes
Text
Text
Text Node
MText
View
Viewports
View Attributes
(Drafting
Settings)
Window area
Zoom Window
Working units
Drawing units
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Notes
Cell Libraries
Cell libraries are a feature of Bentley MicroStation which enable the pooling and distribution
of useful drawing elements as cells. Schematic symbols and electrical plant items are
commonly saved as cells for other CAD users to import as required. A well-stocked cell
library offers a significant boost to CAD drawing efficiency.
Popular examples are:
These and others are held and managed locally, but should be compared and shared on a
regular basis. All new equipment items or symbols drawn should be considered for adding
into the appropriate library if they are likely to be needed on other drawings. The civil cell
libraries are available to download from CDL.
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