Download documents

Click to view any of the documents below, most of which we have had a part in authoring or publishing or are implemented in our software.

They are PDF files under 1 Mb unless stated otherwise. They are either hosted here or are links to the organisations that publish them.  

IHE Sign Structures Guide 2021 (3 Mb)
edited and co-authored by Buchanan Computing

ARTSM Guidance on specifying permanent signs
co-authored by Buchanan Computing 

Download software

The following are installation programs for software that we supply free of charge. They require you to log-on to download them, but a guest registration is available to anyone (see panel, right).

SignPlot Sign Illumination Tool
For TSRGD 2016. Answers that tricky question: Does this sign legally need lighting or reflectorisation?
New: version 1.10 covers the 2022 Scottish Amendment for LEZ signs, etc.

SignLoad Designer
Steel support design for traffic signs to BS EN 12899-1:2007.
Checks also for passive safety to BS EN 12767:2019.
New: version 3.4 covers multiple signs on the same structure.

Download graphics

These graphics are the result of our work for Tranport Scotland on their amendment TSRGD that comes into force on 23 May 2022. You need to log-on to download them, but a guest registration is available to anyone (see panel, right). SignPlot users may alteratively download them from our User Area.

Sign graphics for Traffic Signs Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2022:
SignPlot format or  DXF format 

Registration

All files on this page are free to download. The documents are accessible immediately, while the others require a login. But if you don’t already have a guest account, you can create one in moments. 

Just click on your chosen file. If a popup login box appears, please follow the instructions; otherwise simply download your file. If you are required to log in, once you have done so you may download any file on this page.

Creating a guest account

On registering, you will receive a confirmation email. Please follow the link in it to a new instance of this page and continue your download there, not in the current page.

Registered users
If you already have a login for our user area and you are asked to log in before downloading, simply enter your user area credentials. Note that this will not log you into the user area itself, but just as a guest here in our public site.