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ARCHITECTURAL LAYERS IN CAD

The following layers are divided into three prototype drawing

files:

1. ARCHPRT-plan
2. ARCHPRT-elev-sec
3. ARCHPRT-civil

Plan contains all the layers required to draw floor plans,

foundation plans, roof plans, and the like. Elev-sec contains all
the layers required to draw elevations, section views, and details.
Civil contains all the layers required to draw site maps, plat maps,
landscape plans, topographic maps, etc.

CONCEPTS BEHIND THE LAYER LIST

• Exterior, interior, roof, multi-story, and existing layers are always

grouped together in ddlmodes.

• Layers can be globally manipulated with filters (i.e. layer filter freeze:
INT- freezes all interior layers; EXT- freezes all exterior layers).

• Layer names are intuitive and allow growth easily.

• Layers for multiple viewports of the same plan on one sheet can be
manipulated with different plan views that need to be shown with
different text and dimensions.

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FILE: ARCHPRT-plan
Name Color Linetype Description

MULTI-PURPOSE LAYERS

0 7 CONTINUOUS x-refs, construction lines

CEN 1 CENTER center-lines
HEAVY 5 CONTINUOUS heavy lines
LIGHT 9 CONTINUOUS light lines
MEDIUM 4 CONTINUOUS medium lines
SCREEN-120 120 CONTINUOUS solids shaded at 20%
SCREEN-130 130 CONTINUOUS solids shaded at 30%
SCREEN-140 140 CONTINUOUS solids shaded at 40%
SCREEN-150 150 CONTINUOUS solids shaded at 50%
VERYHEAVY 164 CONTINUOUS very heavy lines
VERY LIGHT 8 CONTINUOUS very light lines

TEXT LAYERS

DETAIL 7 CONTINUOUS detail and section call-outs

DIM 7 CONTINUOUS dimensions
DR 7 CONTINUOUS door number bugs
NOTES 7 CONTINUOUS notes
RFNOTE 7 CONTINUOUS roof plan notes
RM 7 CONTINUOUS room names and numbers
TITLE 7 CONTINUOUS title block and plan/detail labels
VIEWPORT 101 CONTINUOUS viewports
WN 7 CONTINUOUS window number bugs

INTERIOR LAYERS

1-INT-COUNTER 7 CONTINUOUS counter tops, lower cabinets

2-INT-COUNTER 7 CONTINUOUS
1-INT-COUNTER2 7 CONTINUOUS upper cabinets
2-INT-COUNTER2 7 CONTINUOUS
1-INT-DOOR 7 CONTINUOUS interior doors
2-INT-DOOR 7 CONTINUOUS
1-INT-ELECT 4 CONTINUOUS electrical wiring, outlets, lights, and fixtures
2-INT-ELECT 4 CONTINUOUS
1-INT-EQUIP 11 CONTINUOUS appliances, office equip, and other machinery
2-INT-EQUIP 11 CONTINUOUS
1-INT-FIXTURE 3 CONTINUOUS plumbing fixtures, sprinkler risers
2-INT-FIXTURE 3 CONTINUOUS
1-INT-FURN 11 CONTINUOUS furniture
2-INT-FURN 11 CONTINUOUS
1-INT-HATCH 8 CONTINUOUS hatching and break lines
2-INT-HATCH 8 CONTINUOUS
1-INT-MISC 9 CONTINUOUS miscellaneous items

Name Color Linetype Description

2-INT-MISC 9 CONTINUOUS

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1-INT-POCHE 12 CONTINUOUS hatch patterns made up of dots (concrete and
2-INT-POCHE 12 CONTINUOUS sand, for example)
1-INT-SOFFIT 4 HIDDEN coffered ceiling soffits / headwalls
2-INT-SOFFIT 4 HIDDEN
1-INT-STAIRS 7 CONTINUOUS stairways
2-INT-STAIRS 7 CONTINUOUS
1-INT-WALL 5 CONTINUOUS full-height walls
2-INT-WALL 5 CONTINUOUS
1-INT-WALL-L 3 CONTINUOUS low-height walls
2-INT-WALL-L 3 CONTINUOUS
1-INT-WIN 4 CONTINUOUS interior windows
2-INT-WIN 4 CONTINUOUS
EXTERIOR LAYERS

1-EXT-COL 5 CONTINUOUS canopy columns and pilasters

2-EXT-COL 5 CONTINUOUS
1-EXT-DOOR 4 CONTINUOUS exterior doors
2-EXT-DOOR 4 CONTINUOUS
1-EXT-ELECT 3 CONTINUOUS electrical equipment
2-EXT-ELECT 3 CONTINUOUS
1-EXT-FIXTURE 7 CONTINUOUS fixtures
2-EXT-FIXTURE 7 CONTINUOUS
1-EXT-HATCH 8 CONTINUOUS hatch patterns and break lines
2-EXT-HATCH 8 CONTINUOUS
1-EXT-MISC 10 CONTINUOUS miscellaneous items
2-EXT-MISC 10 CONTINUOUS
1-EXT-POCHE 15 CONTINUOUS hatch patterns made up of dots (concrete and
sand, for example)
2-EXT-POCHE 15 CONTINUOUS
1-EXT-SOFFIT 7 DASHED canopy soffit (dashed in floor plan)
2-EXT-SOFFIT 7 DASHED
1-EXT-WALL 5 CONTINUOUS exterior walls
2-EXT-WALL 5 CONTINUOUS
1-EXT-WIN 4 CONTINUOUS exterior windows
2-EXT-WIN 4 CONTINUOUS

ROOF LAYERS

RF-CRICKET 4 CONTINUOUS crickets

RF-DRAIN 3 CONTINUOUS drains
RF-GUTTER 7 CONTINUOUS gutters
RF-HVAC 4 CONTINUOUS HVAC units
RF-MISC 9 CONTINUOUS miscellaneous, roof hatches
RF-PLAN 5 CONTINUOUS roof plan outline
RF-RIDGE 4 CONTINUOUS hips, valleys, and ridges
RF-SKYLIGHT 7 CONTINUOUS skylights

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FILE: ARCHPRT-elev-sec
Name Color Linetype Description

MULTI-PURPOSE LAYERS

0 7 CONTINUOUS x-refs, construction lines

CEN 1 CONTINUOUS center-lines
HEAVY 5 CONTINUOUS heavy lines
LIGHT 9 CONTINUOUS light lines
MEDIUM 4 CONTINUOUS medium lines
SCREEN-120 120 CONTINUOUS solids shaded at 20%
SCREEN-130 130 CONTINUOUS solids shaded at 30%
SCREEN-140 140 CONTINUOUS solids shaded at 40%
SCREEN-150 150 CONTINUOUS solids shaded at 50%
VERYHEAVY 164 CONTINUOUS very heavy lines
VERY LIGHT 8 CONTINUOUS very light lines

TEXT LAYERS

DETAIL 7 CONTINUOUS detail and section call-outs

DIM 7 CONTINUOUS dimensions
DR 7 CONTINUOUS door number bugs
NOTES 7 CONTINUOUS notes
RFNOTE 7 CONTINUOUS roof plan notes
RM 7 CONTINUOUS room names and numbers
TITLE 7 CONTINUOUS title block and plan/detail labels
VIEWPORT 101 CONTINUOUS viewports
WN 7 CONTINUOUS window number bugs

EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR ELEVATION LAYERS

ELEV-DOOR 4 CONTINUOUS doors

ELEV-HATCH 8 CONTINUOUS hatching and break lines
ELEV-HEAVY 5 CONTINUOUS heavy lines
ELEV-LIGHT 9 CONTINUOUS light lines
ELEV-LIGHTING 7 CONTINUOUS lighting
ELEV-MEDIUM 4 CONTINUOUS medium lines
ELEV-SCREEN120 120 CONTINUOUS solids shaded at 20%
ELEV-SIGN 4 CONTINUOUS signage
ELEV- 164 CONTINUOUS very heavy lines
VERYHEAVY
ELEV- 8 CONTINUOUS very light lines
VERYLIGHT
ELEV-WIN 4 CONTINUOUS windows
ELEV-WALL 5 CONTINUOUS walls

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Name Color Linetype Description

BUILDING SECTIONS, WALL SECTIONS, AND DETAIL LAYERS

SEC-CMU 5 CONTINUOUS CMU block

SEC-COL 5 CONTINUOUS columns
SEC-CONCRETE 5 CONTINUOUS concrete
SEC-DOOR 4 CONTINUOUS doors
SEC-FLASHING 9 CONTINUOUS flashings
SEC-HATCH 8 CONTINUOUS hatch patterns
SEC-HEAVY 5 CONTINUOUS heavy lines
SEC-INSULATION 8 CONTINUOUS insulation
SEC-LIGHT 9 CONTINUOUS light lines
SEC-MEDIUM 4 CONTINUOUS medium lines
SEC-MTL 4 CONTINUOUS metal items
SEC-POCHE 12 CONTINUOUS hatch pattern of dots
SEC-SCREEN120 120 CONTINUOUS solids shaded at 20%
SEC-VERYHEAVY 164 CONTINUOUS very heavy lines
SEC-VERYLIGHT 8 CONTINUOUS very light lines
SEC-WALL 5 CONTINUOUS walls
SEC-WIN 4 CONTINUOUS windows
SEC-WOOD 8 CONTINUOUS wood items

ROOF LAYERS

RF-CRICKET 4 CONTINUOUS crickets

RF-DRAIN 3 CONTINUOUS drains
RF-GUTTER 7 CONTINUOUS gutters
RF-HVAC 4 CONTINUOUS HVAC units
RF-MISC 9 CONTINUOUS miscellaneous, roof hatches
RF-PLAN 5 CONTINUOUS roof plan outline
RF-RIDGE 4 CONTINUOUS hips, valleys, and ridges
RF-SKYLIGHT 7 CONTINUOUS skylights

NOTE:
If your plan requires two or more scales of notes and dimensions, name layers as follows:
Scale factor-DIM. Scale factor-NOTE. (e.g. 240-DIM. 240-NOTE)

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FILE: ARCHPRT-civil
Name Color Linetype Description

MULTI-PURPOSE LAYERS

0 7 CONTINUOUS x-refs, construction lines

CEN 1 CONTINUOUS center-lines
HEAVY 5 CONTINUOUS heavy lines
LIGHT 9 CONTINUOUS light lines
MEDIUM 4 CONTINUOUS medium lines
SCREEN-120 120 CONTINUOUS solids shaded at 20%
SCREEN-130 130 CONTINUOUS solids shaded at 30%
SCREEN-140 140 CONTINUOUS solids shaded at 40%
SCREEN-150 150 CONTINUOUS solids shaded at 50%
VERYHEAVY 164 CONTINUOUS very heavy lines
VERY LIGHT 8 CONTINUOUS very light lines

TEXT LAYERS

DETAIL 7 CONTINUOUS detail and section call-outs

DIM 7 CONTINUOUS dimensions
DR 7 CONTINUOUS door number bugs
NOTES 7 CONTINUOUS notes
RFNOTE 7 CONTINUOUS roof plan notes
RM 7 CONTINUOUS room names and numbers
TITLE 7 CONTINUOUS title block and plan/detail labels
VIEWPORT 101 CONTINUOUS viewports
WN 7 CONTINUOUS window number bugs

CIVIL ENGINEERING LAYERS

ST-BLDG 164 CONTINUOUS buildings

ST-COT 9 CONTINUOUS contour (elevation) lines

S-CURB 3 CONTINUOUS curbing, sidewalks, general pavement edging

ST-LNDSCP 3 CONTINUOUS trees, shrubs, and other plants
ST-MISC 7 CONTINUOUS miscellaneous items
ST-OFFSITE 101 CONTINUOUS offsite features
ST-PAINT 8 CONTINUOUS pavement striping, arrows
ST-PROP 4 PHANTOM property lines, markers, and other boundaries
ST-UTIL 6 CONTINUOUS utility lines/connections

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COMMON DRAWING SCALES

FRACTIONAL DECIMAL FACTOR RATIO 1” EQUALS PERCENTAGE

10’=1’ 1.0”=.10” 0.10 10/1 1”=0.10” 10.0000000

4’=1’ 1.0”=.25” 0.25 4/1 1”=0.25” 4.00000000
2’=1’ 1.0”=.5” 0.5 2/1 1”=0.5” 2.00000000
1’=1’ 1.0”=1” 1 1/1 1”=1” 1.00000000
6”=1’ 6.0”=1’ 2 1/2 1”=2” 0.50000000
3”=1’ 3.0”=1’ 4 1/4 1”=4” 0.25000000
2”=1’ 2.0”=1’ 6 1/6 1”=6” 0.16666667
1 1/2”=1’ 1.5”=1’ 8 1/8 1”=8” 0.12500000
1 13/64”=1’ 1.2”=1’ 10 1/10 1”=10” 0.10000000
1”=1’ 1.0”=1’ 12 1/12 1”=1’ 0.08333333
3/4”=1’ 0.750”=1’ 16 1/16 1”=1’4” 0.0625000
5/8”=1’ 0.625”=1’ 20 1/20 1”=1’8” 0.0500000
1/2”=1’ 0.500”=1’ 24 1/24 1”=2’ 0.0416667
3/8”=1’ 0.375”=1’ 32 1/32 1”=2’3” 0.0312500
1/4”=1’ 0.250”=1’ 48 1/48 1”=4’ 0.0208333
3/16”=1’ 0.188”=1’ 64 1/64 1”=5’4” 0.0156250
1/6”=1’ 0.167”=1’ 72 1/72 1”=6’ 0.0138889
1/8”=1’ 0.125”=1’ 96 1/96 1”=8’ 0.0104166
1”=10’ 0.100”=1’ 120 1/120 1”=10’ 0.00833333
3”=32’ 0.094”=1’ 128 1/128 1”=10’8” 0.0078125
1”=12’ 0.083”=1’ 144 1/144 1”=12’ 0.0069444
1”=16’ 0.063”=1’ 192 1/192 1”=16’ 0.0052083
1”=20’ 0.050”=1’ 240 1/240 1”=20’ 0.0041666
3”=64’ 0.047”=1’ 256 1/256 1”=21’4” 0.0039062
1”=24’ 0.042”=1’ 288 1/288 1”=24’ 0.0034722
1”=25’ 0.040”=1’ 300 1/300 1”=25’ 0.0033333
1”=30’ 0.033”=1’ 360 1/360 1”=30’ 0.0027778
1”=32’ 0.031”=1’ 384 1/384 1”=32’ 0.0026041
1”=40’ 0.025”=1’ 480 1/480 1”=40’ 0.0020833
1”=50’ 0.020”=1’ 600 1/600 1”=50’ 0.0016667
1”=60’ 0.017”=1’ 720 1/720 1”=60’ 0.0013889
1”=64’ 0.016”=1’ 768 1/768 1”=64’ 0.0013020
1”=80’ 0.013”=1’ 960 1/960 1”=80’ 0.0010416
1”=100’ 0.010”=1’ 1200 1/1200 1”=100’ 0.0008333
1”=200’ 0.005”=1’ 2400 1/2400 1”=200’ 0.0004166
1”=250’ 0.004”=1’ 3000 1/3000 1”=250’ 0.0003333
1”=300’ 0.003”=1’ 3600 1/3600 1”=300’ 0.0002778

NOTE: Bolded text indicates the most common scales used in architecture
Example:

1/8”=1’ 0.125”=1’=12” 8x12=96 1/96 1”=8’ 0.0104166

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REDUCED SCALE PLOT MODEL SPACE

1 to 48 (residential architecture scale)

EXAMPLE:

A floor plan’s length of a house is 60ft at full scale ( 1:1)

SCALE:

1/4” = 1’ or .25 = 12 or 1 = 48 or percentage = .0208 or factor = 48

.208 x 60ft = 1.2ft x 12” = 14.976 ---------- > use “C” size sheet

LIMITS:

“C” size = 20 x 15.25 ---------- > 20 x 48 = 960” ---------- > 15.25 x 48 = 732”
set limits 960” x 732” for 1/4”=1’

DIMSCALE:

set dimscale at 48

TEXT HEIGHT:

.125 or 1/8” x 48 = 6”

BORDER:

insertion point = 0,0

UNITS:

set units to Architectural and precision to 1/16” or appropriate fraction

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TEXT AND DIMENSION STYLES DDIM & DDSTYLE

Set up your own dimension style and call it ArchProto. Under Lines &
Arrowheads, make the 1st and 2nd Arrows architectural ticks, make the
Leader arrow closed filled. Under the Text tab, change the Vertical
Placement to above; Under Text Alignment, click on Aligned With
Dimension Line. Under the Primary Units tab, Change the Tab Format to
Architectural. Under Zero Suppression, Unclick the “0” inches. (Make sure
to leave the “0” feet box checked)

TEXT STYLES

1. STANDARD: font = City Blueprint

PEN ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE HP JET

PRINTERS

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NAME COLOUR LINE TYPE PEN WIDTH

1 RED light .004

2 YELLOW medium .007
3 GREEN medium .007
4 CYAN medium .007
5 BLUE heavy .016
6 MAGENTA light .005
7 WHITE medium .007
8 DARK GREY very light .001
9 LIGHT GREY light .004
10 RED ORANGE light .004
11 PINK light .004
12 DARK RED very light .001
15 BURGUNDY very light .001
101 MOSS GREEN light .004
120 LIGHT GREEN light .004
130 CYAN light .004
140 LIGHT BLUE light .004
150 ULTRA MARINE light .004
164 NAVY very heavy .019

PEN ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE PLOTTER

NAME COLOUR LINE TYPE PEN WIDTH

1 RED light .008

2 YELLOW medium .012
3 GREEN medium .012
4 CYAN medium .012
5 BLUE heavy .018
6 MAGENTA light .008

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7 WHITE medium .012
8 DARK GREY very light .004
9 LIGHT GREY light .008
10 RED ORANGE light .004
11 PINK light .008
12 DARK RED very light .004
15 BURGUNDY very light .004
101 MOSS GREEN light .008
120 LIGHT GREEN light .008
130 CYAN light .008
140 LIGHT BLUE light .008
150 ULTRA MARINE light .008
164 NAVY very heavy .022

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