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CADStandardsareasetofguidelinesforthewayComputeraideddesign(CAD)drawingsshould
appear,toimproveproductivityandinterchangeofCADdocumentsbetweendifferentofficesandCAD
programs,especiallyinarchitectureandengineering.

Contents
1AEC(ArchitectureEngineeringandConstruction)standards
1.1CADlayerstandards
1.2Linethickness
1.3Textanddimension
1.4Scales
1.5Filenamingstandards
2MCAD(Mechanical)standards
2.1GeometricDimensioningandTolerancing
2.2Geometryquality
3ProductDataQuality
4Seealso
5References
6Externallinks

AEC(ArchitectureEngineeringandConstruction)standards
CADlayerstandards
Mostcommon:
BS1192,whichreliesheavilyontheCodeofProcedurefortheConstructionIndustry
AIACadLayerGuidelines,2ndedition(1997),hasagreatusageintheUSA
ISO135671/3,Internationalstandard,commoninNorthernEurope
AEC(UK)(http://aecuk.wordpress.com/),anadaptationofBS1192basedonUniclass.
A/E/CCADStandard,Triservice(USACE/AirForce/NAVFAC)CADstandard
created/maintainedbytheCAD/BIMTechnologyCenterforFacilities,Infrastructure,and
Environment..][1]
SIA2014(1996),Swissstandardforengineersandarchitects,basedonISO13567.
NORMA62404(2012),Austrianstandardfordigitaldocumentationintechnicaldrawings,
basedonISO13567.
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Samplesofstandardisedlayers:
AB374E(ISO13567:agentArchitect,elementRoofwindowinSfB,presentationgraphic
element)
A37420T2N01B113B23pro(ISO13567:agentArchitect,elementRoofWindowinSfB,
presentationText#2,Newpart,floor01,blockB1,phase1,projection3D,scale1:5(B),work
package23anduserdefinition"pro")
AG25DR(ISO13567:agentArchitect,elementwallinUniclass,presentationdimensions,
statusExistingtoberemoved)
AG251GWallExtlFwd(AEC(UK):agentArchitect,elementExternalWallinUniclass,
presentationgraphicelement,userdefinition"WallExtl"andviewForward)
A210_M_ExtWall(BS1192:agentArchitect,elementExternalWallinSfB,presentationmodel,
userdefinition"ExtWall")
AE04E(ISO13567SIA2014:agentArchitect,elementStairinSIAclassification,
presentationgraphicelement)
AWALLFULL(AIA:agentArchitect,elementWall,Fullheight).

Linethickness
Thicknessforpensandplot:0,13mmGray,0,18mmRed,0,25mmWhite,0,35mmYellow,0,50mm
Magenta,0,70mmBlue,1,00mmGreen.InAutoCADusuallypartstobeprintedinblackaredrawnin1
to7basiccolors.Colorlayer:GreenCenter,MagentaMeasureoflengthandBlueHidden.
Description

Linethicknessinmm

ColorCodes

OutLine

0.20or0.25

White,Cyan,Yellow,Blue

HiddenLine

0.00or0.05

Blue,Gray,241

CenterLine

0.10or0.15

Green,Red

Note

0.18or0.20

Cyan,Green,41

ThinLine

0.00or0.05

Gray,08,111

ReferenceLine

0.000

Magenta,Gray

HatchLine

0.000

Magenta,Green,Gray,red

Color9to256

0.000

Dimensionline
LeaderLinewithArrows 0.000

GrayColor9,or8,Red

Text

Cyan,Green,

0.18or0.20

Textanddimension
Heights:2,5mm,3,5mm,5,0mm,7,0mm(strokethickness(lineweight)shouldbe0.1ofthecharacter
height).Fontstyles:"Romans.shxRomanticSimplex","ISOCPEUR.ttf".Exceptionaluseofscreen
fonts(arial,TimesNewRomanetc.).

Scales
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1:1,1:10,1:100....
1:2,1:20,1:200....
1:5,1:50,1:500....
1/8=1'0"3/16"=1'0",1/4"=1'0",3/8"=1'0",1/2"=1'0",3/4"=1'0",1"=1'0"1/1111111

Filenamingstandards
BS1192:
Discipline(1char),Element(2char,usingSfBTable1orUniclass),Drawingtype(1char,
P=preliminary,X=special/xref,L=layout,C=component,S=schedules,A=assemblydrawings,K=co
ordinationdrawing),Uniquenumber(3char),Revision(1char,A=emission,B,C,D...=revisions).
Samples:A22P012G.dwg(architect,internalwallsinSfB,preliminarydesign,sheet012,revisionG).
AIA
AEC
Samples:ZE1G124.dwg,XE1G100.dwg
AEC(UK)
Project(unlimitedchar),Discipline(2charmax,recommendedmandatory),Zone(optional),View(1
char,rec.mand.),Level(2char,rec.mand.),Content(rec.mand.),Sequentialnumber(upto3char)
Samples:1234AOffPM1Furn11c.dwg(project#1234,architect,officezone,plan,mezzanine1,
furnitures,version1.1revisionc),AP01Part(architect,plan,1stfloor,partitions),1234AS055.dgn
(project#1234,architect,section,sheet055),ASxxAA.dwg(architect,section,fullbuilding,section
AA),APxGrid.dgn(architect,plan,allfloor,grid),1838SCP03(project1838,structures,building
C,plan,3rdfloor).
Otherlocal:
Jobnumber(4char),Agent(1char),Section(4char),phase(1char),sheetnumber(2char),revision(2
char)Samples:0512A00A_10102.dwgJobnumber(3char),View(2char),section(2char),phase(1
char),revision(1char)Samples:123p0s2d0.dwg(job1239,plan,2ndfloor,definitivedrawing,
emission),459s0BBD0.dgn(job123,sectionB,definitivedrawing,emission).

MCAD(Mechanical)standards
GeometricDimensioningandTolerancing
IndustrystandardsfordefiningProductManufacturingInformation(PMI),a3DextensionofGeometric
DimensioningandTolerancing(GD&T),includeASMEY14.412003ProductDataDefinitionandISO
1101Representationofspecificationsintheformofa3Dmodel...

Geometryquality
VDA4955

ProductDataQuality
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PDQisafieldofPLMrelatingtothequalityofproductdata,particularlythegeometricaland
organizationalqualityofCADdata.Checkers,softwarethatanalyzeCADdataformats,areoften
employedbeforeandafterdatatranslation.Thecheckerscanchecktheorganizationandqualityofthe
dataagainstinternalcompanystandardsandinternationalorindustrystandards.Thesecheckerscanbe
builtintospecificCADpackagesorworkonanumberofCADfileformats.
In2006/2007Part59ofSTEPISO1030359Productdatarepresentationandexchange:Integrated
genericresource:Qualityofproductshapedataisunderdevelopment.Itdefineshowtorepresent
qualitycriteriatogetherwithmeasurementrequirementsandrepresentationofinspectionresults.

Seealso
Modelbaseddefinition
ConstructionProjectInformationCommittee
Uniclass
ISOStandardsHandbookTechnicaldrawings,abroadcollectionofallbasicISOdrawing
standards
Vol.1Technicaldrawingsingeneral,ISBN9267103709
Vol.2Mechanicalengineeringdrawings,constructiondrawings,drawingequipment,ISBN
9267103717
ISO128TechnicaldrawingsGeneralprinciplesofpresentation
ISO13567TechnicalproductdocumentationOrganizationandnamingoflayersforCAD
ISO16792TechnicalproductdocumentationDigitalproductdefinitiondatapractices,forthe
presentationof3DmodelsandGD&T
ASTMF2915AdditiveManufacturingFileFormat
IGESInitialGraphicsExchangeSpecification
Kiziltas,S.Leite,F.Akinci,F.Lipman,R.(2009)InteroperableMethodologiesand
TechniquesinCAD.Chapter4.In:CADandGISIntegration.Karimi,H.Akinci,B.(ed.).
Taylor&Francis.p.73110.
X3DISOstandardizedroyaltyfree3DformatCADInterchangesubcomponentofinteresthere.

References
1. ^A/E/CCADDStandardR4.0(https://cadbim.usace.army.mil/CAD)July2009.

Externallinks
AutoCADLayerNamesforArchitecture/Interiors
(http://web.archive.org/web/20080821202559/http://books.dougseidler.com/downloads/autocad_st
andard_layer_name.asp)(PDFavailable)
aecuk.org(http://www.aecuk.org/)HomeoftheAEC(UK)standards.
EatyourCAD(http://eatyourcad.com/)CADManagersitecontainingguidesonimplementationof
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