The Architect's Guide to the U.S. National CAD Standard

DENNIS J. HALL, FAIA, FCSI, is founder and managing principal of Hall Architects, Inc. in Charlotte, North Carolina. He has served as the chairman of the CSI/CSC MasterFormat Expansion Task Team (a North American effort to expand the industry standard for organizing specifications); past chairman of the Uniform Drawing System (UDS) Program Task Team; and vice president of the Construction Specification Institute. He is a member of the OmniClass Construction Classification System (OCCS) Development Committee, the National Institute of Building Sciences, and vice president of the Specification Consultants in Independent Practice. CHARLES RICK GREEN, AIA, FCSI, is a senior project architect with Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He has more than thirty years of experience in the preparation and supervision of construction documents for numerous facilities and developments. He has served as chairman of the UDS Program Task Team, UDS Modules Task Team, and the NCS Steering Committee.

About This Book xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction 1

1 Drawing Set Organization 13

2 Sheet Organization 25

3 Schedules 45

4 Drafting Conventions 63

5 Terms and Abbreviations 71

6 Symbols 81

7 Notations 89

8 Code Conventions 115

9 AIA CAD Layer Guidelines 127

10 Plotting Guidelines 137

11 Implementation 147

Appendix A: List of Sheets: Example for Level 1 Discipline Designators 159

Appendix B: List of Sheets: Example for Level 2 Discipline Designators 165

Appendix C: Sheet Keynote Office Master: Example for Architectural Sheets 171

Appendix D: Reference Keynote Office Master: Example for Architectural Sheets 173

Appendix E: Sample CAD Layer Names for Architectural Sheets 215

Appendix F: Supplement to AIA Document G612-2001: Owner’s Instructions to the Architect for Construction Drawing Standards–Part D 217

Glossary 223

Bibliography 237

Index 239