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Sheridan College
Architectural Technology
LAYERING STANDARDS
July 2000
Layers will be used to organize
drawings and drawing entities. The following conventions will be used
to create layers and organize the entities:
| A. |
Each Layer name will have no less than six characters. The characters
will represent the following:
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| First Character: |
Discipline
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A |
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Architectural |
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S |
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Structural |
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M |
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Mechanical |
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E |
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Electrical |
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P |
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Plumbing |
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L |
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Landscaping |
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| Second and Third Characters |
Floor Level / Type of
Drawing |
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SP |
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Site plan |
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01
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Ground Floor Plan |
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02 |
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Second Floor Plan... |
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-1
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Basement First Level Plan |
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-2
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Basement Second Level
Plan... |
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RO |
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Roof Plan |
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SE |
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Sections |
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DE |
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Detail |
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E? |
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Elevation
(? = N for north, S for south..., P for partial, I for
interior) |
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SC |
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Schedules |
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| From Fourth Character |
SystemsIComponents/Entities |
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TEXT
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Text (and related leaders...) |
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DIM |
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Dimensions |
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HATCH |
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Hatch |
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WALL |
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Walls, Partitions, Columns |
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DOOR |
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Doors |
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FDN |
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Foundation Walls |
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FTG |
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Footings |
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WIN |
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Windows |
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FURN |
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Furniture, Indoor Plants... |
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EQUIP |
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Stoves, Fridge, Cupboards,
Shelving, Vanities, Built-ins, Fireplace, Chimney... |
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STR |
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Stair treads, Handrails.. |
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FLR |
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Floor Systems, Carpet,
Tile Pattern Outlines |
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| B.
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The
Layer COLOR and LINETYPE should be set to the dominant lineweight
and linetype of the entities grouped on that layer. Entities are
grouped on the appropriate Layer and then their entity properties
of COLOR and LINETYPE should be adjusted, if needed, to standard
drafting conventions for lineweight and linetype.
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| C.
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Work
within the Layers listed above. Discuss new Layers with the Instructor
prior to their implementation.
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| E. |
Some
example Layers are as follows:
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Layer
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Color
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Linetype
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Entities
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A01DIM
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Red
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Cont.
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Dimensions on the Architectural First Floor
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A-1FDN
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Yellow
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Hidden2
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Architectural Basement First Level Footings
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ASEFLR
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Yellow
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Cont.
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Architectural Section Floor System
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AENTEXT
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White
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Cont.
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Architectural North Elevation Text
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Revision
History:
| October 1992: |
First formal
layer standards documented. |
| June 2000: |
Revised standard
to allow more than 8 characters in the layer name. |
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