Common use of AUTOCAD DRAWING STANDARDS Clause in Contracts

AUTOCAD DRAWING STANDARDS. The Prime Consultant and his/her sub-consultants shall prepare AutoCAD drawings in accordance with the following document standards: A. Xref Files, Image Files, Blocks and 3rt1 Party Fonts 1. XBIND all Xref d files to their drawing(s}. Each individual electronic graphic document must be submitted in a single file format without any external files attached. 2. Insert all image files in Final Drawing 3. A document created with multiple files MUST NOT SHARE LAYER NAMES among the files. 4. Provide a SINGLE DRAWING FILE for each Drawing Sheet. 5. While working in Paper Space, TURN ON VIEW LOCK to prevent your viewport view from being accidentally altered while moving between Paper Space and Floating Model Space mode. 6. Purge all drawing files of all unused entities-Blocks, Layers, Fonts 7. READ-ONLY" and "LOCKED" drawing files will not be accepted. B. It is PREFERRED that all final drawings be submitted in Model Space. However, final drawings may be submitted in Paper Space as long as AutoCAD Drawing Standards A-1 through A-7 are adhered to. C. Consultants shall utilize the following Milwaukee County drawing format standards: 1. Standard text set-up and dimension set-up (page H-20) 2. Standard drawing conversion scale (page H-21) 3. Standard title blocks (B_1711, 0_3624, E_4230) 4. The standard AutoCAD font to be used is ROMANS.shx 5. Sheet sizes to be used, on BOND PAPER, are: A = 9" x12" Ansi A = 8 1/2" x 11" B = 12" x 18" B = 11" x 17" C = 18" x 24" C = 17" x 22" D = 24" x36" D = 22" x 34" E = 36" x 48" E = 34" x 44" E1 = 30" x 42" D. Drawing Sheet numbers and electronic drawing files shall consist of the following: 1. Alphanumeric discipline designation 2. A maximum of 3 characters for sheet number Example: A101.dwg I I I I Sheet Number I Discipline E. The DOS 8+3 naming convention shall be used for all Drawing Sheet numbers and electronic drawing files (e.g., A101.dwg). F. Consultants shall utilize the AIA, or Milwaukee County Standard Layer Index, including color and line type (pages H-6 through H-19); or for approval of your firm's standard layer index. G. The room attributes shall be provided on all AutoCAD building plans. Window attributes shall be shown on elevation drawings. The following attribute data shall be included:

AUTOCAD DRAWING STANDARDS. The Prime Consultant and his/her sub-consultants shall prepare AutoCAD drawings in accordance with the following document standards: A. Xref Files, Image Files, Blocks and 3rt1 Party Fonts 1. XBIND all Xref d files to their drawing(s}. Each individual electronic graphic document must be submitted in a single file format without any external files attached. 2. Insert all image files in Final Drawing 3. A document created with multiple files MUST NOT SHARE LAYER NAMES among the files. 4. Provide a SINGLE DRAWING FILE for each Drawing Sheet. 5. While working in Paper Space, TURN ON VIEW LOCK to prevent your viewport view from being accidentally altered while moving between Paper Space and Floating Model Space mode. 6. Purge all drawing files of all unused entities-Blocks, Layers, Fonts 7. READ-ONLY" and "LOCKED" drawing files will not be accepted. B. It is PREFERRED that all final drawings be submitted in Model Space. However, final drawings may be submitted in Paper Space as long as AutoCAD Drawing Standards A-1 through A-7 are adhered to. C. Consultants shall utilize the following Milwaukee County drawing format standards: 1. Standard text set-up and dimension set-up (page H-20) 2. Standard drawing conversion scale (page H-21) 3. Standard title blocks (B_1711, 0_3624, E_4230) 4. The standard AutoCAD font to be used is ROMANS.shx 5. Sheet sizes to be used, on BOND PAPER, are: A = 9" x12" Ansi A = 8 1/2" x 11" B = 12" x 18" B = 11" x 17" C = 18" x 24" C = 17" x 22" D = 24" x36" D = 22" x 34" E = 36" x 48" E = 34" x 44" E1 = 30" x 42" D. Drawing Sheet numbers and electronic drawing files shall consist of the following: 1. Alphanumeric discipline designation 2. A maximum of 3 characters for sheet number Example: A101.dwg I I I I Sheet Number I I_ Discipline E. The DOS 8+3 naming convention shall be used for all Drawing Sheet numbers and electronic drawing files (e.g., A101.dwg). F. Consultants shall utilize the AIA, or Milwaukee County Standard Layer Index, including color and line type (pages H-6 through H-19); or for approval of your firm's standard layer index. G. The room attributes shall be provided on all AutoCAD building plans. Window attributes shall be shown on elevation drawings. The following attribute data shall be included: