CADD Drafting Standards May 2016

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January 2014 NMDOT CADD Drafting Standards

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Software Versions

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016

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MJM Consulting, LLC

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Section 1

January 2014 NMDOT CADD Drafting Standards

Contents Trademarks ................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Software Versions ........................................................................................................................................................ 3

Author ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3

Version ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3

1: Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Whats New ................................................................................................................................................................10

Purpose ........................................................................................................................................................................10

CADD Platforms .........................................................................................................................................................10

Glossary of Terms .......................................................................................................................................................11

Paradigms ...................................................................................................................................................................13

Typefaces: ...............................................................................................................................................................13

Symbols: ...................................................................................................................................................................13

2: Directory Structure ....................................................................................................................................................15

Project Directory Structure .......................................................................................................................................16

Detailed Summary of Directories ........................................................................................................................17

PCN Explained .......................................................................................................................................................19

Primary Sub Directories .........................................................................................................................................19

_data........................................................................................................................................................................20

Construction ...........................................................................................................................................................20

Existing .....................................................................................................................................................................21

ITS ..............................................................................................................................................................................21

Project_Resources .................................................................................................................................................22

PDE ...........................................................................................................................................................................22

Plans .........................................................................................................................................................................22

Proposed .................................................................................................................................................................23

PSE_ENGR ................................................................................................................................................................23

3: Project Plan Sets .......................................................................................................................................................25

Planimetric vs. Informational ...................................................................................................................................26

Basic Numbering Scheme .......................................................................................................................................26

4: File Naming Conventions ........................................................................................................................................29

Base Files vs. Sheet Files ............................................................................................................................................30

Standard Base Files ...............................................................................................................................................30

Standard Sheet Files ..............................................................................................................................................31

5: Borders and Covers ..................................................................................................................................................33

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Border Use ...................................................................................................................................................................34

Border Dimensions .....................................................................................................................................................34

Plan and Profile Generation ....................................................................................................................................35

Consultant Logos .......................................................................................................................................................36

Covers ..........................................................................................................................................................................37

Sheet Set Manager ...................................................................................................................................................37

6: Template Files ............................................................................................................................................................39

Template Files .............................................................................................................................................................40

Units ..............................................................................................................................................................................40

Coordinate Systems ..................................................................................................................................................41

Angles ..........................................................................................................................................................................42

Layouts ........................................................................................................................................................................42

Sheet Naming ........................................................................................................................................................43

View Ports ................................................................................................................................................................44

7: Reference Files ..........................................................................................................................................................45

Reference File Usage ......................................................................................................................................