PLOTTING SCALE MODEL / LAYOUT PLOTSYTLE “.ctb” FFD 201 – PLOTTING

For triangular rulers, the paired scales are: 1:2/1:20 1:5/1:50 1:100/1:200 1:500/1:1000 1:1250/1:2500 ARCHITECT'S SCALE

FFD 201 – PLOTTING 1/2000 1/1000 1/500 1/200 1/100 1/50 1/20 1/10 1/5 1/2 1/1 ARCHITECTURAL SCALES IN METRIC SYSTEM SITE PLAN PLAN / SECTION / ELEVATION DETAIL

FINISH SCALE IN AUTOCAD FFD 201 – PLOTTING DETAIL DIMSTYLE TEXT HEIGHT LT SCALE TITLE BLOCK

MODEL / LAYOUT ALWAYS DRAW 1:1 IN MODEL. NEVER SCALE DRAWINGS. ALWAYS DRAW USING THE SAME UNIT: cm OR mm. LAYOUT IN AUTOCAD CAN SHOW TWO OR MORE DWGS IN VARIOUS SCALES ON THE SAME SHEET PAGE-SETUP: SIZE (A0-A1-A2-A3-A4), ORIENTATION OF A PAGE (LANDSCAPE / PORTRAIT) ‏ INSERT TITLE BLOCK IN LAYOUT (PREPARE TITLE BLOCK IN A DIFFERENT DWG FILE DRAW IN 1:1 & USE MM) ‏ WRITE A COMMAND “MV” MEANS “MAKE VIEW” TO OPEN A WINDOW SET THE RELATED DWG CENTERED. OPEN THIS VIEW LINE‘S PROPERTIES & CHANGE THE APPROPRIATE SCALE. CREATE NEW LAYER FOR VIEW LINES, MAKE SURE IT IS NOT PLOTTED! REPEAT THE SAME PROCESS FOR THE OTHER DWGS ON THE MODEL. FFD 201- PLOTTING

STUDY LINE WEIGHTS : FILE > PLOT STYLE MANAGER LIGHT LINE WEIGHT 0.05 / 0.09 / 0.1 MEDIUM-LIGHT LINE WEIGHT 0.13 / 0.15 / 0.18 MEDIUM LINE WEIGHT 0.2 / 0.25 HEAVY LINE WEIGHT 0.3 / 0.35 FFD 201- PLOTTING LAYERS & CREATING PLOT STYLE FILE “.ctb”

PROPOSED LINEWEIGHTS & LINETYPES: GENERAL: TBLOCK 0.05 (CONT.) TBLOCK TEXT 0.18 (CONT.) SITE PLAN CONTENTS: BUILDING OUTLINES 0.35 (CONT.) BUILDING’S HATCH, SKYLIGHTS ETC (CONT.) SITE TOPOGRAPHY LINES 0.05 (CONT.) SITE PROPERTY LINE 0.25 (DASH, ONE DOT) SITE LANDSCAPE (TREES) 0.09 (CONT.) SITE CURB-SIDEWALKS 0.13 (CONT.) SITE PAVEMENT/WALL 0.18 (CONT.) SITE PARKING 0.05 (CONT.) FFD 201- PLOTTING

ARCHITECTURAL FLOOR PLANS CONTENTS: DRAWING ANNOTATIONS CENTER LINE 0.05 (CENTER) DIMENSIONS 0.05 (CONT.) DOOR/WINDOW TAG NUMBERS 0.13 (CONT.) ROOM NAME (IDENTIFICATION) 0.15 (CONT.) STAIR & RAMP ANNOTATIONS 0.13 (CONT.) GENERAL SYMBOLOGY, TAGS, AND BUBLES 0.18 (CONT.) FFD 201- PLOTTING

ARCHITECTURAL FLOOR PLANS CONTENTS: GRID LINE 0.09 (CENTER) WALL / COLUMN 0.35/0.25 (CONT.) PARTITIONS (INT. WALL) 0.25 (CONT.) SOLID FILL (HATCH) 0.05 (CONT.) DOOR & SWINGS 0.18 / 0.05 (CONT.) WINDOW FRAME & GLAZING 0.18 (CONT.) WINDOW INT. / EXT. SILL 0.05 / 0.09 (CONT.) FLOOR COVERING (WET AREAS) 0.05 (CONT.) STAIR, RAMP & LADDERS 0.09 (CONT.) STAIR OVERHEAD 0.09 (DASH) TEXT / DIMENSIONS 0.13 (CONT.) FLOOR UNDER (HIDDEN) 0.05 (DASH) FURNITURE 0.1 (CONT. GREY IN COLOR) REF. CEILING 0.18 (CONT.) REF CEILING PATTERN 0.05 (CONT.) REF. CEILING GRID 0.09 (CENTER) FFD 201- PLOTTING

ARCHITECTURAL SECTION & ELEVATIONS CONTENTS: GRID LINE 0.09 (CENTER) WALL / COLUMN 0.35/0.25 (CONT.) PARTITIONS (INT. WALL) 0.25 (CONT.) SOLID FILL (HATCH) 0.05 (CONT.) DOOR 0.18 / 0.05 (CONT. / DASH) WINDOW FRAME & GLAZING 0.18 (CONT.) WINDOW INT. / EXT. SILL 0.05 / 0.09 (CONT.) OBJECTS SEEN ON ELEVATION 0.09 / 0.05 (CONT.) DOOR OPENING WAY 0.05 (DASH) TEXT / DIMENSIONS 0.13 (CONT.) FURNITURE 0.1 (CONT. GREY IN COLOR) WALL PATTERN 0.05 (GREY IN COLOR) FFD 201- PLOTTING