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SignPlot
Original author(s)SK Morgan
Developer(s)Buchanan Computing Ltd
Initial release1984
Stable release
2.6 / January 2011
Operating systemWindows
Available inEnglish, Welsh
TypeTraffic sign design
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.buchanancomputing.co.uk

SignPlot is a software application for the design of UK traffic signs and their supports and foundations, developed and sold by Buchanan Computing.[1][2] The application is unique as it does not require the use of Computer-aided design (CAD) software.[3]

History

Initially created in the early 1980s as a university project by Simon Morgan, SignPlot 3 has undergone several updates.[4][3] The program is designed to automate almost all the layout and spacing rules of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions,[5] Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 7,[6] and drawings issued by the Welsh Assembly Government for bilingual signing.

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References

  1. ^ "Buchanan Computing - home". www.buchanancomputing.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ^ Browne, Dominic (25 February 2021). "Highways Magazine - A match made in design: Collaboration joins signs and sockets". Highways Magazine. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b Tom Stone (11 May 2017). "Buchanan releases latest version of its SignPlot traffic sign design software". Traffic Technology International.
  4. ^ "Buchanan Computing - News stories". www.buchanancomputing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. ^ "The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002". www.opsi.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Traffic signs manual - GOV.UK". www.dft.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
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