CAD DRAWING STANDARDS

Table of Contents
1.

Terminology............................................................................................................................................................2

2.

COMPANY DRAWING STANDARD..................................................................................................................2

2.1.

CAD File Name...........................................................................................................................................2

2.2.

Standard Drawing Sizes..............................................................................................................................2

2.3.

Drawing Units.............................................................................................................................................2

2.4.

Layers..........................................................................................................................................................2

2.5.

Line Types, and Line Type Scales...............................................................................................................2

2.6.

Line Thickness............................................................................................................................................3

2.7.

Text..............................................................................................................................................................3
2.7.1.

Style and Font................................................................................................................................3

2.7.2.

Height and Colour.........................................................................................................................3

2.7.3.

Placement......................................................................................................................................4

2.8.

Drawing to Scale.........................................................................................................................................4

2.9.

Drawing Scales............................................................................................................................................4
2.9.1.

Metric Drawings............................................................................................................................4

2.9.2.

Imperial Drawings........................................................................................................................5

2.10.

Dimensions............................................................................................................................................5

2.11.

Drawing Borders...................................................................................................................................5

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1.

TERMINOLOGY
For the purposes of this document, the following apply:
Drive letter P:\ is mapped to \\Tekpdc\cad\ on the network file server.
Designer refers to designers, draughtsmen, operators or engineers using CAD.

2.

COMPANY DRAWING STANDARD

2.1.

CAD File Name

To aid location on the network, the CAD file name shall be printed outside the border of the drawing
(preferably using Attribute text). The CAD file name shall contain the following information:
Drawing Size,
Path, (Optional) File Name, (for file naming conventions see project numbering procedure or
ICP/08.14)
Units,
Plot Scale,
(E.g.: A1 CAD FILE- \\TEKPDC\CAD\ADMIN\BORDERS\T_A1 M 1:1)
Note: Company standard drawing borders contain an attribute for the CAD file name.

2.2.

Standard Drawing Sizes

A4
A3
A2
A1
A0

297
420
594
841
1189

Metric
x
x
x
x
x

210
297
420
594
841

11.75
16.5
23.375
33.0
46.75

Imperial
x
8.25
x
11.75
x
16.5
x
23.375
x
33.0

Note: With the exception on Piping Isometrics, the use of A2 size drawings should be avoided where
possible.
2.3.

Drawing Units
Units shall have 0 set to East 3, oclock and angles measured anti-clockwise.

2.4.

Layers
AutoCAD drawings should be constructed using separate layers.
It is recommended that AutoCAD drawing layers have a short descriptive name e.g.: DIM,
TEXT, OUTLINE.
The designer shall determine the layering philosophy for the drawing, whether to have separate
layers for every linetype and/or colour combination, or a layer for each service or discipline. The
aim is to have the minimum number of layers, while still being able to edit the drawing
efficiently.
The layer names should be typical for a type of drawing, i.e., all P&IDs should have consistent
layer names.

2.5.

Line Types, and Line Type Scales

Line types should generally be constructed and determined by layer.
Conventional line types from the ACAD.LIN file shall be used.
The line type scale shall be 10 x drawing scale.

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2.6.

Line Thickness
The printed width of lines up to 1mm shall be constructed and determined by colour, with colours
generally determined by layer. Lines wider than 1mm shall be created using polylines.
Examples of Typical Layer Colours:
9
10
2
1
3
6
4

Yellow
Red
Green
Magenta
Cyan

Light Hatching
Grid Lines and Hatching
Dimension lines
Text and Dimension Text
Outline and Large Text
Bold Outlines
Borders and Matchlines

The Company standards for colour/line thickness are as follows:

A4
A3
A1
No.
COLOUR
THK. mm
THK. mm
THK. mm
1
RED
0.200
0.200
0.35
2
YELLOW
0.165
0.165
0.25
3
GREEN
0.350
0.350
0.50
4
CYAN
0.650
0.650
1.00
5
BLUE
0.575
0.575
0.75
6
MAGENTA
0.450
0.450
0.65
7
WHITE
0.250
0.250
0.30
9
0.060
0.060
0.10
10
0.076
0.076
0.13
15*
0.350
0.350
0.57
(* Included for compatibility only - not recommended for use)

A0
THK. mm
0.35
0.25
0.50
1.00
0.75
0.65
0.30
0.10
0.13
0.57

Note 1. There are Plot Style Tables (\\Tekpdc\Cad\Admin\Acadfiles\R2000i\Plot Styles) for

Company standard line thicknesses e.g.: A3-TEK.ctb, A1-TEK.ctb. There are also Plot
Style Tables for printing CAD files originating from outside the Company.
Note 2. A1 & A0 drawings should not be printed at A4 size, but if required can be photocopied from
A3 to A4.
2.7.

Text
2.7.1.

Style and Font

Text on drawings shall be uppercase (CAPITALS) except units i.e. mm, kg.
The standard text font for drawings shall be ARIAL.
The style name for this font (with a 1.0 width factor) shall be ARIAL or STANDARD.
Text with non-standard widths shall be defined as styles with descriptive names e.g.:
ARIAL95 (ARIAL with 0.95 width factor).
Standard text styles can be defined within a drawing by running the script file
\\Tekpdc\Cad\Admin\Scripts\Tk-texts.scr.

2.7.2.

Height and Colour

Preferred Text
Height
Acceptable Height
for GAs & Details

Normal
Titles
Normal
Titles

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Metric Drawings
A1
A0
3mm
3mm
5mm
5mm
2.5mm
3mm
4mm
5mm

Imperial Drawings
A1
A0
1/8
1/8
3/16
3/16
3/32
1/8
1/8
3/16

Colour
Red
Green
Yellow, Red
Green

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2.7.3.

Placement
Text should be placed on drawings using the appropriate justification e.g.:

SOUR CRUDE STRIPPER

4'-6" I.D. x 40'-0" T/T NOTE 10
OPERATING TEMP. & PRESS. : 130F - 40 PSIG
DESIGN PRESS. : 100 PSIG - 7 PSIA
DESIGN TEMP. : 200 F

NOTE 6

PCV

3/4"

NOTES:

2.8.

1.

VESSEL & SKID TO BE DESIGNED AND FABRICATED TO

ASME VIII. DIV.1, UNSTAMPED, PIPING TO ASME B31.3.
VESSEL & SKID TO BE SUPPLIED PACKAGED WITH ALL
INSTRUMENTATION AND PIPEWORK SHOWN WITHIN SUPPLY
LIMITS. STRUCTURAL CONSTRUCTION TO AWS D1.1
LATEST REVISION.

2.

ALL FLANGES ARE 150# UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE MINIMUM SIZE 2" N.B.

3.

SAMPLE PORT REQUIRED FOR EACH PAIR OF TRAYS.

4.

FULL HEIGHT CAGED LADDER, HIGH LEVEL AND LOW LEVEL

PLATFORMS REQUIRED FOR EACH MANWAY..

Drawing to Scale
All CAD drawings shall be drawn full size with the drawing border, text and drawing symbols
inserted to the main drawing scale factor. For example, if a drawing has a main drawing scale of
1:50, the drawing border, text etc., is scaled up by a factor of 50. Plans, layouts, and general
arrangements shall be located at their real world co-ordinates.
For schematic drawings, symbols and drawing border are use in original size and scale. The drawing
border shall have its insertion point in the co-ordinate origin.

2.9.

Drawing Scales
2.9.1.

Metric Drawings
Prefered
1:1
and decimal multiples
1:2
and decimal multiples
1:5
and decimal multiples
1 : 25
and decimal multiples
1 : 333/8
( Piping GAs)
Maps and Pipelines
1cm : 1km
1cm : 2km
1cm : 3km
1cm : 5km

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and decimal
and decimal
and decimal
and decimal

Other
1 : 15
1 : 30
1 : 40
1 : 75
1 : 125

and decimal
and decimal
and decimal
and decimal
and decimal

multiples
multiples
multiples
multiples
multiples

multiples
multiples
multiples
multiples

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Imperial Drawings
Layouts, Maps and Plans
(1 : 120)
1 = 10
(1 : 240)
1 = 20
(1 : 360)
1 = 30
(1 : 480)
1 = 40
(1 : 600)
1 = 50
(1 : 720)
1 = 60
(1 : 900)
1 = 75
(1 : 1200)
1 = 100
(1 : 1800)
1 = 150
(1 : 2400)
1 = 200
(1 : 3000)
1 = 250
(1 : 3600)
1 = 300
(1 : 4800)
1 = 400
(1 : 6000)
1 = 500
(1 : 10560)
6 = 1 Mile
(1 : 21120)
3 = 1 Mile
(1 : 63360)
1 = 1 Mile

2.10.

GAs and Detail Drawings

Full Size
(1 : 1)
Half Size
(1 : 2)
(1 : 4)
3
= 1-0
(1 : 8)
1 1/2 = 1-0
= 1-0
(1 : 12)
1
= 1-0
(1 : 16)
3/4
=
1-0
(1 : 24)
1/2
= 1-0
(1 : 32)
3/8
= 1-0
(1 : 48)
1/4
(1 : 64)
3/16 = 1-0
=
1-0
(1 : 96)
1/8
(1 : 128)
3/32 = 1-0
(1 : 192)
1/16 = 1-0

Dimensions
Standard dimension variables can be set within a drawing by running the script file:
P:\Admin\Scripts\Tm-dims.scr
- for metric drawings or
P:\Admin\Scripts\Imp\Ti-dims.scr - for imperial drawings.

2.11.

Drawing Borders
Project drawing borders (found at L:\[PROJECT]\Drawings\) shall be based on the Company
standard drawing borders. The Company standard drawing borders can be found at
P:\admin\borders\.

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