CADDManager on July 13th, 2006

Most offices sub out portions of the work to others. Working with other firms that are developing CAD files can be a challenge. They may have differing standards and methods for production. I have found that I need to keep them in mind when I develop my CAD Standard. I want them to be effective […]

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CADDManager on June 9th, 2006

Even the most developed layer standard will have missing layers because each project may call for something special. When this happens, you should have general guidelines for creating layers as needed. Include in your CAD Standard a model for creating layers. The NCS has a great one that reflects the AIA layer guideline. Your standard […]

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CADDManager on May 31st, 2006

I was thinking about Layers again and wanted to share a couple of conceptual ideas about layer standards. When you’re developing your Layer Standards you can use outside influences to define your layers. Being in the AEC market, I let ADT define any layer names that it creates out of the box through Layer Keys. […]

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CADDManager on May 25th, 2006

I have been involved with CAD Standards reviews many times. I usually start with the basics; Plot Styles, Layer Names and Folder structure. Constantly talking about these things is good. I think that the whole layer list review is a positive thing to go through at the base level. Review each layer name one by […]

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CADDManager on January 30th, 2005

Check out the variable VISRETAIN. Type in on the command line. It most likely is set to “1” which means retain the XREF layer settings. This is a good thing and it should be set to “1”. But if there are visibility problems – it may have become corrupted. You may start getting layers not […]

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