> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://calcs.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Standards Library Overview

> What the Standards Library is, where to find it, and what's included in your organization's access.

The Standards Library gives you the full text of the building standards and codes your organization has access to, searchable by clause and readable right alongside the calculators that reference them.

You'll find it under **Standards** in the left-hand navigation, between **Builder** and **Integrate**. No separate login or setup step is required; if your organization has access to a standard, it appears here automatically.

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Check Which Standards Are Available" icon="list-check" href="/docs/running-calculations/standards-and-codes/standards-available">
    The design standards and codes Calcs.com calculators are built to, by region.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Search Standards and Clauses" icon="search" href="/docs/running-calculations/standards-and-codes/searching-standards-clauses">
    How the Standards Library search finds clauses and tables inside every standard you have access to, not just titles.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Browse a Standard" icon="list-tree" href="/docs/running-calculations/standards-and-codes/browsing-standard">
    Navigate a standard's table of contents, read clause text, and find amendments.
  </Card>

  <Card title="View Clauses from Inside a Calculator" icon="calculator" href="/docs/running-calculations/standards-and-codes/viewing-clauses-from-inside-calculator">
    Jump from any calculation result straight to the standard clause it's based on, without leaving your calculation.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Share a Clause Link" icon="share" href="/docs/running-calculations/standards-and-codes/sharing-clause-link">
    Copy a stable link straight to a specific clause, for citing in reports or sending to a colleague.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Download a Standard as PDF" icon="download" href="/docs/running-calculations/standards-and-codes/downloading-standard-as-pdf">
    Download the full text of a licensed standard as a PDF to keep for your records or share within your project team.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Apply Ambiguous Clauses in a Standard" icon="scale" href="/docs/running-calculations/standards-and-codes/ambiguous-clauses">
    Calcs.com carries clauses across as written. How a clause that allows more than one reading applies is the engineer's call.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Standards Licensing & Copyright" icon="scale" href="/docs/running-calculations/standards-and-codes/standards-licensing-copyright">
    What the reproduction notice means, and what your organization's license type allows you to do with standards content.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Changes in AS 3600:2018 Amendment 2 (Concrete)" icon="cube" href="/docs/running-calculations/standards-and-codes/code-editions/changes-amendment-2-concrete">
    Changes in AS3600:2018 Amendment 2 (Concrete)
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## What you'll see

Opening **Standards** takes you to **Standards and Codes**, a card grid of every standard your organization has access to. Each card shows:

* **Designation and title**: for example `AS 2118.6:2026`, *Automatic fire sprinkler systems, Part 6*
* **Status**: a badge such as `[Current]`
* **Published** and **Updated** dates
* **Amendment notes**, where relevant (for example, "Includes Amendment 1")
* A **document type** chip, such as `Full Standard`

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/clearcalcs/c9aJ-3s9SiPG9TGv/images/standards-library-overview-grid.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=c9aJ-3s9SiPG9TGv&q=85&s=d95e4b20a0e3ad33f58576594cb28174" alt="Standards and Codes landing page showing a grid of standard cards with designation, title, status badge, and Full Standard chip" width="1512" height="805" data-path="images/standards-library-overview-grid.png" />

<Tip>
  A search box sits at the top of the page. It searches the actual clause and table content of every standard you have access to, not just titles. See [Searching Standards and Clauses](/docs/running-calculations/standards-and-codes/searching-standards-clauses).
</Tip>

## What's included in your access

The standards shown are whatever your organization is licensed for; this can include Australian Standards (AS and AS/NZS), and other codes depending on your subscription. What you can *do* with a standard beyond reading and searching it (printing, downloading) depends on your organization's license type for that specific standard; see [Standards Licensing & Copyright](/docs/running-calculations/standards-and-codes/standards-licensing-copyright).

## Where else you'll run into it

The Standards Library isn't only a standalone reference; it's woven into the calculators themselves. Every design check traces back to the clause it's based on:
