CAD (residential) Standard 2

[dannyypk]

Hi, all,

I am starting my own Engineering Firm and looking for reference and guideline in established my own CAD drawing "style"

Is there any book teach how to set up text height, title page, xref, blocks, etc?

 

[Hallec]

I would use the ASME standards as a starting point, tweak it to your liking, and then specify that your manual supersedes the ASME spec where applicable.

You should have a look at:

ASME Y14.1-2005 Decimal Inch Sheet Formats
ASME Y14.100 Engineering DWG and Related documentation practices
ASME Y14.2-2008 Line Conventions and Lettering
ASME Y14.38 Abbreviations
ASME Y14.24 Types and Application of Engineering DWGs
ASME Y14.5-2009 (and look ahead to ASME Y14.5-2018) GD&T

To answer your question about text height directly, ASME Y14.2-2008, Mandatory Appendix 1 - MIN letter heights (inch) says:

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[ctopher]

In addition to Hallec's great suggestion, you can also hire someone that's experienced in this field.

Chris, CSWP
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[Hallec]

Hey, thanks ctopher!

I agree with ctopher, dannyypk - You should consider hiring the right person for this job. Documenting the design intent of your product is typically an area that many people try to cut corners with but good documentation can make a huge difference between product and scrap.

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[looslib]

Don't forget that there are engineering drawing sizes and architectural drawing sizes.
'D' may be 22x34 for engineering, but it is 24x36 for architects.
ASME standards are for engineering.
AIA standards would be for architects.

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Ben Loosli

 

[Hallec]

looslib is correct, and I apologize for not taking note of the "(residential)" in your post title... If your drawings are indeed architectural then I wouldn't know very well which standards to follow.

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[drawoh]

Hallec,

I am at a start-up firm here and I am setting up CAD standards. I have created title blocks for A[ ]size portrait, A[ ]size landscape, and B[ ]size landscape. I have no intention of going further. We don't have a full sized plotter, and our vendors and customers do not have them either. I have set the fonts to .08" (2mm), with .12" (3mm) titles. This is readable, and it makes efficient use of space on the drawing.

E[ ]size solves problems on a drafting board, not on a modern day CAD[ ]station.

--
JHG

 

[Hallec]

drawoh, I tend to agree with you, however, I sometimes worry about using nonstandard scales because I've found the less tightly regulated the drafting standards the more absolutely otherworldly the users drawings become. I like E size because it allows us to place our large assemblies at scales of 2:1, 1:1, 1:2 and 1:4 on a sheet, rather than .05:1 or something, and then I can print to a B sized sheet and all is lost anyway... We do have some situations when we like to print a drawing in it's native sheet size though. I suppose it depends on each companies product and internal requirements.

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