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The AEC (UK) CAD Standard has been developed from previously existing CAD standards documentation (BS1192, Autodesk User Group’s CAD Layering in The Construction Industry, and the committee’s own internal and project-based CAD standards) in order to provide an update of those documents to allow for more up-to-date CAD usage.

The AEC (UK) CAD Standards aims to build on the guidelines defined by these documents and others such as the CPIC initiative, providing a base starting point for a unified CAD standard that can easily be adopted “as is” or developed and adapted for implementation within companies that have specific requirements for the structuring of their CAD data. 

 

the aec (uk) cad standard for layer naming

Covers the basic layering conventions in a simple format applicable for both small practices and minor projects. They are also applicable to early conceptual or preliminary work on major projects. This document also includes the advanced discipline-specific applications of these basic codes. It is proposed that specialised design professions, working on the most complicated of design projects, will use these.

the aec (uk) cad standard for file naming

is a separate document that includes recommended standards for CAD model file naming.

Copyright Notice:

It is important to note that this standard will only become truly useful if as many companies adopt it as possible. To that extent, it may be freely distributed and used in any format necessary.