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1. Drawing Scale
All drawings are to be drawn FULL SIZE. Scaled drawings are unacceptable. Scaling is to take place utilizing the model space paper functionality and shall be one of the
following scales:
2. Drawing Units
All drawings are to be accurate to the nearest millimeter for dimensions and to the nearest second for angles. To ensure a standard for the overall production of CAD
drawings, the Drawing Units should be set as shown in fig. 1.
Fig. 1
3. Text Style
The default Text style shall be the ROMANS, ROMAND and ROMANT standard font. To ensure a standard for the overall production of CAD drawings, the Text Style
Manager should be set to the following and minimum text height for all drawings is to be as shown below:
Fig. 2
ROMANS Value
Style Name Romans
Font Name Romans
Font Style -
Font Height 0.00 (mm)
Width Factor 0.65 (mm)
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Fig. 3
ROMAND Value
Style Name Romand
Font Name Romand
Font Style -
Font Height 0.00 (mm)
Width Factor 0.80 (mm)
Fig. 4
ROMANT Value
Style Name Romant
Font Name Romant
Font Style -
Font Height 0.00 (mm)
Width Factor 1.00 (mm)
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The default Text Style for Process Flow and Instrumentation Diagram shall be the Arial standard font. To ensure a standard for the overall production of Cad drawings,
the Text Style Manager should be set to the following:
Fig. 5
Fig. 5 - PID-line - For line numbering, Instrument Balloon, Continuation Symbol, Valves Tag and texts.
Fig. 6
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4. Dimension Format
To ensure a standard for the overall production of Cad drawings, the Dimension Style Manager should be set to the following:
Styles Standard
Fig. 7
Step 6: In the Modify Dimension Style dialog box, Text, change as shown in fig. 8.
Fig. 8
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Step 7: In the Modify Dimension Style dialog box, Fit, change as shown in fig. 9.
Fig. 9
The 'Use overall scale of:' is base on the Title Block scale multiply by 10 (see fig. 9.).
Step 8: In the Modify Dimension Style dialog box, Primary Units, change as shown in fig. 10.
Fig. 10
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Step 9: Choose OK to exit.
Fig. 11
Double click the 'Standard'. This will change the Current Dimstyle to Standard as shown in fig. 11.
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5. Line Type
Standard AutoCAD linetype (acad.lin) is to be used at all times. Acadiso.lin, Amgdt.lin, iges.lin and others linetypes are unacceptable. To ensure a standard for the
overall production of CAD drawings, the Linetype Manager should be set to the following as shown in fig. 12.
Fig. 12
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