Jump to content

AutoCAD Drawing Standards


Recommended Posts

Dear Sir's

 

I'm Looking for CAD Drawing standards where i should find the next

 

  • Suitable text height for All sheets sizes (From A4 to A0)
  • Suitable line type scale for all types of lines (Dash, Centerline......etc.) for all sheets sizes also
  • Suitable dimension size (text,arrow) for All sheets sizes also

 

I'm sure there is a standard somewhere for CAD Drawings

 

Thanks

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1. 3/32" or 2.5mm (I sometimes use 1/8" or more, particularly on D size sheets that I know will be plotted by people that can only print 11x17)

2. 1 (some occupational fields use .5)

3. 3/32" or 2.5 (I sometimes use 1/8" or more, particularly on D size sheets that I know will be plotted by people that can only print 11x17)

 

For some places I have worked we have used .1" text just to have something in between.

 

Some standards call for minimum 3/64" or 1.8mm at the smallest possible print size.

 

There are no real CAD standards, just some sort of mutually agreed best practices, some industries and countries follow a little better defined set of practices.

 

What country(countries) do you live, work and do drafting for?

 

To add, secondary titles are 1/8" (I use 5/32" if I use 1/8" for normal text) or 3.5mm and primary titles are 3/16" or 5mm.

 

These are pretty much minimums as far as any standards go, that's why I usually go a bit larger.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1. 3/32" or 2.5mm (I sometimes use 1/8" or more, particularly on D size sheets that I know will be plotted by people that can only print 11x17)

2. 1 (some occupational fields use .5)

3. 3/32" or 2.5 (I sometimes use 1/8" or more, particularly on D size sheets that I know will be plotted by people that can only print 11x17)

 

For some places I have worked we have used .1" text just to have something in between.

 

Some standards call for minimum 3/64" or 1.8mm at the smallest possible print size.

 

There are no real CAD standards, just some sort of mutually agreed best practices, some industries and countries follow a little better defined set of practices.

 

What country(countries) do you live, work and do drafting for?

 

To add, secondary titles are 1/8" (I use 5/32" if I use 1/8" for normal text) or 3.5mm and primary titles are 3/16" or 5mm.

 

These are pretty much minimums as far as any standards go, that's why I usually go a bit larger.

 

Thanks for help

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Keep in mind many companies have their own in-house standards so unless you are self-employed those standards would take precedent. They may, or may not, follow national standards if any exist.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...