From the book architectural design and drafting it is recommended that thick solid lines 0 6mm be used for floor plan wall outlines elevation outline section foundation outlines and beams thin lines 0 3mm should be used for floor plan symbols elevation and section features.
Autocad floor plan line weights.
P en wieghts in autocad are measured in mils which are thousandths of an inch on the other end of the spectrum all details wall and building sections interior and exterior elevations are all drawn purely by line weight and as a result are not on a.
The lineweights in the current layout are scaled in proportion to the designated plot scale.
We had really good autocad training at uni and were given useful information on standards of practice.
Add cad detailing to views and change layers fill and line styles to create space planning indicators and material patterns.
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The default line weight in both autocad and inventor is 0 25mm.
Tags line weight autocad.
It also recommends that dashed lines center lines dimension extension leader lines be thin too.
4 comments aug 19 2020.
Click the layout tab for which you want to scale lineweights.
Control fill style for cabinet plan view display.
The line weight for the equipment is 25 mils versus 13 mils for the cabinetry.
Adjust line weights in plan and elevation views.
It is difficult to find standard colour weight assignments and therefore you find yourself wondering if you are doing things correctly and have set things up ok.
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I m not sure how this fits in.
My method is to xref the floor plan into the site plan and then create a layer state for the site plan that changes the layer colors of the walls windows and doors to colors associated with very thin line weights.
Bs en iso 128 20 2001 technical drawings.
Lineweights and colours in autocad can be a bit of a minefield when you first start out.
Technically these are in the same plane but i want the line that indicates how they are to meet to be apparent so i use the lightest pen weight setting.
4 comments aug 26 2020.
Bs 8888 2008 technical product specification.
The recommended line weight for the drawing frame border for engineering drawings is 0 7mm.
However as soon as you get out into the.
In the page setup dialog box under plot scale select scale lineweights.
For example take a look at the vertical joint between the cased opening and the floor base trim.
The out of the box revit line weights settings are bad and they are not easy to customize.
In other words the walls layer might be green in the building plan but red in the site plan as controlled by the layer.
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