AEC CAD Standards
Computer aided design (CAD) is a vital tool in engineering, architecture and construction. Since documents created using various CAD systems often need to be shared between different fields, shared standards have been created.
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Features
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Features of CAD that are standardized include scales, layer naming conventions and file names. Visual elements are also standardized, including the line thickness for various colors. Text uses standard fonts and sizes. Standards also apply to the quality of the data.
The AEC
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The AEC Standards Committee provides documentation for CAD standards. Its protocols are based on existing guidelines developed by other agencies such as the Construction Project Information Committee (CPIC).
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Benefits
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The benefit of the AEC CAD standards is that they can form the basis for a unified industry standard, making the exchange of documents developed with CAD possible. Companies can adopt the AEC's standards as they are, or they can modify them to suit their own CAD needs.
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