CAD Standards Manual KMB

CAD STANDARDS MANUAL KMBdesign groups, inc. p.s. 828 - 7th Avenue S.E. Olympia, Washington 98501 360-352-8883 CADD STANDARDS MANUAL FOR KMB: TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Cover 2. Index 3. Introduction Page 3 3.1. Definition of CAD standards Page 3 3.2. Roles and Responsibilities Page 4 3.3. Revision History Page 4 3.4. Modification Process Page 4 3.5. Software Guidelines Page 5 4. General Notes Page 6 4.1. General Drawing Notes Page 6 4.2. General Linetype Notes Page 6 4.3. General Hatch Notes Page 6 4.4. Dynamic Block Notes Page 7 5. CAD File Types Page 9 5.1. XREF (Background) Files Page 9 5.2. Border Files (Title Blocks) Page 9 5.3. Sheet Files Page 9 5.4. Image Files Page 9 5.5. Detail Sheets & Files Page 9 6. Project Folder Structure Page 10 6.1. Basic Folder Tree Page 10 6.2. Expanded Folder Tree Page 10 7. File Naming Guidelines Page 12 7.1. XREF (Background) Files Page 12 7.2. Sheet Files Page 12 7.3. Detail Files Page 12 8. Sheet Set Manager Page 13 8.1. Usage and Theory Page 13 8.2. Resources Page 13 9. Layer Naming Guidelines Page 18 9.1. Creating Additional Layers Page 18 10. Text Styles / Font Standards Page 19 10.1. Dimension Styles Page 19 11. Sheet Layout & Plotting Page 20 11.1. Pen Table Settings Page 20 Cad Standards 2 May, 2009 KMBdesign groups, inc. p.s. 828 - 7th Avenue S.E. Olympia, Washington 98501 360-352-8883 3. INTRODUCTION: 3.1. What is “CAD Standards”? One area we tend to clump together is Standards. What I mean by that is that we tend to put "Drawing standards", "Quality standards" and "CAD standards" together too often and in many ways they are different. Drawing standards = The look of the final product when it goes out the door. Is the product a professional architectural piece worthy of the KMB title block? Quality Standards = Is all the information correct? Can project be built/constructed well from these documents? (This includes accuracy.) CAD Standards = The method by which the drawings are produced. This will cost us extra money/grief/man hours if not done correctly the first time? That being said: Quality Standards are the #1 priority and should always come first. Drawing Standards is the #2 priority as it`s a direct reflection on our company and the image it projects to the public. High quality drawings often bring back more business (since accuracy of Quality Standards is expected). CAD Standards is the #3 priority as it`s an internal function... but it still can be very important when it comes to extra money/grief/man hours. BUT it`s the least likely of the three to come back and affect you and it`s the only one you can handle internally. Quality and Drawing Standards effect clients (or management, production, etc) in the outside world and can directly effect the revenue stream coming into the organization. No matter how good our marketing department is, if our product is bad, then it’s bad. Word will get out and affect our bottom line. But internal CAD standards can be enforced on a "company" level and proven with production benefits. If the bottom line looks bad because of this then we can make internal changes to ease the problem. On the other hand, almost nothing makes a client happy that`s been burned by a bad product. That`s why we should focus on the original question which was "What is CAD Standards?" which is really much different from the question of accuracy. You can be accurate without following CAD Standards (but not following CAD standards could effect accuracy down the line and force further revisions... and cost.. then again, it might not depending on the product and which CAD Standards are broken). The purpose of this manual is to ensure a consistent quality of printed Drawings and to act as a guide for new members of staff and outside consultants. It is important to have consistency not only with printed Drawings but also within CAD files. Deadlines require a spirit of teamwork and for members of the team to frequently work on several CAD files simultaneously. CAD users within the Dept. will have learned many different approaches to producing a CAD file: a common discipline therefore is required to enable different members of the Dept. to contribute to the same CAD file. CAD and the use of PCs generally within the Construction Industry is a relatively recent discipline and continues to evolve as Hardware and Software improves and as CAD users discover new efficiencies within each Software package. This Manual therefore will be subject to frequent revision. Cad Standards 3 May, 2009 KMBdesign groups, inc. p.s. 828 - 7th Avenue S.E. Olympia, Washington 98501 360-352-8883 3.2. Roles & Responsibilities The Standard will be maintained and modified by the CAD Manager. The CAD Manager shall be responsible for any follow-on issues. The CAD Manager shall be responsible for developing any custom tools or templates for use in AutoCAD that will assist in the compliance with the Standard. These custom tools and templates will be developed, distributed, updated and maintained by the CAD Manager. The development and use of the CAD Standard and any tools or templates is not seen as an end all in itself. The goal is to enhance productivity and share work among users and projects. To this end the process will never be completed. The CAD manager shall continue to develop and enhance the use of the CAD tools that we use every day. 3.3. Revision History Version 1 – In Office Standard predating documentation on January, 2003 Version 2 – Released January, 2006 Version 3 – Released January, 2007 Version 4 – Released August, 2008 Version 5 – Released May, 2009 3.4. Modification Process This document is seen as a living document that may change from time to time. The CAD Manager shall continue to develop and modify this document. Comments and suggestions are welcome. Please contact the CAD Manager. The modification process includes the following: A proposed change is submitted the CAD Manager. The proposed change is reviewed by the CAD Manager for clarity. The CAD Manager shall decide if the proposed change is valid or the CAD Manager shall offer clarification on the current Standard or a work around. Upon approval, the proposed change shall be added to the Standard and scheduled for full publication. Cad Standards 4 May, 2009 KMBdesign groups, inc. p.s. 828 - 7th Avenue S.E. Olympia, Washington 98501 360-352-8883 3.5. Software Guidelines All Software used must comply with the Company Approved Software List. Task General production CAD Presentation Drawings Electronic Drawing Review Project Specifications, Schedules Software Package AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT Photoshop Elements, Autodesk Impression, Google Sketch up Autodesk Design Review, Adobe Acrobat Microsoft Word, Excel, SpecLink, Spanner For more information regarding certain software and the use there of, see your CAD Manager. Cad Standards 5 May, 2009 ... - tailieumienphi.vn