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CAD Standards from A to Z…Yoshi Honda
Thursday, December 48:00 a.m. – 11: 30 a.m.
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CAD Standards from A to Z…
R. Yoshi Honda– Pacific CADD Services, Inc.– Honolulu, Hawaii– [email protected]
Pacific CADD Services, Inc.Hawaii’s leading CAD consulting company
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Our Objective:
• To provide some kind of structure or framework for the ENORMOUS amount of data that is created during the life of a project.
• To create an awareness of different types of PRODUCTIVE ways of creating, storing, and producing CAD standards for CAD managers.
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Agenda
30 minutes Introduction and Objectives40 minutes Discussion Groups10 minutes Break20 minutes Discuss Results45 minutes Standards and Basic Examples5 minutes Break20 minutes Polls & Open Forum25 minutes New Trends….
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Opening your communications, will open mind…
• Peer 2 Peer• Office• Local• Regional• National• International
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Get to Know Your Neighbors
• Introduce yourself to the people around you.– Name– Company– Job description/title– Discipline/Industry
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Groups
• Break into groups of 30 - 40 users to discuss the following two questions:
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Question #1
Why is it necessary to have CAD Standards?
For Example:Consistency, that drawing documents are created in a reliable and predicable way.
Please provide THREE examples
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Question #2
What are the Top Ten CAD Standards?
For Example:1. Dimensioning
Please provide TEN examples and place them in order of importance
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Questions #1 & #2
1. Why is it necessary to have CAD Standards?– Three examples
– Example: Consistency, that drawing documents are created in a reliable and predicable way.
2. What are the Top Ten CAD Standards?– Ten examples
– Example: Dimensioning
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Dimensioning Example
Mahalo means….Thank you in Hawaiian
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Dimensions: Project
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Dimensions : Appendices
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Dimensions : Projects
• Remain associative• On their own layer• Use Object Snaps when placing• Place in either
– Paper Space – Model Space
1,600
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What your “Groups” listed…
Why is it necessary to have CAD Standards?
Group 1• Compatible Platforms • Training• Efficiency
Group 2• Productivity• Collaboration• Maintainability
Group 3• Productivity/Support• Simplicity/training• Historic
Group 4• Collaboration • Improve Training • Improve Consistency
Group 5• Efficiency • Sharing Files• Quality Control
Group 6• Reusability • Efficient Work Flow • Effective Training
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Why Have Standards?
• Accuracy–Fewer problems later on
• Ease of Training–Provides a good guideline
• Re-use of Drawings–Lifecycle
• Consistency–Reliable and predicable
• Productivity–Reduces errors–Time saver
Good Reasons:• Coordination
–In office–Out office–Global changes
• Efficiency–Speed up
• Compliance–Meet specifications
• Document Management–Drawing standards
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Why Have Standards?
• Difficult to Enforce–Nobody wants to follow
• May Reduce Creativity–No room for flexibility
• Costs are HIGH–Standards cost to enforce and implement
• Administrative Burden–Taking the time to maintain
• Training–Taking the time to train
Not So Good Reasons:
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What your “Groups” listed…Top Ten Standards:
12345678910
6566553435
# times Avg. # Item
LayersPlotting/Plot StylesDimensionsFile NamingDirectory StructureBlocksSheet Format/Layouts/ScalingLinetypesArchivingAnnotation/Text
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More…
Model AccuracyInternational StandardsProgramming/Script FilesCommunicationTemplatesMenus
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Why Have Standards?
CAD Managers:
• Faster, Better, Cheaper
• Limits Liability
• Ensures Consistency
• A Guideline to Follow
• Lifecycle
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Faster, Better, Cheaper
• Production– Letting architects and engineers practice being architects and engineers
• Sharing resources– Sharing people between projects and sharing projects between people, outsourcing production
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Limits Liability
• Employment– User evaluation
• Contracts– Sub-contractors– Owners
• Ownership Issues– Consultant vs. Client vs. Both– Instrument of service
• Lawsuits– Subsequent use of files that have been altered
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Ensure Consistency
• Plotting– User ease of use– Presentation
• Exchanging files– Sub-contractors– Quicker turnaround time
• Changes are easier– Cost efficient– Quicker for other users
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A Guideline to Follow
• New users– Consistency– Up to speed, quicker
• Old users– Consistency– Reference material
• Because you have to…– Cost efficient
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Lifecycle
• Archiving– Usability
• Phasing– Design Development– Permit Set– Construction Documents– As Builds
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What CAD Managers listed…
1. Project Directory Structure/Search paths2. Layering Convention3. Dimensioning4. File Naming5. Tool Palettes6. Data Management/Database and Server Access7. Symbols and Graphics8. Plot Style/Presentation9. Archiving10. Policies
Top Ten Standards:
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Directory Structure
• Easy to follow• Generic• Adaptable• Flexible
Mauna Kea
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Imagineering’s Directory Structure
Directory Pathname Directory DescriptionP: This is the drive letter for all the project severs.
\SHARED Shared is the pathway to all project directories.\D Disneyland Resort is the location name.
\DL Disneyland being the park name.\FL Fantasy Land is the land directory.\SNOW Snow White Attraction is the facility directory.
\AR Architecture is one of the discipline names.\WP Work-in-Progress files currently being worked on\XREF External Reference files used by other disciplines
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Company XYZ Directory Structure
• Location• Project• DWG• Archive• Pdocs, Cdocs, Sdocs, Ddocs (Plotsheets by Phase)• Discipline• Dets (Details)• Sect (Building Sections)• Elev (Building Elevation)• Lib (Symbols, fonts, menus, misc.)• Temp (Temporary files)• Site (Site plans and associated files)• Comp (Components for all building plans)• 3D (3D studies)
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Pacific CADD Directory Structure• Location• Project Number• Billing• Correspondence• Paper Space (dwg)• Xref (External references)• Images (Raster files)• Pens (Any and all pen settings)• DWF• 2000
• Dwg (Paper space files)• Xref (External references)• TIF (Raster files)
• Archive• Date
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Imagineering’s File Naming
Work in progress files ddnnnrr.dwgdd = discipline codennn = drawing numberrr = revision level
ExamplesA-201.DWGM-101-1.DWGE-304-2.DWG
Work in Progress Files
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Imagineering’s File Naming
External References
Xrefs xddaaatn.dwgx = xrefdd = discipline codeaaa = attraction addresst = drawing typen = floor plan level (if applicable)
Examples:XM-301F2.DWGXE301AUD.DWG
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Company ABC File Naming
Work in progress files dxxssaaa.dwgd = drawing typexx = floor number, section type, elevation directionss = schemes, revisions, existing buildingaaa = additional information
Drawing types characters:T = Title sheetS = Site planF = Floor planE = ElevationC = Section
Work in Progress Files
Examples:F1 = Floor plan, first floor
CA = Section “A”
F29S4 = Floor plan, 29th floor, scheme 4
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Company XYZ File Naming
Work in progress files bb-ddd-s.dwgbb = building designationsddd = componentss = level, section, elevation
Examples:BR-FL-1.DWG = Ball Room-Floor Plan-1st LevelE-COL-2.DWG = Exhibit Hall-Structural Columns-2nd LevelS-GRD-W.DWG = Site-Grid-West
Work in Progress Files
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Layering Schemes
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Consultants Layer Issues
7 Million
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Policies
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Inventory of Hardware & Software
Task Package License #CAD Workstation Make, Model, DevicesOperating System Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/NT4.0OS Utilities Microsoft Office 2000
Microsoft Exchange/ScheduleCAD AutoCAD 2004Architectural Production Architectural Desktop 2004Civil Production AutoCAD Land Development Desktop 20043D Modeling 3D Studio Max/VizPhoto/Raster Imaging Photoshop 7.0
CAD Overlay 2004Viewer/Redline Only Autodesk Volo View
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IMPLEMENTATION
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Who Participates?
• All disciplines• Anyone that is impacted• CAD project managers• Super users• Point of contacts
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• Fonts are stored without paths• Menu name is ACAD• Xrefs
– All are resolvable– No nested xrefs
• Title block insertions are correct• Layer names and colors are correct• Entities are on correct layers• Linetypes are correct
Check For Standards Conformance
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Check For Standards Conformance
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CAD Standard Reports
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How do we reach the users…
• Printed Manuals• Help files• Web Based (HTML or XML)• PDF
1.3 Million
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Printed Manuals
• Printed manuals– Good source of printed reference– Gets outdate– Waste of a rainforest
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Help Files
• Create on line help files– Accessible from the work station– Updateable from one location
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Web Based Accessibility
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Web Based Accessibility
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Web Based Accessibility
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Web Based Accessibility
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Templates
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Custom Menus
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Other ways…
• Script files• Custom LISP files• Profiles• AutoCAD Design Center• VBA
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Education & Orientation
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• AUGI Telecourses (ATP)• Autodesk Training Centers (ATC)• Local Colleges• AutoCAD Dealers/Vendors• Autodesk University• Local User Groups• Company Brown Bag Lunches• Management Seminars
Education & Awareness
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User Evaluations/Testing/Assessments
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Polls and Open Forum...
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Products
• http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=331041&wac=IL18067
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New Trends…
• External drives (Usage)• IT services (Outsourcing)• Project Hosting• DWF – Electronic Set• CAD Standards Tools
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External Drives
• Western Digital and Maxtor• 120 to 300 GB, 7200 RPM• $125 and up to $ 350.00
5th in the country
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IT Support
• http://www.blackbird.com/
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Project Hosting
• Buzzsaw• http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteI
D=123112&id=2404767
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DWF vs. PDF
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=3523485
• Sorry, size really does matters…
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DWF
• Let create one…
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AutoCAD Express Viewer
• Autodesk® Express Viewer is a small, free, downloadable application that you can use to view and print files in DWF™ (Design Web Format™), a fast, efficient way to distribute design data to anyone who needs it.
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Volo View 3
• Volo® View 3 is Autodesk’s high-fidelity, high-performance review, markup, measure, and plotting tool for digital design data.
• Volo View software enables team members, even those without access to the originating design application such as AutoCAD® or Autodesk Inventor® software, to review designs and share feedback quickly and cost effectively.
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CAD Standard Tools
• Tool Palettes ExtensionOctober 2003—The Tool Palettes Extension for AutoCAD 2004 software makes tool palettes even more powerful with faster, easier access to more types of content.
• Standards Monitoring ExtensionAugust 2002—Want a faster way to deal with CAD standards? Now you can check and fix CAD standards violations in real time with the Standards Monitoring Extension.
• Reference Manager ExtensionJanuary 2002—Simplify your file relationships! With the Reference Manager Extension, you can automatically generate reports on and specify updates to paths among all master and reference files (DWG) throughout your network.
• Digital Signature ExtensionSeptember 2001—When you send your drawings over the Internet, make sure they’re secure with the Digital Signature Extension—the solution for digitally signing and authenticating DWG and eTransmitdrawings.
• CAD Manager’s ExtensionSeptember 2001—Managing your software assets just got a lot easier! Use the CAD Manager’s Extension for efficient, accurate tracking of all your software assets, and for automatic installation of new software licenses across your entire network.
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CAD Standards - Evolve
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Mahalo… (Thanks in Hawaiian)
• R. Yoshi Honda• [email protected]• www.pacificcadd.com/
Pacific CADD Services, Inc.Hawaii’s leading CAD consulting company
