The Rules of CAD?

[robert.1.hall72202]

LOL, plotting the model space viewport is a good one.

Can't remember last time I plotted out good ole model space and got nothing
but a ton of part models printed on letter size paper. Needed a magnifying glass
just to see anything.

[shona]

Here's my biggest pet peeves

• DO NOT Explode Attributes or Dimensions.
• Do not explode a hatch.
• Do not place the border in Model Space.
• Do not scale the border, larger or smaller, than 1:1
• Do not plot the model space viewport.
• Do not scale or rotate reference files.
• Do not “plot to fit” when plotting a drawing. i.e. Plot 1 to 1 or 2 to1.

I agree with most of these and would like to add one more:

Always have the Base point of a block/s set to 0,0,0

Also what are your thoughts on Notation and Leaders.....
What rule is the go Here???

[eleonard]

Also what are your thoughts on Notation and Leaders.....
What rule is the go Here???

What drives me nuts is leaders that point in between two pieces of text. It looks sloppy to me.

Emily

[robert.1.hall72202]

What about flat leader lines?? They almost look parallel to the object they are trying
to point at..........really drives me nuts.

I also don't like it when leaders cross alot of part geometry. Makes them
look like extra line work.

[Augi Doggie]

What about flat leader lines?? The almost look parallel to the object they are trying
to point at..........really drives me nuts.

I also don't like it when leaders cross alot of part geometry. Makes them
look like extra line work.

That's a pet peeve of mine. One of the first things about dimensioning they teach in drafting classes is to avoid dog legs (more than three lines in a leader), crossovers, and draw the leader at a consistent angle when ever possible.

And it drives me crazy when the leader doesn't actually touch the object it's referring to.

[robert.1.hall72202]

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And it drives me crazy when the leader doesn't actually touch the object it's referring to.

Oh yeah, that is a big one! "Place barcode tag here" and then the leader doesn't touch the tag. Poor work, poor work.

[Mamma Jamma]

K.I.S.S.!!!
Simplify, simplify, simplify!
Don't use xrefs when blocks/layers will do!
No more color on the plot than necessary - use linetypes/weights to tell the story - the client, vendor, or guy in the field may not have a color plotter!

Keep 2-D drawings 2-D! If I find one more non-coplaner line on my P&IDs, I will scream!

And DO NOT explode the titleblock (or any block with attributes, for that matter)

[jonathan.landeros]

From my AutoCAD days.

Do not put every entity on Layer 0!

I used to know some guys who put everything, EVERYTHING, on Layer 0. They claimed it saved file space.

[stusic]

Our architects (who work on the floorplans while we xref them in and draw on top of them) have a problem here with MOVING the xref! So the next time you open your drawing, your HVAC ductwork is suddenly cooling the parking lot... or shrubberies... or whatever may happen to be 40 or 50 feet due west. Grrr....

[jaberwok]

Please, please Zoom Extents before closing a file.