Design Cellapril 2009

Design CellApril 2009

DRAWING STANDARDS ver 1.0

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Drawing Setup
Directory structure for CAD Drawings
Drawing layout diagram
Design Base Drawings
Modifying Consultants Xref.
Sheet Files
Site Details
Setting Site Sections
Drawing numbering
File Naming
Legends
Starting New Job

Layer Standards
Layer names
Layer colors and ctb’s
Linetypes drawing
Itscale
Sample layer drawing (acad drawing)
Color, Pen Weight Standards & Ctb’s

Dimension Style, Text Styles and Symbols
Dimension styles
Text Styles
Symbols

Blocks
Block library contents

Archiving
Saving Old Designs
Closing a phase
Closing a job

Acad Etiquette
General rules about working in autocad
Do’s and Don’ts in acad

1DRAWING SETUP

DIRECTORY STRUCTURE FOR CAD DRAWINGS:

This folder structure needs to be read/understood in conjunction with Directory Structure manual. Under this folder only CAD and CAD related files will be saved. Within each folder there is a default folder named “00-ARCHIVE” which should be used to save any old or unused designs, base, etc.

01-XXX-DES BASE = This folder consists of design base named as “L-BASE.dwg”. It may have other design bases for grading, planting etc. Every change to design old file should be filed within this folder under “00-ARCHIVE”. In this archive folder saved files should be dated as per DC date naming convention for any files.

02-XXX-CONSLT BASE = This folder consists of all the external files which one will be using as an overlay and will be XREFed into design base or sheet files. It will contain files like Survey, Architectural base, title blocks etc. Original files should be saved in received folder and a copy should be saved in this folder which than can be modified as required. Every time new base comes it should be updated and old file should be filed within this folder under “00-ARCHIVE” folder. In this archive folder saved file should be dated as per DC date as per DC date naming convention for any files. See CAD manual to understand more about CONSLT_BASE folder and naming convention of files within this folder.

03-XXX-DETAILS = This folder consists of all the details drawn specific to the project. All the details drawn at 50 (¼th) scale or larger will be saved in this folder. Outdated details should be archived within this folder in folder named “00-ARCHIVE”. In this archive folder saved file should be dated as per DC date as per DC date naming convention for any files.

04-XXX-CAD MNGT = This folder will consist of all the drawing management related files generated by CAD. Files like batch plot files, Layer state manager, auto lisp etc. Outdated files should be archived within this folder in folder named “00-ARCHIVE”. In this archive folder saved file should be dated as per DC date as per DC date naming convention for any files.

05-XXX-TBLOCK LEG = This folder consists of all the tiblock needed for the project as well as title block attributes which will be used in all the sheet files. This folder will include any special legend or planting list needed for the project.

Besides these folders all other SHEET FILES will sit outside as shown in the image. These are SHEET FILES which will be used for printing. See CAD manual to understand more about sheet files and their naming convention.

DRAWING LAYOUT DIAGRAM:

For small or simple projects

For large or complex projects or where there is extensive grading and planting design

(To be used only at Design Development and Construction Documents stages. Follow above layout for Schematic Stage)

Design Base Drawings:

i / Create a new drawing using a prototype to become your L-base for your design work. /

Start acad with your new icon
Off of the menu pick on filenewuse a templateacad.dwt
This will give you all of the layers, dimension styles and text styles necessary.

ii / Xref in you consultant base drawings /

Insert Xref’s into the L-base drawing. Make sure your “X-Xref” layer is current:
Insert it at 0,0 and scale it if it is not the right scale, do not rotate the drawing. Use UCS command to achieve desired alignment. That way any revised version of the same drawings sent by consultant will be able to replace the first without having to reorganize/realign the drawing.

iii / Set Visretain /

At the command prompt type in visretain, make sure it is set to 1.

iv / Do all of your design work here in the \01-xxx-DES_BASE\L-base.dwg /

Using the layers in the drawing. Do not rename the standard layers to provide the change the colors according. Add layers as per layer naming convention in case you need project specific layers.

Draw all common information to all drawing in the set here.

Modifying Consultants Xref’s:

i / Save copy of new drawings received in the sent directories /

Files from the surveyor, architect, etc. to the \10-XXX-SEND-TRANSM directory under your jobno
This information should be left untouched for the duration of the project.

ii / Copy the bases to the 02-XXX-CONSLT_BASE and clean them up for use /

Open each of the base drawings and make a line from 0,0 to @1000,0 on the defpoints layer. This will give us a line to recreate the ucs if anything happens to it.
Freeze and or erase all information not necessary. The orig’s file saved in sent folder will have all information if these is something needed later in the project.
Do not add any new layers or change name of any existing layers.

Sheet Files (For all Stages) :

i / Create the Sheet File /

Start a new drawing with the acad.dwt template (or acad-metric.dwt)
Set your xref layer current and xref in the L-base at 0,0

ii / Bring in the L-Base /

Set your xref layer current and xref in the L-base at 0,0
Save this by the drawing number in the dwg directory (ie \02-XXX-DWGS\LXXX-XXX.dwg)

iii / Bring in the Title Block and Title block attributes /

In paperspace, set the correct layer current (XTblock) and xref the relevant title block from \02-XXX-CONSLT-BASE. Insert TBlock Attributes as a block in paperscape. Edit the attributes as required for individual sheets.

iv / Create Viewports /

Set the defpoints layer current and create your viewport by picking on the menu. Set the scale of viewport to the desired output scale of the drawing.

v / Annotate Drawings /

Dimension and annotate using required/desired scale settings in model space. Use desired scale templates for dimensions, texts and symbols.

vi / Change layer colors as required for plotting /

Manage all your graphic related layer work in sheet file. Sheet file controls the final output/graphic quality of the drawing. Adjust Itypescale, layers etc. in sheet file. Remember, once the sheet file has been setup and layer changes in terms of color or linetype made in L-base will not automatically change in sheet file.

vii / Make sure this drawing controls the layering /

At the command prompt type in visretain, make sure it is set to 1

viii / Page setup and assign ctb file /

Bring in the standard ctb file in the plot box and check the paper size etc. and print one drawing as a test.

Setting Site Details and Related Sheets (For all Stages)

All individual details should be drawn as individual files using acad template.
Draw details at full scale in model space. Dimension and annotate using required/desired scale settings.
Xref this detail file into the model spaces of detail sheet file at full scale. Ensure USC are set to world coordinates.
In paperspace of sheet file, create viewports and use zoom scale to fit details at desired scale. Repeat the process for each detail needed for a project.

Setting Site Sections Sheets (For Design Development and Construction Stages)

All individual sections should be drawn in one file using acad template.

Insert L-Base as Xref. Copy and rotate L-base Xref according to location and number of sections needed.

Xref this section file into the model spaces of section sheet file at full scale. Ensure USC are set to world coordinates.

Dimension and annotate using required/desired scale settings in the model space.

In paperspaceof sheet file, create viewports and sue zoom scale to fit sections at desired scale. Repeat the process for each detail needed for a project.

DRAWING NUMBERING

Sheet Numbering System for Landscape Architectural Drawings

L-000-general project information

Cover sheet, general notes, drawings lists, etc…..

Key plans, showing construction plan sheets, overall dims, general labels

L-010-existing conditions plan

Base on survey and previous phases of the work

L-100-demolition plans

Based on existing conditions

L-200-site construction (materials & structures) plans

No smaller than 1/8” (1:10)

Keyed in construction details

Material & structure specific dimensions

(depending on project could become its own set of layout plans)

Sheet notes calling out every drawn item and/or referring to:

railing plan

lighting plan

site furniture plan

planting plan

L-300-grading plan

Layout plan

Showing baselines (and how to locate them), POB,WP

Dimensions locatingcenterlines etc. (big picture ideas)

L-310-sub grading plan

L-400-layout plan (Lineout plan)

Showing baselines (and how to locate them, POB, WP

Dimensions locatingcenterlines etc. (big picture ideas)

L-410-furniture, signage and installations plan

Furniture, signage & art schedule

Keyed in furniture details

Furniture specific dimensions

L-420-railing plans

Railing schedule (optional depending on amount of different types)

Keyed in railing details

Railing specific dimensions

L-500-site lighting plans

Lighting schedule

Keyed in lighting details

Lighting specific dimensions

L-600-planting plans

Plant schedule

Keyed in planting details

Plant specific dimensions

Topsoil plans

L-700-enlargement and details plan

L-800-site sections

L-900-site details

Demolition details

Site construction details

Railing details

Lighting details

Furniture, signage and art plans

Planting details

FILE NAMING

LEGENDS

All the plan related legends should be drawn in L-Base in order to ensure right scale and layer associations. Create a separate viewport in Sheet file and zoom scale legend to same scale as the plan or section for which legend has been created. Place all legend related text in sheet files only. Any special legend not related to plan or section should be saved under 05-XXX-TBLOCK_LEG and should be xrefed into sheet files where the legend is needed.

STARTING A NEW JOB

Step

Copy the standard directories and rename to your project number

Save copy of new drawings received in the sent directories.

Copy the bases to the 02-XXX-CONSLT_BASE and clean them up for use

Create a new drawing using a prototype to become your L-base for your design work.

Create your title block

Create the plotting dwg.

/ Description

Copy the standard folder structure to the project directory
Rename folder to your job number and name. Al of the directories will be made for you

Files from the surveyor, architect, etc to the \10-XXX-SEND-TRANSM directory under your job no
This information should be left untouched for the duration of the project.
Refer Section “Modifying Consultant Xref” section

Refer Section “Design Base Drawings” section

Using the design manager (while in a new drawing) insert the titleblock that you will use as a base for creating your specific titlebolock. If you were given a titleblock to use, use it instead
2436 – indicates size of page (or pick 11x17, etc.)
Save this to your tblock directory with a name like jobno-24x36

Refer Section “Sheet Files” section

2LAYER STANDARDS

LAYER NAMES

Layers are the building block for the overall data organization. The standards described below confirm, with minor modifications, to the conventions described in the AIA recommended “CAD Layer Guidelines”, Second Edition. All layer names used in drawing files should conform to this standard. The structure of this format is L-MMMM-NNNN-SSSS, where

“L” is the discipline code (L=LANDSCAPE)

“MMMM” is the major group (HARDSCAPE, PLANTING EXISTING ETC.)

“NNNN” is the Minor group (WALL, PAVING,TREES ETC.)

“SSSS” is an optional status of scale suffix.

In some case major group might follow with status suffix specially in case of annotations.

Standard Major Group:

HRD = HARDSCAPE

PL = PLANTING/SOFTSCAPE

GR=GRADING

ANNO = ANNOTATIONS

EX = EXISTING

DTL = DETAILS

PS = PAPER SPACE

Standard Minor Group

HAT = HATCHES

RAIL = RAILINGS

PRKNG = PARKING

Standard Status Suffix groups

TYPE = describing different type of hatch or line type for paving, fence etc

SCALES = text with different scales may be noted with their value to distinguish. E.g. ¼” scale-text may be noted as“L-ANNO-48"

Do not create any standard layers as they are part of Design Cell template. Begin drawing using "DC-
Template.dwt"; all standard layer structure will get uploaded. One can add layers as per project need based on
above layer naming nomenclature.

Landscape Information Layers

Landscape information layers contain graphics which represent the physical features of a project. They include
hardscape elements such as walls, paving, fences, stairs, ramps, edges, and hatching or softscape elements such
as trees, shrubs, groundcover etc. When these entities are literal graphics, such as walls and fences, the layers are
generally unaffected (except for line weights) by the plotted scale of any sheet files into which they may be
incorporated. When these entities are symbolic graphics, such as site furniture or wall hatching, they must be
created based on an inherent scale factor. Landscape information layers are often shared between multiple
drawing files via external references (XREFS).

Drawing. Information layers

Drawing information layers contain annotation, dimensions, and schedules. This information is created based on
the plotted scale of the drawing file, so as to control the plotted height of text and its composition. These layers
are generally organized by drawing type because they are often specific to the file in which they are created.

Elevations, Sections, Details

The entities for elevations, sections, and details are organized on a series of layers that represent their graphiccomposition, rather than construction systems. They include profile lines, material cut lines, and descending levels of line weights to represent building or detail elements beyond.

LAYER COLORS AND LINETYPES

Following is the chart of DC standard layers and associated colors.

LAYERNAME / CATEGORY / INFORMATION / COLOR / LINETYPE
-L-ANNO / ANNOTAtiON / Text, Notes Etc. / 4 / CONTINUOUS
-L-ANNO-DIM / ANNOTATION / Dimensions, Leaders / 3 / CONTINUOUS
-L-ANNO-SYMB / ANNOTATION / Symbols Like Det Bubbles / 93 / CONTINUOUS
-L-ANNO-TITL / ANNOTATION / Street Labels / 5 / CONTINUOUS

Mainly to be used in sheet files. Use them in L-base if the information remains same for all the drawings, e.g. street names

-L-DTL-1-XTHIN / DETAIL / Use For Elev, DtLs or Sect. / 1 / CONTINUOUS
-L-DTL-2-THIN / DETAIL / Use For Elev, OtIs or Sect. / 2 / CONTINUOUS
-L-DTL-3-MED-THN / DETAIL / Use For Elev, OtIs or Sect. / 3 / CONTINUOUS
-L-Dn-4-MED / DETAIL / Use For Elev, OtIs or Sect. / 4 / CONTINUOUS
-L-DTL-S-ME[)CBOLD / DETAIL / Use For Elev, OtIs or Sect. / 5 / CONTINUOUS
-L-DTL-6-BOLD / DETAIL / Use For Elev, OtIs or Sect. / 6 / CONTINUOUS
-L-On-7-XBOLD / DETAIL / Use For Elev, Otis or sect: / 7 / CONTINUOUS
-L-DTL-CLINE / DETAIL / Centerline / 2 / CENTER LINE
-L-DTL-DIMS / DETAIL / Dimensions For EIE;v, Otis or Sect. / 3 / CONTINUOUS
-L-DTL-HAT / DETAIL / Hatches For Elev, OtIs or Sect. / 251 / SCREENED
-L-DTL-HIDD / DETAIL / Dashed une, Color of line could vary / 1 (VARIES) / HIDDEN

Avoid using for plans in f-base

-L-EX-BUILD / EXISTING / Existing Building / 16 / CONTINUOUS
-L-EX-HRD-DEMO / EXISTING / Existing Hardscape to be removed / 14. / CONTINUOUS
-L-EX-PL-DEMO / EXISTING / Existing Softscape to be removed / 14 / CONTINUOUS
-L-EX-PATH / EXISTING / Existing Path / 12 / CONTINUOUS
-L-EX-PROP-UNE / EXISTING / Existing Property !Jne / 217 / PHANTOM
-L-EX-ROAD / EXISTING / Existing Road / 24 / CONTINUOUS
-L-EX-ROW / EXISTING / Existing Right Of Way / 13 / CONTINUOUS
-L-EX-SETBACK / EXISTING / Existing setbacks / 214 / CONTINUOUS
-L-EX-SHRUB / EXISTING / Existing Shrubs / 71 / CONTINUOUS
-L-EX-SPOT / EXISTING / Existing Grading levels / 3 / CONTINUOUS
-L-EX-TREE / EXISTING / Existing Tree / 91 / CONTINUOUS
-L-EX-UTLL / EXISTING / Existing Utilities / 41 / CONTINUOUS

Use these layers in I-base only. Add existing information to L-8ASE only if it's missing from survey or site visit reveal different information than the survey.

-L-GR-CONT-MAJ / GRADING / Major Contours (Sft Interval) / 84 / CONTINUOUS
-L-GR-CONT-MIN / GRADING / Minor Contours (1ft Interval) / 5 / CONTINUOUS
-L-GR-EX-CONTS / GRADING / Existing Contours (Use Only If Not In Survey) / 1 / DASHED 2
-L-GR-SPOT / GRADING / Text For Spot Elevations, Etc. / 3 / CONTINUOUS
-L-HRD-BEDS-EDGE / HARDSCAPE / Planting bed edges / 124
-L-HRD-BUILD / HARDSCAPE / Building outline. Use only if arch xref not avail. / 13
-L-HRD-CURB / HARDSCAPE / New Curbs / 214
-L-HRD-EDGE / HARDSCAPE / Material Edges e.g. ramps etc / 43
-L-HRD-FENCE / HARDSCAPE / New fences. Add more layet" if more than one / 62
-L-HRD-FURN / HARDSCAPE / New site furniture / 53 / CONTINUOUS
-L-HRD-HAT-TYPE / HARDSCAPE / Material HatChes •. Modify type as needed. E.g. - wall hatches can be "-L-HRD-HAT-WAlLAdd more if needed. / 251-255 use as needed / SCREENED
-L-HRD-HAT-PAV / HARDSCAPE / Paving pattern hatches. Add more for different patterns / 251-255 use as needed / CONTINUOUS
-L-HRD-LIGHT / HARDSCAPE / New lighting fixture. Only use if lighting xrefnot available / 53 / CONTINUOUS
-L-HRD-MISC-TYPE / HARDSCAPE / Any new design element not part of this layer structure e.g. Play equipt. -L-HRD-MISC-EQUIP / 33 / CONTINUOUS
-L-HRD-MISC-EQUIP / HARDSCAPE / Playequipments / 23 / CONTINUOUS
-L-HRD-PAV / HARDSCAPE / Paving Edges / 1 / CONTINUOUS
-L-HRD-PAV-JNTS / HARDSCAPE / Paving joints e.g. control and expansion joints. / 24 / CONTINUOUS
·L-HRD-PRKNG / HARDSCAPE / Parking stalls delineation / 51 / CONTINUOUS
-L-HRD-RAIL / HARDSCAPE / Railings. Add more is more than one railing / 41 / CONTINUOUS
-L-HRD-SIGN / HARDSCAPE / landscape Signage / 31 / CONTINUOUS
-L-HRD-STAIR / HARDSCAPE / landscape stairs / 63 / CONTINUOUS
"L-HRD-UTIL / HARDSCAPE / New utilities. Only use if utilities xref not / 14 / CONTINUOUS
available
-L-HRD--WALK / HARDSCAPE / Walkwavs / 63 / CONTINUOUS
-L-HRD-WALL / HARDSCAPE / Landscape walls / 55 / CONTINUOUS
-L-HRD-WATER / HARDSCAPE / Water features / 51 / CONTINUOUS
-L-PL-GNDCVR / PLANTING / Groundcover outline / 61 / CONTINUOUS
-L-PL-HAT-TYPE / PLANTING / Hatch for planting .. Modify type as needed. / 251-255 use as / SCREENED
E.g. -wall hatches can be "-L-HRD-HAT-WAlL / needed
Add more if needed.
-L-PL-PERRNIAl / PLANTING / Perennial outline / 62 / CONTINUOUS
-L-PL-SHRUB / PLANTING / All Shrub labels and Outline for Shrub Masses / 83 / CONTINUOUS
-L-PL-TREE / PLANTING / All Tree labels / 95 / CONTINUOUS
-L-PS-NOTE / PSPACE / PAPER SPACE, text, symbols, / 4 / CONTINUOUS
-L-PS-- TITL / PSPACE / PAPER SPACE, major titles / 6 / CONTINUOUS
-L-PS-VPRT / PSPACE / PAPER SPACE, viewport (non printable) / 2 / CONTINUOUS
I-l-XREF / EXT-REFER / Insert all the xrefs in this layer / 7 / CONTINUOUS
o LAYER / ORIGINAL CAD / Insert all the blocks in this layer / default / Default
DEFPOINTS / ORIGINAl CAD / All hatch boundaries to be drawn in thislayer / default / default

COLOR, PEN WEIGHT STANDARDS & CTB'S