Broadscope, Mediumscope, Narrowscope

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Author Message George A. Everding, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA Senior Member Username: geverding Post Number: 78 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 03:05 pm:    Are these obsolete terms now? I've found them helpful in class because they are easily understandable for most students, and I’d like to keep using them informally even if they are no longer official. Under MF04, does Level 2 = broad scope; Level 3 = medium scope, and Level 4 = narrow scope? Exactly equal, essentially equal, generally equal, or not equal at all? Colin Gilboy Senior Member Username: colin Post Number: 6 Registered: 09-2005 Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 03:14 pm:    I use the terms this way when talking with manufacturers: XX 3XXX as broadscope XX 34XX as medium scope - yes there are 2 levels in the first 2 digits XX 341x as fine scope. As CSI typically uses 13, 16 and 19 so that there is only one level at the at pair of digits. 4specs uses 2 levels with the 3 pair of digits, as does CSI in the second pair. Margaret G. Chewning FCSI CCS Senior Member Username: presbspec Post Number: 74 Registered: 01-2003 Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 03:15 pm:    In the presentations I've been making on MF 04 and have used for a number of years since they came out with the Levels discription, you are correct. Divisions = Level 1, Broadscope = level 2, mediumscope = level 3 and narrow scope = level 4. Altho' that 4th level is after the decimal in MF 04 so I 'spect level 3 and 4 may share that last pair of the 6 digits in many section designations. David R. Combs, CSI, CCS, CCCA, MAI Senior Member Username: davidcombs Post Number: 82 Registered: 08-2004 Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 03:24 pm:    George, Correct. Except where in MF '95 each Level was a single digit, in MF '04, each Level is a PAIR of digits (with Level 4 being AFTER the decimal point). Level 1 remains the Division number. Kristin C Kennedy RA CCS CSI Senior Member Username: kkennedy Post Number: 10 Registered: 09-2004 Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 03:29 pm:    MasterFormat 2004 in Ten Easy Lessons explains broad scope / medium scope VS. levels in one easy lesson. http://www.csinet.org/s_csi/docs/10800/10706.pdf George A. Everding, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA Senior Member Username: geverding Post Number: 79 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 03:39 pm:    Excellent answers! Thanks for your quick response, particularly for the link to 10 Easy Lessons.