Common use of CADD Deliverables Clause in Contracts

CADD Deliverables. Engineering plans (drawings) shall be submitted in ‘.dgn’ format as produced by Bentley Systems Microstation product, and shall be in accordance with the applicable English NJDOT CADD STANDARDS MANUAL, as published on the Internet at the NJDOT Web page. This document may be downloaded. The Web page also contains custom portions of the NJDOT CADD system, which may be downloaded. The files will greatly facilitate the provision of CADD files by others in accordance with DOT standards. All support files will reside in the same directory (without subdirectories), and reference files shall be attached without device or directory specifications. Files shall be compressed using the Microstation “compress design” command before transfer to media, in order to remove deleted elements. All files (graphic and ASCII) necessary for accurate plan presentation shall be included. Hard copies of all electronic files and documentation shall be provided. Any submitted file that does not conform to the NJDOT CADD Standards will be returned for correction, without additional compensation or schedule allowance. All CADD design files provided to the Department shall be compatible with the latest version of CADD software in use by the Department. Automated translations from a different graphics format are often incomplete, and do not result in fully compatible graphics files. The consultant is responsible to ensure and verify that the required information has been translated correctly and completely for the intended purpose.

CADD Deliverables. Engineering plans (drawings) shall be submitted in ‘.dgn’ .dgn format as produced by Bentley Systems Microstation product, and shall be in accordance with the applicable Metric or English NJDOT CADD STANDARDS MANUAL, as published on the Internet at the NJDOT Web page. This document may be downloaded. The Web page also contains custom portions of the NJDOT CADD system, which may be downloaded. The files will greatly facilitate the provision of CADD files by others in accordance with DOT standards. All support files will reside in the same directory (without subdirectories), and reference files shall be attached without device or directory specifications. Files shall be compressed using the Microstation “compress design” command before transfer to media, in order to remove deleted elements. All files (graphic and ASCII) necessary for accurate plan presentation shall be included. Hard copies of all electronic files and documentation shall be provided. Any submitted file that does not conform to the NJDOT CADD Standards will be returned for correction, without additional compensation or schedule allowance. All CADD design files provided to the Department shall be compatible with the latest version of CADD software in use by the Department. Automated translations from a different graphics format are often incomplete, and do not result in fully compatible graphics files. The consultant is responsible to ensure and verify that the required information has been translated correctly and completely for the intended purpose.