HBACADGUIDELINES(PROPOSED)TableofContents1.OverviewoftheMethodofDirectSheets2.LayerStrategy3.DirectoryStructure4.XREFStructureforAllFiles(Generic)5.XREFStructureforPlanTypes(PIanSpecific)6.ProjectOrganizationforIssuedDrawingFiles7.NamingConventionsforDrawingFiles8.NamingConventionsforNon-IssueableDrawingFiles9.OverviewoftheMethodofRegions10.CustomizingtheAutoCADLaunchIcon11.Implementingthe“static”MethodofElevations1.0(Overviw)TheMethodofDirectSheetsSummaryThemethodofdirectsheetsestablishesanapproachtotheorganizationofissueddrawingfilesinadocumentpackage,suchthatthedrawingfilenamedeterminesandcorrespondsexactlywiththeissuedsheetnameinagivenpackage.Asidefromimpartingahighleveloftransparencytotheprocessofassemblingadocumentpackage,thisapproachtodataorganizationoffersmanydesignandproductionadvantagesoverotherorganizationalapproachessuchasthosewhichattempttoembedalldatainonefile.Whilethebelowbulletshighlightsomeofthemostobviousbenefits,generallythisapproachexploitsnewCADtechnology,whichenhancestheabilitytocontrolrelationshipsamongmultipledrawingfiles.DesignAdvantages•Referencefilescanbeclippedtoconformtopreciseboundaries,anFCplan,forexample,canextendundermillwork,andthenbeclippedintheFFplanwhereitisotherwiseobscured.•Ltscalecanbesetlocallyforeachissueddrawingfile,providingmuchgreatercontrolovertheappearanceoflinesinagivenissuedsheet.•Multipleviewportsforenlargedplans,orforanypurpose,canbereadilycreatedasneededandonthefly.•ThemethodofregionscanbeeasilyinvokedonFFplans,forexample,withoutregardtothewaythehideplotcommandaffectsotherdrawingtypes,sinceinthedirectsheetmethodthatinformationisheldinseparatefiles.•Designersneednotworryaboutaccidentallyeditinginformation,sinceonlysalientdataisdirectlyeditable.Forinstance,wallsarenotdirectlyeditableintheFFplan,onlyFFinformationiseditable,unlesstheREFEDITcommandisinvoked,andasaresult,wallscannotbemovedaccidentally.•Designersneednotworryaboutrenaminglayernamesoralteringcolors,orredrawinginformationaltogether,offilesreceivedfromArchitectsandotherleadconsultants.Inthiswayadesignercanspendmoretimedesigning.ProductionAdvantages•Drawingfilescanbeeasilyfoundsincetheyarenotassignedafabricatedcode.DrawingfilenamesforissuedsheetshaveaonetooneorWYSISWYGrelationship,basedon“defacto”HospitalityDesignIndustryStandardsheetnamingconventionsoriginallydevelopedbyHowardHirsch.•Plandrawings,withinadocumentpackagescanbeworkedonbymultipleCADspecialistsgreatlyenhancingproductivityandjobturnaroundtime.AsmanyCADstaffcanintheorybeassignedtoaprojectastherearesheetsintheDrawingpackage.•Filesizesremainverysmall,facilitatingE-mailingoffiles.Thesmalleradrawingfilethefasteritrespondsonanysystemandthelesslikelythefilewillbecomecorrupt.Recallthatasfilesizeincreases,sotooincreasesitslikelihoodforcorruption,ifafilegetslargeenough,itwillalwayscorrupt.•Revisioncloudsanddeltahistoryaregreatlysimplifiedbecausethenumberoflayerstomanagetheprocessisreducedoverotherorganizationalapproaches.2.0LayerStrategyLayersCommontoallIssueableDrawingFiles(GenericLayers)Abasicassumptionismadethatallissueabledrawingfilesgraphicallyrequireatitlesheet,whichinturndemandsthereferencingofatitlesheetdrawingfile.Therefore,eachissueabledrawingfilewillhavethelayername_XREF_TITLE_SHEET.Thetitlesheetdrawingfileiswithoutexceptionreferencedtothislayerinpaperspace.Thereferencingofthetitlesheetsignificantlyreducesfilesize,andfacilitatesglobalchanges.Eachissueabledrawingfilelikewisemustcontainarchitecturalinformationreceivedfromthearchitectorleadconsultant.Thisinformationisalwaysreferencedtolayer_XREF_BACKGROUND.Thismeansthatifanindividualliststhelayerofthereferencefileofthearchitecturalbackground,itresideson_XREF_BACKGROUND.AllInteriorplanspecificinformationisalsoreferencedtothelayer_XREF_BACKGROUND.Eachissueabledrawingfilewillcontainannotationsinpaperspacespecifictothedrawingtype,theseannotationsshallbeplacedonthelayer_HBANOTES.Seethesymbolssectionforatableofsymbols.RevisionsandDeltas(GenericLayers)Thelayeringapproachforrevisionsanddeltasiscommontoallissueabledrawingfiles.A_DELTASlayeriscreatedonwhicharestoredalldeltasforagivensheet.Deltasexistasattributedblocksinpaperspaceandthelayerremainsonatalltimestoshowtheentireprojectdeltahistoryataglance.Revisionsareaddressedusingcloudswiththosecloudsbeingdrawnonalayer_REVCLOUDXX,whereXXdesignatestherevisionnumber.Thefirstrevisionnumberthereforewouldbe01andasaresultthefirstrevisionlayernamewouldbe_REVCLOUDOl.Assubsequentrevisionsaremade,thepreviousrevisioncloudlayerisfrozenandanewrevisioncloudlayeriscreatedonan“asneeded”basis.LayersSpecifictoIssueableDrawingFilesbyPlanType(PlanSpecificLayers)WithinthestandardproductionseriesofissueabledrawingsFF,AR,RC,EM,FCeachfiletypecontainsactivelayersspecifictoitstype,aswellaspossessingtheabovenamedgenericlayers.PlanTypeSpaceColorLinetypeFF-xx.xx.dwgIFF-FURNModel3,GreenBylayer(Continuous)IFF-LTGModel2,YellowBylayer(Hidden2)IFF-DMModelVariesBylayer(Continuous)AR-XX|IDS-MILLWORKModel3,GreenBylayer(Continuous)RC-XX|IRC-HEADERModel2,YellowBylayer(Hidden2)FC-XX|IFC-FLOORM