Symbol Libraries

[stephen]

Looking for a resource on Standard Symbol Library/Solution. Has anyone had any experiece with the Symbol Solution published by CAD Technology Corporation?

http://www.cadtechcorp.com/

My objective is to get all CAD Technicians using a standard set of symbols everytime.

Any direction is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Stephen

[Shinyhead]

In my opinion, the best library is the one you create yourself for your own needs. Make it available, make tools available to automate the use of those symbols, and make a standard that lets people know that they are the only symbols that should be used, and clearly explain how to use them. Availability, automation and training, followed by a little enforcement goes a lot further then purchasing a cad library. It least thats my opinion.

[moiz1967]

Presently i am in process of making a CAD Standard manual for my CAD section. (It is in form of a hard copy, not an on line one). I need to enter standard symbols related to mechanical engineering that should be followed by all members of our CAD section. Can any body help me with a file of standard CAD symbols.

Waiting urgently

Moiz Khan

[Opie]

Do you not already have symbols in your current drawings that are commonly used?

[moiz1967]

I am in process of writing a CAD manual for our CAD section. I need symbol lybraries to be included in CAD manual. It is a hard copy manual, Kindly help me.

Moiz Khan

[Opie]

I am in process of writing a CAD manual for our CAD section. I need symbol lybraries to be included in CAD manual. It is a hard copy manual, Kindly help me.

Moiz Khan
I don't have a library that can be shared. I was suggesting to use the symbols your company currently uses for this library. It would reduce the learning curve on using a symbol library if your co-workers already knew what the symbol represented.

[cadpro78]

If you use ADT, oops, AutoCAD Architecture, they have symbols to use in Design Center and Content Browser. You can start from there at the very least.

[guitarchitect7]

I posed this question in the another thread under CAD management, but this also seemed like a good place to post it. I have just recently finished a library of some basic symbols. As of now they are seperated into the appropriate folders (doors, windows, plubming fixtures, etc.). To allow the program to read these folders, I have to reference each of them in the search paths, but this just seesm redundant. Anway, I was working on a lisp routine that would add these search locations by the click of a button, but wasn't sure how you all handled the library reference and insertion into drawings.

Just a new Lead CAD tech trying to learn some tips. Thanks in advance!

[Opie]

I posed this question in the another thread under CAD management, but this also seemed like a good place to post it. I have just recently finished a library of some basic symbols. As of now they are seperated into the appropriate folders (doors, windows, plubming fixtures, etc.). To allow the program to read these folders, I have to reference each of them in the search paths, but this just seesm redundant. Anway, I was working on a lisp routine that would add these search locations by the click of a button, but wasn't sure how you all handled the library reference and insertion into drawings.

Just a new Lead CAD tech trying to learn some tips. Thanks in advance!
If you are using a recent version of AutoCAD which contains Tool Palettes, you can place your blocks into "container" drawings for specific block types. You can then create a tool palette which references the individual blocks within the "container" drawings. This would allow you to leave them in one folder in your search path instead of many folders.

[guitarchitect7]

Well I have been told to not dive too much into tool palettes. My one thought is this, but it seems redundant. I keep everything within its seperate folders for easy access of where the information is stored, but create one folder that contains everything. This way I only have to reference one folder, maybe two within the search paths. Hmmm....I need to put some more thought into this.