CAD Standard – Distribution

Distributing the CAD Standard once it is developed should be done via hard copy. I still think that each user should have a copy at their desk. They can keep it open to the layer list of the folder structure. You can refer to it when they ask a question.

It should also be stored electronically, on your company Intranet. In read only PDF format.

Part of your standard document should define where users can get another copy. When someone is looking for where it is located, it should be written into the standard in the introduction section so that people looking at the hard copy they can find the original. There will be many people in your firm who will come in after the initial distribution. Explain where users can get a copy. Is it going to be posted on your Intranet? Is it located on your servers somewhere? Is hard copy the only way to get a copy? If they need more copies, where do they find them?

Example:

The CAD Standard can be found on the company Intranet. Go to the left sash and select CAD Documents, and then select the CAD Standard. It is a PDF document.

It can also be found in the CAD Docs folder on the S: drive on the corporate office server.

Do not copy the document and store it in any other location.