Starting up a New CAD Management System

[shona]

I have been asked to set up the CAD standards for our Company. No standards are currently in place, so I am starting from scratch...eek!
I have tried to write them myself, but with nothing to base it on, I get stuck. Can anyone please help with the following?

1) Are there any international standards available that I can use as a start point?
2) What should I focus on specifically?

My finger nails have gone, and my hair will soon follow, so please if there is any information that you have that could help me, I would appreciate it.

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Have a browse of the following threads, they should get you going in the right direction -

Is there any recognised standard(s) for pen thicknesses to pen colour? (http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=8042&highlight=Standards)

standardize office (http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=8041&highlight=Standards)

Need some magic for layering standards (http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=7052&highlight=Standards)

Advice... (http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=6405&highlight=Standards)

Layer Std's (http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=6355&highlight=Standards)

CAD Standards (http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=5269&highlight=Standards)

AIA Layering Standards (http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=5672&highlight=Standards)

Have a good one, Mike

[Ed Jobe]

Shona,
In addition to Mike's links, you might specify which field you are in so that we could answer the question if there are any pre-existing standards. They vary from discipline to discipline.

Also, on starting a poll, the questions should be of mulitple choice type. I would answer "yes" to both, but a poll will only let me choose one. IOW, they need to be related to the same theme. Since they don't, you could have simply asked them in your post. HTH.

[shona]

Thanks.
I'm involved in the Architectural industry.

The poll was an accident. I didn't change the Poll box to no poll, and once selected I couldn't remove it so I just wrote something......sorry......

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

I've now closed the Poll, hopefully will stop any confusion.

I hope that is ok! please just shout if you want me to re-open it.

:beer: Mike

Forum Moderator

[Ed Jobe]

Then the link Mike posted on AIA layering should be of help.