AutoCAD Drafting 101

[rbhazie]

Everyone seems to have there own way of creating a drawing using there standards.
Is there a manual that details how to layout a Autocad drawing the proper way?
How to show line weights, details, text, sections... etc. AutoCAD Drafting 101

[cadpro78]

Can't really say there is an exact manual that tells you about AutoCAD layout. But, organizations like AIA, Army Corps of Engineers, and a variety of other groups, all have CAD Standards that meet their requirements for drawings. If you are a CAD manager, you can set up AutoCAD to control how your drafters set up drawings and just draw. Meaning if they make a mistake, it tells them what they did wrong. Hope this helps.

[cadtag]

The National CAD Standards, including the Uniform Drawing System sections, are probably the closest you'll find to a non-company based document.

You can also refer to NavFac and National Park Service documents. IIRC Harvard Facilities has some on-line as well.

The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them.

[rbhazie]

Thanks for the Info.