AutoCAD: Developing CAD Standards

Learn how to use AutoCAD to develop CAD standards quickly and effectively.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Introduction: Using CAD Standards

• The purpose of standards in AutoCAD
• Using standards in AutoCAD
• Setting up standards in AutoCAD

2. Various Standards in AutoCAD

• Using layer standards in AutoCAD
• Using text style standards in AutoCAD
• Using dimension style standards in AutoCAD
• Using multileader style standards in AutoCAD
• Documenting standards for internal use

3. Industry Standards in AutoCAD

• United States National CAD Standard (US NCS)
• US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
• AEC (UK) CAD and BIM Standards
• BIMuk BS1192:2007

4. Using the AutoCAD Drawing Standards File (DWS)

• Named objects for standards checking
• Creating a standards file (DWS)
• Running a standards audit
• Using standards plugins
• Changing standards settings

5. Creating a Standard AutoCAD Metric Template (Model)

• Setting up standard layers
• Setting up standard units
• Setting up standard text styles
• Setting up a standard dimension style
• Setting up a standard multileader style

6. Creating a Standard AutoCAD Metric Template (Layout)

• Setting up a standard title block
• Setting a page setup
• Setting up a default viewport
• Saving the DWG file as a template file (DWT)

7. Developing an AutoCAD Drawing from the DWT File

• Opening a new drawing from a DWT file
• Using the standardized settings to create drawing content
• Annotating to standardized settings
• Dimensioning to standardized settings
• Using annotative scaling

8. Using a Standards File (DWS) to Audit the Drawing

• Checking all standardized settings
• Configuring the standards in the DWS file
• Checking the DWG against the DWS file
• Checking standards violations
• Using the Layer Translator to set standardized layers
• Finding the layer translation log file

9. Publishing the Checked DWG

• Working with the page setup
• Using the Publish command (batch plotting)
• Using the eTransmit command
• Publishing out to a PDF file
• Publishing out to a DWF file

Conclusion

• Next steps