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Contents
Preface .................................................................................................................................................................... 4
The Need for Management Standards ....................................................................... 5
Adherence to the Standards ....................................................................................... 5
Modifications to the Standards ................................................................................... 6
Use of Existing Files ................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 1 ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
A&E CADD Directory Structure Diagram .................................................................... 8
File and Sheet Naming ............................................................................................... 8
Sheet Numbering Convention.................................................................................... 9
File and Sheet Naming Sketches ............................................................................. 11
Addenda ...................................................................................................................... 11
Bulletins .......................................................................................................................... 11
Chapter 2 .............................................................................................................................................................. 12
Creating a New Drawing ........................................................................................... 13
Template Files .............................................................................................................. 13
Standard Layouts from Sheet Template Files ......................................................... 13
Format Drawings ....................................................................................................... 14
Accessing an SCA Titleblock via Layouts ............................................................... 14
Standard Title Sheets .................................................................................................. 15
Drawing Organization ............................................................................................... 17
Drawing Setup .......................................................................................................... 17
Project Title Blocks ....................................................................................................... 17
Chapter 3 .............................................................................................................................................................. 18
Layer Standard ......................................................................................................... 19
Discipline Codes .......................................................................................................... 19
Status Codes ................................................................................................................ 20
Annotative Dimension Styles ..................................................................................... 20
Text Styles ................................................................................................................ 23
Text Style Names ......................................................................................................... 23
Drawing Scale vs. Text Height ................................................................................... 24
Mutli-Leader Styles ................................................................................................... 25
Tags ................................................................................................................................ 25
Capacity Projects ....................................................................................................... 26
CIP Projects................................................................................................................... 27
Recommended Scale Variable Settings ................................................................ 28
Linetypes ................................................................................................................... 29
Appendix A.......................................................................................................................................................... 31
Standard Layers ........................................................................................................ 31
Standard Layer Naming Format............................................................................... 31
Architectural Layers .................................................................................................... 31
Structural Layers .......................................................................................................... 34
Electrical Layers ........................................................................................................... 36
Fire Protection Layers ................................................................................................. 37
Mechanical Layers ..................................................................................................... 38
Piping Layers ................................................................................................................ 41

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Appendix B.......................................................................................................................................................... 42
Pen Assignments (per SCA-FULL.ctb) ..................................................................... 42
Colors Used (By Weight)............................................................................................. 42
Colors Used (By ACI Color Index) ............................................................................. 43
Appendix C.......................................................................................................................................................... 44
Shortcuts and LISP Routines Library ........................................................................ 44
SCA AutoLISP Library ................................................................................................... 44
Appendix D.......................................................................................................................................................... 50
AutoCAD Express Tools ........................................................................................... 50
Express Tool Commands ............................................................................................ 50

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Preface
This document represents the CADD management and other standards for the A&E Department. The standards and
procedures discussed are based on AutoCAD Release 2010 and other software used by the Authority. It will need to
be revisited as our agency adopts new versions of the software. Please keep this document handy. It is intended to
answer your day-to-day questions regarding the use of computers in our office. Note that this document is not
intended to be a training manual; rather, it is intended solely as a guide to how we use and manage CADD and other
software here.
This chapter includes the following sections:

 The Need for CADD Management Standards

 Adherence to the Standards

 Modifications to the Standards

 Use of Existing Files

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The Need for Management Standards

The most costly and time-consuming activity of designing schools is project documentation. Projects are not going
to be built without it and over the years the amount of that documentation and the speed with which it has to be
produced has constantly increased. It is incumbent upon us as architects, engineers and designers to make this
process as efficient as possible while still producing quality documents.
Having standards:

 Improves the organization of the documentation and lends an agency-wide consistency (including consultant’s
projects) to the deliverables we produce;

 Flattens the learning curve for new staff members as they come on board and for current staff members moving
from project to project;

 Helps make project organization more predictable; and

 Mitigates the tendency to "reinvent the wheel" for each new project and to free up time to devote to the design
and technical issues encountered while working on our projects.

Adherence to the Standards

By adhering to the CADD and other standards and procedures contained in this manual you contribute to developing
a uniform character throughout the documents issued by our agency, and in making the most efficient use of project
time. This uniformity allows information to be correctly keyed, added, displayed and plotted at any point in the
project cycle.
Everyone shares responsibility in helping to make these standards work for all of us.

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Modifications to the Standards

Modifications to the standards and procedures in this manual may be necessary for specific situations. Requests for
project specific modifications to the CADD standards should be made through the CADD Unit and implemented
upon approval by the V. P. of A&E. All modifications are to be documented by bulletins and communicated to the
entire A&E team including consultants. Do not make arbitrary changes to the CADD standards without prior
approval.
This standards manual is intended to be an evolving document. Toward that end, please submit suggestions for
permanent changes or additions to the CADD Unit, for review and possible inclusion.
Your request should document:

 Why a change or addition is needed;

 What the proposed change or addition should be; and

 How it would improve the CADD standards or procedures and overall productivity.

Use of Existing Files

The most efficient use of AutoCAD is not necessarily in the initial creation of a file, but in the ability to reuse the
file or any part of the file at a future date. The true meaning of CADD productivity is embodied in not having to do
the old job again, rather than simply doing the old job faster. As an example, the use of "Template Files" can be a
very efficient use of project time and resources. On a broad scale this can be very productive; however, the reuse
process must not end here. Each user must continually examine the reusability of any information in a current file.
Over time, our symbols will be gathered together in appropriate libraries.

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Chapter 1
File and Sheet Naming
This chapter describes the office standard project directory structure on the file server. This chapter also describes
the office standard for naming project documents. The following topics appear in this chapter:

 A&E CADD Directory Structure Diagram

 File and Sheet Naming for Sketches

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A&E CADD Directory Structure Diagram

F:\DESIGN\BORO\SCHOOL\DXXXX\CADD

File and Sheet Naming

All Capacity and CIP project drawing files prepared for the NYC School Construction Authority shall follow the
Authority’s Sheet Numbering Convention as described in Design Requirement 1.1.1.02 - Drawing Number
Convention: Sheet files shall be named using the sheet number. For example, the drawing file for sheet A201 shall
be named A201.dwg. What is shown below is only a small sample - refer to Design Requirement 1.1.1.02 for latest
information.

Description/ Approach
The intention of this “group numbering” system is to allocate numbers to specific groups of drawings within a
discipline i.e. architectural plan, elevations, etc.
A drawing number starts with a one or two letter Discipline Code (e.g. “A” for Architectural, “FP” for Fire
Protection) followed by a three-digit numeric Group Code. Note that there is no hyphen between Discipline and
Group codes. The Group Code numbers are either sequentially numbered starting at “001” and are used for general
notes, symbols and legends, and general clarification drawings or they are batched in series by hundred (i.e. 101,

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201, 301) corresponding to a Group Code description, such the 101 series for floor plans, the 201 series for
elevations, the 301 series for wall sections, the 401 series for details and the 901 series for schedules, etc. Group

Codes vary for each discipline code. The sheet numbering convention for Discipline and Group Codes are shown in
the following table.

Example format sheet names:

M002 is a sheet of HVAC Schedules

A101 is the first floor plan in a series

Note: Filenames shall have at most one “.” character in the filename, separating the drawing name from the
windows files extension, for example “dwg” for an AutoCAD drawing file.

Sheet Numbering Convention

Code Description Drawing Description Sample

Number Drawing
Number
T Cover & General Notes 001 Project Title, School Name T001.00
Drawings
Z Zoning Drawings 001 Zoning Data & Diagrams Z001.00
FPP Fire Protection Plan Drawings 001 Floor Plans, Areas, and Schedules, FPP001.00
and Occupant Egress Calculations
EN Energy Code Compliance 001 Computer printouts from energy EN001.00
Drawings calculation or if proscriptive,
comparison of NYCECC values to
provided values,
PA Place of Assembly Drawings 101 Place of Assembly for Auditorium, PA101.00
Cafeteria, Multi-purpose room,
Gymatorium, & Gymnasium. Floor
Plans and Travel Distances, Door
Capacity, Occupancy Loads, Etc.
BPP Builders Pavement Plan 101 Builder Pavement Plans, General BPP101.00
Drawings Notes, Waivers, etc.
G Site Surveys 101 Site Survey G101.00

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Code Description Drawing Description Sample

Number Drawing
Number
H Environmental 001 Symbols & Legends, General H001.00
Remediation/Asbestos Notes, Abbreviations
Drawings
DM Demolition Drawings 001 General Notes DM001.00
R Reference Drawings 001 Drawings of existing buildings, etc., R001.00
photographs, etc
FF Furniture & Furnishings and 101 Cellar, First, Second, Third, Fourth FF101.00
Room Layouts Floor – Furniture Plans
SOE Excavation/Underpinning/ Soil 101 Schematic Underpinning/Shoring SOE101
Support Drawings Plans and Details
FO Foundation Drawings 001 Foundation Symbols, FO001.00
Abbreviations & Notes
F Fire Suppression Systems 001 Fire Suppression Symbols, F001.00
Drawings Abbreviations, and Notes
P Plumbing Drawings 001 P&D Symbols, Abbreviations, P001.00
Notes,
101 Floor Plans (Full & Part Plans) P101.00
FA Fire Alarm Drawings 001 Fire Alarm System Symbols, FA001.00
Abbreviations, Notes
101 Fire Alarm System Floor Plans FA101.00

Note: The above is a sample - refer to Design Requirement 1.1.1.02 for latest information.

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File and Sheet Naming Sketches

In this context, sketches refer to formal drawings prepared in support of addenda and bulletins.

Addenda

Supporting drawing files addenda are named such that the first two characters indicate the drawing is an addendum
“AD” followed by the addendum number, an underscore “_” character and the drawing sequence number.
Example format for addendum file and sheet names:

AD1.1 is Addendum 1 Sheet 1 (AD1_1.dwg)

AD12.2 is Addendum 12 Sheet 2 (AD12_2.dwg)

Bulletins

Supporting drawing files and sheets for bulletins are named such that the first two characters indicate the drawing is
a bulletin “BU” followed by the addendum number, an underscore “_” character and the drawing sequence number.
Example format for bulletin file and sheet names:

BU3.2 is Bulletin 3 Sheet 2 (BU3_2.dwg)

BU9.4 is Bulletin 9 Sheet 4 (BU9_4.dwg)

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Chapter 2
Drawing Management
This section discusses how drawings are organized in the following sections:

 Creating a new drawing

 Template files

 Format Drawings – Titleblock

 Drawing Organization

 Drawing Setup

 Layer Standards

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Creating a New Drawing

Template Files

Template files are used to begin new drawings. They establish drawing units, text styles, dimension styles, system
variables and the layer standard and many other things. They are used when beginning a new drawing to simplify
the startup procedure. The pre-established settings in the template files are intended to represent the office standard
and should not be changed.
The default installations at the SCA provides the template files “SCA Model (AEC Ctb).dwt” and “SCA Model
(AECB Ctb).dwt” for AutoCAD Architecture 2010 and AutoCAD MEP 2010 respectively, set as the QNEW file
used to start new drawings. If you launch the software using the desktop shortcut, one of the standard SCA template
files is automatically used when you start a new drawing. If the software has already been launched, you will start a
new drawing by using the “QNEW” button located on the AutoCAD Quick-Access Toolbar, on the upper left hand
side of the display. Additional SCA standard template files, located in T:\winapps\acad2010\Templates and
T:\winapps\acad2010\Templates\SheetSets are also provided for your use.
The template files are set up to plot to the CADPLOT-FULL.PC3 plot device using the SCA-FULL.ctb plot style
table. When using the A-size and B-size template files it will be necessary to change the plot device to your local
plotter and adjust page size accordingly.
Also provided are the SCA Sheet (AEC Ctb).dwt & SCA Sheet (AECB Ctb).dwt file which hold the standard
layouts for configuring sheet files.

Standard Layouts from Sheet Template Files

Name Paper Designation Paper Size

sht-a A-size (portrait) 8.5”x11”
sht-a-wide A-size (landscape) 11”x8.5”
sht-b B-size (portrait) 11”x17”
sht-b-wide B-size (landscape) 17”x11”
sht-d-bt D-size (bottom text) 36”x24”
sht-d-st D-size (side text) 36”x24”
sht-e-bt E-size (bottom text) 48”x36”

sht-e-st E-size (side text) 48”x36”

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Format Drawings

Accessing an SCA Titleblock via Layouts

Office standard format drawings have been created for each sheet size that can be used. The standard formats are at
a scale of 1:1. For example the format sheet for our office standard 36-inch by 24-inch page is actually drawn at
36 inches by 24 inches in a paper space layout. Each SCA job should have its own format sheet created from a copy
of the office standard (where) that has been placed in the project folder located in F:\design\… The project specific
format sheet is attached as an external reference to the issue drawing in paper space at the coordinate 0,0 at one to
one scale. The standard formats are located on the network at T:\sca_stds\std_sht. They are named according to
sheet size and titleblock alignment. Each titleblock sheet is paired with an attribute drawing used to insert the sheet
specific data. This drawing is inserted as a block at the coordinate 0,0. In the attribute dialogue box that appears,
type in the requested sheet specific information. Each format sheet includes an AutoCAD rtext object that displays
the drawing name, date and time on plots. If the rtext object does not display properly, activate it by typing rtext at
the command line and canceling the command.

Example format sheet names:

sht-e-st is an E-size sheet with a Side Titleblock

sht-d-bt is a D-size sheet with a Bottom Titleblock

Example attribute drawing names:

sht-e-st-txt is attributes for an E-size sheet with a Side Titleblock

sht-d-bt-txt is attributes for a D-size sheet with a Bottom Titleblock

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Standard Title Sheets

Figure 1- Capital Improvement Projects (C.I.P.) – Side Alignment- D-size – 24” x 36”

Figure 2 - Capital Improvement Projects (C.I.P.) – Bottom Alignment- D- size – 24”x 36”

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Figure 3 – Capacity Projects – Side Alignment- E- size- 36” x 48”

Figure 4 – Capacity Projects – Bottom Alignment- E- size- 36” x 48”

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Drawing Organization
Each drawing file should contain only one drawing. Verify the sheet size with project requirements. CIP projects use
D-size sheets (36”x24”) and CAP projects use E-size sheets (48”x36”).

All building graphics shall be created in model using actual (real world) size. Scaling of the final product is
performed in paper space viewports and plotted at full scale (1:1). The standard format sheet used will depend on the
output scale. Sizing text and tags may be automatically determined where “Annotative” styles are used, however
where standard styles are utilized the operator must still consider the scale of the plotted drawing. For these cases
refer to the chapter on graphic conventions for text scale factors. In general, General notes, legends and schedules
should be placed in the paper space of their respective drawings. At this writing, schedules generated using ADT
cannot follow this convention therefore schedules generated in ADT will be placed in model space.

Drawing Setup

Project Title Blocks

 XREF Titleblock for Project: T:\SCA-stds\std-sht

 Insert Blocks with Attributes: T:\SCA-stds\std-sht

Note to Design Consultants:

SCA Standard Title block can be found on the SCA website, under the Architecture & Engineering Page, on the
Download tab.

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Chapter 3
Drawing Project Standards
In order for our drawings to have a professional appearance it is important that we use a consistent set of graphic
conventions. This chapter concerns itself with the graphic standards that we use here. The following sections are
included:

 Layer Standard
 Dimension Styles
 Text Styles
 Multi-Leader Styles
 Lines and Linetypes

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Layer Standard
Our layer naming convention consists of four parts. Part one is the discipline which is a single letter followed by a
hyphen. The available discipline codes are found below in the section titled Discipline Codes. Part two is a Major
Group code consisting of four characters in length. The third (optional) part is the Minor Group code that further
refines the purpose of the layer. The Minor Group codes will be four characters in length when used. The fourth and
final part, which is also optional, is the Status code. These single character codes are listed in the section titled status
codes below. Layers with no status character are assumed to be proposed/new items, therefore such redundant
designations are not necessary, and should be avoided.

The following is a typical layer name:

Discipline Code (1 Char)

Major Group (4 Char)
Minor Group (4 Char)
Status (1 Char)

A – W A L L – C H A S – E
A L
In this layer name, the Discipline Code is 'A', the Major Group is 'Wall,' the Minor sub-category is 'Chas' and
the status is “E”. This layer would be suitable for depicting existing chase wall construction on architectural
plans.

Discipline Codes

Discipline codes serve to distinguish between layers belonging to the building chassis from those relating to the fit
out of the space. Should it become necessary, additional codes can be added with the approval of the project
manager, to accommodate special situations. All efforts should be made to use designations conforming with the
National Cad Standards, should this need arise.

Code Discipline
A Architectural
E Electrical
F Fire Protection
M Mechanical
P Piping
S Structural

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Status Codes

Status codes are used to distinguish between objects belonging to different aspects or phases of the work. Should it
become necessary, additional codes can be added with the approval of the project manager in order to accommodate
special situations.

Code Discipline
E Existing to Remain
D Demolition
F Future
T Temporary
M Items to be Moved
X Not In Contract
1-9 Phase Numbers

See “Appendix A” for the list of standard layers.

Note: The uses of colors 1-9 are reserved; Layers other than “DETL” major category layers shall not use these
colors.

Dimension Styles

Annotative Dimension Styles

Architectural units appropriate for the particular project are to be used when dimensioning. SCA projects should
specify the dimension style “SCA”, an “Annotative”, ”Associative” dimension style to allow for the ease of editing
and dynamic updating provide by these features. Drawings must be drawn accurately and to scale prior to
dimensioning so that all dimensioning functions work properly. An initial “Annotative Scale” should be selected
prior to the creation of any dimensions. Never explode dimensions and do not override the default dimension text
unless required by the specific instance such as "5 EQ SPACES". The “SCA” dimension style may be loaded via the
“Design Center” from the SCA standard drawing templates.

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The Authority uses one dimension style, ”SCA”, which is an annotative style. To change a dimension string from
one scale to another (to make the text and ticks larger or smaller), begin by adding the appropriate scale
representation to annotative dimensions in the drawing. Using the annotative scale list, located in the AutoCAD
status bar, select the desired scale and all annotative features with the selected representation applied will
automatically update. To effect this change in paper space, continue by settings the viewport’s annotative scale to
one of the values applied to the model space entities. The value of “ANNOALLVISABLE” is set to “0” in paper
space layouts by default; this will cause entities which do not have the selected representation applied to be hidden
from view.

Dimensioning
The first time that an annotative
function is used in an AutoCAD
session, the application will
prompt for an annotation scale to
be selected.

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Alternatively the current

annotative scale in the drawing
“CANNOSCALE” can be set at
any time from the annotation scale
control in the application status
bar at the lower right hand side of
the drawing window.

There are numerous ways that you

can use to place dimensions in the
drawing. However, provided that
the “SCA” annotative dimension
style is used, they will
automatically be placed in the
drawing at the correct scale and if
or
inserted from a tool palette on the
correct layer as well.

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Text Styles
Text styles are configured in the SCA template drawings. The text styles intended for general use are based on the
font romans.shx. These styles support annotation scaling and are based on a plotted paper text height of 3/32” or
3/16”. They will automatically be scaled correctly based on the current annotative scale selected. The 3/16” plotted
text height is provided to support sheet titles, table heading/titles and are nested within certain block etc… Text of
this height is not intended for general annotation. All annotation produced should be created in the “SCA_3-32” text
style (3/32” tall). The styles that do not support annotation scaling are defined with the height set to 0; this allows
the height to be established by the TEXTSIZE variable on placement in the drawing.

Text Style Names

Style Font Description

SCA_3-32 Romans.shx General Notation (Annotative)
SCA_3-16 Romans.shx Headings, Titles etc.. (Annotative)
SCA-TBLK Romans.shx Title Block Text
SCA-TBLK_Complex Romanc.shx Title Block

STAMP Romand.shx Title Block Preliminary Stamp

Standard Romans.shx

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The following table lists the appropriate text height for non-annotative drafted text and is provided solely as a
historic reference. The “TEXTSIZE” variable need no longer be altered for annotative text styles.

Drawing Scale vs. Text Height

Fig- Drawing Scale with appropriate Text Height Suggestions

Understanding the Calculation

The architectural scale of 1/8”=1’-0” can also be stated as 1”=8’-0” (check your scale). Therefore, one foot on your
drawing is 8’x12” per foot which equals 96’. Thus, the scale factor for 1/8”=1’-0” scale is 1/96. To find the required
model space text height, multiply the desired plotted height by the inverse of the scale factor. For example: if you
want a plotted text height of 1/8” multiple that by 96 to get 12”, which is the correct height for the model space text.

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Mutli-Leader Styles

Tags

Tags are notational symbols that are used to label and identify specific parts of a drawing. Since they do not have an
intrinsic physical size like a door or a merchandising fixture, they are scaled to be legible when plotted,
independently of drawing scale. Most tags include attributes, which can be left blank and edited at a later time or
filled in at the time of insertion.
Most tags will come from the SCA design content using DesignCenter.
Example tag:

For room labels use the SCA-Room Tag.

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Hatching
Hatching can be used to represent architectural materials. Hatching should be kept to a large enough scale to
represent the material without overloading the drawing database. Hatching can make a drawing very large, use it
sparingly.
Following below are two groups of hatch patterns. The first group applies to Capacity Projects and the second group
applies to CIP projects.

Capacity Projects

SCA Custom Hatch Patterns for Capacity Projects

Application Pattern Angle Scale*
Brick ANSI 31 0 12

Structural Glaze ANSI 31 45 36

Faced Tile

Concrete Block NET 45 48

Stone Concrete AR-CONC 0 3

Earth EARTH 45 36

Broken Stone AR-CONC 0 2

or Gravel

Finished Wood WOOD2 225 48

Wood Blocking n.a. n.a. n.a.

Ceramic Tile LINE 0 12

(on concrete
block)
Steel STEEL 0 36

Aluminium NET 45 24

Bronze LINE 45 12

Rigid Insulation NET 0 24

Batt Insulation n.a. Batting linetype n.a.

(adjust celtscale)

Caulking n.a. n.a. n.a.

Scale based on 18" = 1'-0" plot scale.

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CIP Projects

SCA Custom Hatch Patterns for CIP Projects

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Lines
Different linetypes should be used to clearly express the information needed for construction. The scale of linetypes
is established by the system variables LTSCALE, PS LTSCALE and MSLTSCALE. If adjustments are necessary
beyond the base scale of the linetype selected, use the current entity scale, to modify the line pattern by the scale
factor assigned. Please note the CELTSCALE variable is displayed when an entity is selected on the AutoCAD
properties palette as “Linetype Scale”. Use standard AutoCAD linetypes unless otherwise approved by the CADD
manager.
Varied line weights are used to properly express the information needed in a drawing for construction. The
Authority configures AutoCAD uses colors to determine plotted line weights, reference Appendix "B" for pen
assignments and line weights.

Recommended Scale Variable Settings

Variable Value
LTSCALE 1
PSLTSCALE 1
MSLTSCALE 1
Example CELTSCALE:

For the HIDDEN linetype (1/4” Line, 1/8” Gap)

CELTSCALE value of 0.5 results in a pattern of (1/8” Line, 1/16” Gap)

CELTSCALE value of 2 results in a pattern of (1/2” Line, 1/4” Gap)

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Linetypes
The linetypes shown in the following table are not built into the software. They are created as required by drawing a
line using the linetype shown in the table, then manually breaking it, and inserting the appropriate text. We use this
technique in order to be able to place the text in the precise desired location.

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Appendix A
Standard Layers
The SCA has chosen to adopt the layer naming convention promulgated by the American Institute of Architects
(AIA). The AIA provides both a format for naming layers and a prescribed list of layers. Where possible the SCA
will use the listed layer names. Should the need arise to create additional layer names, the AIA layer naming format
will be used. All AutoCAD drawings will contain a "0" layer and most drawings will contain a "Defpoints" layer.
These layers are maintained by AutoCAD and do not appear on the lists as standard layers.

Standard Layer Naming Format

The following diagram (below) outlines the basic layer name format as defined by the AIA Guidelines. The layer
list, complete with color and linetype values are outlined on the next several pages.

Discipline Code (1 Char)

Major Group (4 Char)
Minor Group (4 Char)
Status (1 Char)

A – W A L L – C H A S – E
A L
Architectural Layers

Name Description Color Lineweight Linetype

0 7 0.0240" Continuous
DEFPOINTS 240 0.0020" Continuous
A-ANNO-DIMS Dimensions 221 0.0100" Continuous
A-ANNO-LEGN Legend 171 0.0020" Continuous
A-ANNO-NOTE Notes & Leaders 211 0.0130" Continuous
A-ANNO-NPLT Non-printing 7 0.0240" Continuous
A-ANNO-REVS Revisions Marks 213 0.0130" Continuous
A-ANNO-SYMB Annotation/Section Marks 111 0.0130" Continuous
A-ANNO-TTLB Titleblock 111 0.0130" Continuous
A-AREA Area 173 0.0020" Continuous
A-AREA-BDRY Boundary 140 0.0100" Continuous
A-AREA-GRPS Groups 203 0.0100" Continuous
A-AREA-GRPS- Group Tags 211 0.0130" Continuous
IDEN
A-AREA-IDEN Area Tags 131 0.0130" Continuous
A-AREA-SPCE Area Space 34 0.0130" Continuous
A-BEAM Beams 80 0.0100" Continuous

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A-BEAM IDEN Beam Tags 81 0.0100" Continuous
A-CLNG Ceiling Objects 150 0.0050" Continuous
A-CLNG-GRID Ceiling Grid 232 0.0050" Continuous
A-CLNG-GYPM Ceiling Gypsum 97 0.0080" Continuous
A-CLNG-IDEN Ceiling Tags 11 0.0130" Continuous
A-COLS Columns 110 0.0130" Continuous
A-COLS-BRCE Column Bracing 92 0.0080" DASHED
A-COLS-BRCE-IDEN Column Bracing Tags 103 0.0100" Continuous
A-COLS-IDEN Column Tags 101 0.0100" Continuous
A-COMM Communication 150 0.0050" Continuous
A-CTRL-DEVC Control Devices 152 0.0050" Continuous
A-DEMO Demolition 191 0.0050" HIDDEN
A-DETL-HIDE Detail Lines Hidden 1 0.0020" HIDDEN
A-DETL-PATT Hatch Pattern 1 0.0020" Continuous
A-DETL-XLIT Detail Lines Extra Light 1 0.0020" Continuous
A-DETL-LITE Detail Lines Light 2 0.0100" Continuous
A-DETL-MEDM Detail Lines Medium 3 0.0130" Continuous
A-DETL-HEVY Detail Lines Heavy 5 0.0170" Continuous
A-DETL-XHVY Detail Lines Extra Heavy 6 0.0200" Continuous
A-DETL-IDEN Detail Tags 111 0.0130" Continuous
A-DOOR Doors 150 0.0050" Continuous
A-DOOR-D Demolition Doors 191 0.0050" HIDDEN
A-DOOR-E Existing Doors 150 0.0050" Continuous
A-DOOR-IDEN Door Tags 13 0.0100" Continuous
A-ELEV Elevations 140 0.0100" Continuous
A-ELEV-IDEN Elevation Tags 143 0.0100" Continuous
A-ELEV-SYMB Elevation Symbols 190 0.0050" Continuous
A-EQPM Equipment 90 0.0080" Continuous
A-EQPM-IDEN Equipment Tags 23 0.0150" Continuous
A-FLOR-APPL Appliances 150 0.0050" Continuous
A-FLOR-CASE Casework 34 0.0130" Continuous
A-FLOR-CASE-IDEN Casework Tags 11 0.0130" Continuous
A-FLOR-EVTR Elevators 232 0.0050" Continuous
A-FLOR-HRAL Handrails 242 0.0020" Continuous
A-FLOR-IDEN Finish Tags 11 0.0130" Continuous
A-FLOR-PFIX Plumbing Fixtures 72 0.0130" Continuous
A-FLOR-PFIX-D Plumbing Fixtures 191 0.0050" Continuous
A-FLOR-PFIX-E Existing Plumbing Fixtures 240 0.0020" Continuous
A-FLOR-PFIX-LGHT Plumbing Fixture, Light 140 0.0100" Continuous
A-FLOR-PVRS Pavers 181 0.0020" Continuous
A-FLOR-SPCL Specialties 190 0.0050" Continuous
A-FLOR-STRS Stairs 12 0.0130" Continuous
A-FLOR-STRS- Stairs Above 161 0.0020" HIDDEN2
ABOV
A-FLOR-STRS-D Demolition Stairs 191 0.0050" HIDDEN
A-FLOR-STRS-E Existing Stairs 240 0.0020" Continuous
A-FURN Furniture 10 0.0130" Continuous

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Name Description Color Lineweight Linetype

A-FURN-D Demolition Furniture 191 0.0050" HIDDEN
A-FURN-E Existing Furniture 240 0.0020" Continuous
A-FURN-IDEN Furniture Tags 11 0.0130" Continuous
A-FURN-PLNT Plants - Indoor 92 0.0080" Continuous
A-GLAZ Windows 92 0.0080" Continuous
A-GLAZ-ASSM Window Assemblies 102 0.0100" Continuous
A-GLAZ-CURT Curtain wall layouts 130 0.0130" Continuous
A-GLAZ-D Demolition Windows 191 0.0050" HIDDEN
A-GLAZ-E Existing Windows 92 0.0080" Continuous
A-GLAZ-IDEN Window Tags 91 0.0080" Continuous
A-GLAZ-UNIT Curtain Wall Units 112 0.0130" Continuous
A-GRID Column Grids 173 0.0020" CENTER2
A-GRID-IDEN Column Grid Tags 91 0.0080" CENTER2
A-GRID-LAYO Layout grids 193 0.0050" DASHED2
A-MASS Massing Elements 210 0.0130" Continuous
A-MASS-GRPS Massing Groups 130 0.0130" Continuous
A-MASS-SLCE Massing Slices 240 0.0020" DASHED2
A-PKNG Parking Symbol 190 0.0050" Continuous
A-PKNG-CARS Vehicles 242 0.0020" Continuous
A-PLNT Plants, Outdoor 82 0.0100" Continuous
A-POLY AecPolygons 180 0.0020" Continuous
A-ROOF Roofs 20 0.0150" Continuous
A-ROOF-SLAB Roof Slabs 22 0.0150" Continuous
A-SECT Sections 240 0.0020" Continuous
A-SECT-IDEN Section Marks 243 0.0020" Continuous
A-SITE Site 20 0.0150" Continuous
A-SITE-UTIL Site Utilities 190 0.0050" Continuous
A-SLAB Toilet Partition 162 0.0020" Continuous
A-STRM Drainage 190 0.0050" Continuous
A-TOIL-PART Toilet Partitions 150 0.0050" Continuous
A-WALL Walls 50 0.0240" Continuous
A-WALL-CHAS Chase Walls 32 0.0130" Continuous
A-WALL-D Demolition Walls 191 0.0050" HIDDEN
A-WALL-E Existing Walls 136 0.0150" Continuous
A-WALL-FIRE Fire Walls 14 0.0100" Continuous
A-WALL-IDEN Wall Tags 213 0.0130" Continuous
A-WALL-INTR Wall, Interior 136 0.0150" Continuous
A-WALL-OPEN Wall Opening 172 0.0020" Continuous

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Structural Layers

Name Description Color Lineweight Linetype

0 7 0.0240" Continuous
DEFPOINTS 240 0.0020" Continuous
S-ANNO-DIMS Dimensions 231 0.0050" Continuous
S-ANNO-LEGN Schedule 171 0.0020" Continuous
S-ANNO-NOTE Notes & Leaders 136 0.0150" Continuous
S-ANNO-REVS Revisions Marks 213 0.0130" Continuous
S-ANNO-SYMB Annotation/Section Marks 111 0.0130" Continuous
S-ANNO-TTLB Titleblock 111 0.0130" Continuous
S-BOLT Bolts 151 0.0050" Continuous
S-BRCE-PLAN Brace Plan 7 0.0240" HIDDEN
S-BRKS Brakes 221 0.0100" Continuous
S-BRNG Borings 129 0.0170" Continuous
S-CONC Concrete 72 0.0130" Continuous
S-DETL-HIDE Detail Lines Hidden 1 0.0020" HIDDEN
S-DETL-PATT Hatch Pattern 1 0.0020" Continuous
S-DETL-XLIT Detail Lines Extra Light 1 0.0020" Continuous
S-DETL-LITE Detail Lines Light 2 0.0100" Continuous
S-DETL-MEDM Detail Lines Medium 3 0.0130" Continuous
S-DETL-HEVY Detail Lines Heavy 5 0.0170" Continuous
S-DETL-XHVY Detail Lines Extra Heavy 6 0.0200" Continuous
S-DPRS Depression 240 0.0020" Continuous
S-ELEV Elevations 140 0.0100" Continuous
S-ELEV-IDEN Elevation marks 143 0.0100" Continuous
S-EQPM Equipment 90 0.0080" Continuous
S-FLOR-CONC-PADS Concrete pads 240 0.0020" Continuous
S-FLOR-FENC Fencing 80 0.0100" FENCELINE2
S-FNSH-LINE Finish Line 240 0.0020" ACAD_ISO12W100
S-FPRF Fireproofing 240 0.0020" Continuous
S-FTNG-PLAN Footing Plan 129 0.0170" Continuous
S-GRAD-BEAM Grade Beam 136 0.0150" HIDDEN2
S-GRID Column grids 173 0.0020" CENTER2
S-GRID-IDEN Column grid tags 101 0.0100" Continuous
S-HNGR-SPRT Hanger Support 220 0.0200" Continuous
S-HTCH Hatch 240 0.0020" Continuous
S-HTCH-BRCK Hatch Brick 240 0.0020" Continuous
S-HTCH-CONC Hatch Concrete 240 0.0020" Continuous
S-HTCH-ERTH Hatch Earth 240 0.0020" Continuous
S-HTCH-GRUT Hatch Grout 240 0.0020" Continuous
S-HTCH-GRVL Hatch Gravel 240 0.0020" Continuous
S-HTCH-INSL Hatch insulation 240 0.0020" Continuous
S-HTCH-MSNR Hatch Masonry 240 0.0020" Continuous
S-HTCH-STEL Hatch Steel 240 0.0020" Continuous

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Name Description Color Lineweight Linetype

S-MECH-OPNG Mechanical Opening 30 0.0130" Continuous
S-METL-DECK Metal Deck Section 150 0.0050" Continuous
S-METL-DECK-PLAN Metal Deck Plan 51 0.0100" Continuous
S-MISC Miscellaneous 240 0.0020" Continuous
S-OPNG Opening 12 0.0130" Continuous
S-PILE-CAPS-PLAN Pile Caps Plans 12 0.0130" Continuous
S-PILE-CAPS-SECT Pile Caps Section 12 0.0130" Continuous
S-PNTR Penetration 12 0.0130" Continuous
S-PRTY-LINE Property-Line 12 0.0130" PHANTOM2
S-RFNG Reinforcing 12 0.0130" Continuous
S-ROOF Roofs 20 0.0150" Continuous
S-ROOF-CPNG Roof, Coping 21 0.0150" Continuous
S-ROOF-CRNC Roof, Cornice 219 0.0130" Continuous
S-ROOF-SLAB Roof Slabs 22 0.0150" Continuous
S-SCHD Schedule 12 0.0130" Continuous
S-SCHD-INFO Schedule, Information 12 0.0130" Continuous
S-SCHD-LOAD Schedule, Load 12 0.0130" Continuous
S-SCHD-TEXT Schedule, Text 12 0.0130" Continuous
S-SECT-IDEN Section marks 243 0.0020" Continuous
S-SLAB-EDGE-PLAN Slab Edge Plan 72 0.0130" Continuous
S-SLAB-SECT Slab Sections 30 0.0130" Continuous
S-STEL-PLAN New Steel Plans 220 0.0200" Continuous
S-STEL-SECT New Steel Sections 136 0.0150" Continuous
S-STUD Studs 150 0.0050" Continuous
S-TTLE Title Text 136 0.0150" Continuous
S-WALL Walls 50 0.0240" Continuous
S-WALL-CHAS Wall Chases 32 0.0130" Continuous
S-WALL-D Walls, Demolition 82 0.0100" DASHED
S-WALL-E Walls, Existing 136 0.0150" Continuous
S-WALL-FIRE Fire Wall Pattern 14 0.0100" Continuous
S-WALL-IDEN Wall tags 201 0.0100" Continuous
S-WALL-OPEN Wall openings 172 0.0020" Continuous
S-WALL-PLAN Wall Plans 72 0.0130" Continuous
S-WALL-SECT Wall Section 51 0.0100" Continuous
S-WMSH Wiremesh 72 0.0130" MESH
S-WPRF Waterproofing 240 0.0020" Continuous

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Electrical Layers

Name Description Color Lineweight Linetype

0 7 0.0240" Continuous
DEFPOINTS 240 0.0020" Continuous
E-ALRM Fire Alarm 136 0.0150" Continuous
E-ALRM-BELL Fire Alarm Device, Bell 136 0.0150" Continuous
E-ALRM-DEVC Fire Alarm Device 136 0.0150" Continuous
E-ALRM-HORN Fire Alarm Device, Horn 136 0.0150" Continuous
E-ALRM-PANL Fire Alarm Device, Panel Board 136 0.0150" Continuous
E-ALRM-PULS Fire Alarm Device, Pullstation 136 0.0150" Continuous
Fire Alarm Device, Smoke Detector
E-ALRM-SMOK 136 0.0150" Continuous
and/or Heat Sensor
E-ALRM-STRB Fire Alarm Device, Strobe Light 136 0.0150" Continuous
E-ANNO-LABL Label 231 0.0050" Continuous
E-ANNO-NOTE Notes 72 0.0130" Continuous
E-CABL Cable Trays 30 0.0130" Continuous
E-CABL-FTNG Cable tray fittings 30 0.0130" Continuous
E-CNDT Conduit 30 0.0130" Continuous
E-CNDT-FTNG Conduit fitting 30 0.0130" Continuous
E-DETL-HIDE Detail Lines Hidden 1 0.0020" HIDDEN
E-DETL-PATT Hatch Pattern 1 0.0020" Continuous
E-DETL-XLIT Detail Lines Extra Light 1 0.0020" Continuous
E-DETL-LITE Detail Lines Light 2 0.0100" Continuous
E-DETL-MEDM Detail Lines Medium 3 0.0130" Continuous
E-DETL-HEVY Detail Lines Heavy 5 0.0170" Continuous
E-DETL-XHVY Detail Lines Extra Heavy 6 0.0200" Continuous
E-DEVC Electrical Device 22 0.0150" Continuous
E-DEVC-AUXL Electrical Device, Auxiliary 242 0.0020" Continuous
E-DEVC-CAMR Electrical Device, Camera 72 0.0130" Continuous
E-DEVC-FRSC Electrical Device, Fire Rescue 242 0.0020" Continuous
E-LITE Electric 140 0.0100" Continuous
E-LITE-CLNG Ceiling Lighting 120 0.0170" Continuous
E-LITE-IDEN Electrical tags 141 0.0100" Continuous
E-LITE-SWCH Electrical switches 140 0.0100" Continuous
E-LITE-WALL Wall lighting 142 0.0100" Continuous
E-LVEL Electrical Line, Low Voltage 114 0.0130" Continuous
E-LVEL-AUXL Electrical Line, Low Voltage, Auxiliary 10 0.0130" Continuous
E-LVEL-CAMR Electrical Line, Low Voltage, Camera 72 0.0130" Continuous
Electrical Line, Low Voltage, Fire
E-LVEL-FRSC 15 0.0130" Continuous
Rescue
E-LVEL-INTR Electrical Line, Low Voltage, Intrusion 74 0.0130" Continuous
Electrical Line, Low Voltage, Public
E-LVEL-PADD 30 0.0130" Continuous
Address System
Electrical Line, Low Voltage,
E-LVEL-TELE 39 0.0130" Continuous
Telephone
E-POWR Power 32 0.0130" Continuous
E-POWR-EQPM Electrical Equipment 22 0.0150" Continuous

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Name Description Color Lineweight Linetype

E-POWR-JBOX Junction box 22 0.0150" Continuous
E-POWR-PANL Panel board 22 0.0150" Continuous
E-POWR-SWBD Switch board 22 0.0150" Continuous
E-POWR-WALL Electrical power 130 0.0130" Continuous
E-PROT-EQPM Fire system equipment 90 0.0080" Continuous
E-SCHM Schematic 42 0.0170" Continuous
E-SCHM-SYMB Schematic symbol 122 0.0170" Continuous
E-SECT-IDEN Section Marks 72 0.0130" Continuous
E-WIRE Electrical Wire 30 0.0130" Continuous

Fire Protection Layers

Name Description Color Lineweight Linetype

0 7 0.0240" Continuous
DEFPOINTS 240 0.0020" Continuous
F-CO2S CO2 System 212 0.0100" Continuous
F-DETL-HIDE Detail Lines Hidden 1 0.0020" HIDDEN
F-DETL-PATT Hatch Pattern 1 0.0020" Continuous
F-DETL-XLIT Detail Lines Extra Light 1 0.0020" Continuous
F-DETL-LITE Detail Lines Light 2 0.0100" Continuous
F-DETL-MEDM Detail Lines Medium 3 0.0130" Continuous
F-DETL-HEVY Detail Lines Heavy 5 0.0170" Continuous
F-DETL-XHVY Detail Lines Extra Heavy 6 0.0200" Continuous
F-HALN Halon System 212 0.0100" Continuous
F-IGAS Inert Gas System 212 0.0100" Continuous
F-PROT Fire Protection System 212 0.0100" Continuous
F-SPRN Fire Protection Sprinkler System 212 0.0100" Continuous

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Mechanical Layers

Name Description Color Lineweight Linetype

0 7 0.0240" Continuous
DEFPOINTS 240 0.0020" Continuous
M-ACID Industrial waste piping 200 0.0100" Continuous
system
M-AFFS Aqueous film forming foam 200 0.0100" Continuous
system
M-ANNO-DIMS Dimensions and Leaders 221 0.0100" Continuous
M-ANNO-LEGN Legend 171 0.0020" Continuous
M-ANNO-NOTE Notes & Text 136 0.0150" Continuous
M-ANNO-REVS Revisions Marks 213 0.0130" Continuous
M-ANNO-SYMB Annotation/Section Marks 111 0.0130" Continuous
M-ANNO-TEXT Schedule, Text 136 0.0150" Continuous
M-ANNO-TTLB Titleblock 111 0.0130" Continuous
M-BKGD Backgrounds 253 0.0150" Continuous
M-BOIL-FEED Boiler Feed Pipe 220 0.0200" Continuous
M-BRIN Brine system 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-CMPA compressed air system 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-CMPH High pressure compressed air 200 0.0100" Continuous
system
M-CMPL Low pressure steam system 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-CNDW Condense water system 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-CNDW-EQPM Cooling towers 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-CNDW-PIPE Condense water piping 132 0.0130" Continuous
M-CONC Concrete Pads 51 0.0100" Continuous
M-CWTR Chilled water system 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-CWTR-EQPM Chilled water equipment 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-CWTR-PIPE Chilled water piping 132 0.0130" Continuous
M-DENT Dental system 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-DETL-HIDE Detail Lines Hidden 1 0.0020" HIDDEN
M-DETL-PATT Hatch Pattern 1 0.0020" Continuous
M-DETL-XLIT Detail Lines Extra Light 1 0.0020" Continuous
M-DETL-LITE Detail Lines Light 2 0.0100" Continuous
M-DETL-MEDM Detail Lines Medium 3 0.0130" Continuous
M-DETL-HEVY Detail Lines Heavy 5 0.0170" Continuous
M-DETL-XHVY Detail Lines Extra Heavy 6 0.0200" Continuous
M-DETL-IDEN Detail Marks 213 0.0130" Continuous
M-DUAL Dual Temperature system 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-DUST Dust and fume collection 200 0.0100" Continuous
system
M-EQPM-PIPE Fuel system 220 0.0200" Continuous
M-EXHS Exhaust system 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-EXPN-JONT Expansion joint 51 0.0100" Continuous

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Name Description Color Lineweight Linetype

M-FUEL Fuel system 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-FUME Fume system 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-HOTW Hot water heating system 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-HOTW-PIPE Hot water piping 132 0.0130" Continuous
M-HVAC HVAC system 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-HVAC-BRCH HVAC Breeching 72 0.0130" DASHED2
M-HVAC-CONT HVAC 214 0.0130" Continuous
M-HVAC-EQPM HVAC Equipment 72 0.0130" Continuous
M-HVAC-LINR HVAC Liner 23 0.0150" Continuous
M-HVAC-RTRN HVAC Return Duct 7 0.0240" Continuous
M-HVAC-SPLY HVAC Supply Duct 7 0.0240" Continuous
M-HYDR Hydraulic System 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-INEX Industrial exhaust system 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-INSL Insulating transformer oil 200 0.0100" Continuous
system
M-LGAS Laboratory gas system 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-LUBE Lubricating oil system 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-MDGS Medical gas system 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-MKUP Make-Up air system 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-NGAS Natural gas system 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-PIPE-VALV Pipe Valve 220 0.0200" Continuous
M-PLUM-PIPE Plumbing Pipe 193 0.0050" Continuous
M-RAIR Relief air system 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-RCOV-PIPE Energy Recovery piping 132 0.0130" Continuous
M-REFG Refrigeration System 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-REFG-PIPE Refrigeration System Piping 132 0.0130" Continuous
M-RWTR Ram Water System 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-SMOK Smoke Extraction System 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-SPCL Special System 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-STDN Station Drainage System 200 0.0100" Continuous
M-STEM Steam System 220 0.0200" Continuous
M-STND-DUCT-FLEX HVAC Duct Flex 112 0.0130" Continuous
M-STND-DUCT-FTNG HVAC Duct Custom Fitting 112 0.0130" Continuous
M-STND-EQPM-ACOL HVAC Air Coolers 100 0.0100" Continuous
M-STND-EQPM- HVAC Air handling Units 100 0.0100" Continuous
AHUN
M-STND-EQPM-COIL HVAC Coils 100 0.0100" Continuous
M-STND-EQPM-COLL HVAC Collectors 100 0.0100" Continuous
M-STND-EQPM- Piping Condensers 132 0.0130" Continuous
COND
M-STND-EQPM- HVAC Dampers 100 0.0100" Continuous
DAMP
M-STND-EQPM- HVAC Dehumidifiers 100 0.0100" Continuous
DHUM

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M-STND-EQPM- HVAC Economizer 100 0.0100" Continuous
ECON
M-STND-EQPM-FANS HVAC Fans 100 0.0100" Continuous
M-STND-EQPM-FILT HVAC Filters 100 0.0100" Continuous
M-STND-EQPM- HVAC Furnace 100 0.0100" Continuous
FURN
M-STND-EQPM- HVAC Heat Pumps 100 0.0100" Continuous
HTPM
M-STND-EQPM-HTRS HVAC Unit Heaters 100 0.0100" Continuous
M-STND-EQPM- HVAC Humidifiers 100 0.0100" Continuous
HUMD
M-STND-EQPM-LVRS HVAC Louvers 100 0.0100" Continuous
M-STND-EQPM- HVAC Terminals 100 0.0100" Continuous
TERM
M-STND-EQPM-VVAT HVAC Variable Volume Air 100 0.0100" Continuous
Terminals

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Piping Layers

Name Description Color Lineweight Linetype

0 7 0.0240" Continuous
DEFPOINTS 240 0.0020" Continuous
P-ACID-VNTS Acid, Alkaline, Oil, Waste Piping, 132 0.0130" Continuous
Vents
P-ANNO-DIMS Dimensions 240 0.0020" Continuous
P-ANNO-NOTE Notes 136 0.0150" Continuous
P-AREA-DETL Area Detail 72 0.0130" Continuous
P-DETL-HIDE Detail Lines Hidden 1 0.0020" HIDDEN
P-DETL-PATT Hatch Pattern 1 0.0020" Continuous
P-DETL-XLIT Detail Lines Extra Light 1 0.0020" Continuous
P-DETL-LITE Detail Lines Light 2 0.0100" Continuous
P-DETL-MEDM Detail Lines Medium 3 0.0130" Continuous
P-DETL-HEVY Detail Lines Heavy 5 0.0170" Continuous
P-DETL-XHVY Detail Lines Extra Heavy 6 0.0200" Continuous
P-DOMW Domestic Cold Water 136 0.0150" DCW
P-DRAN Drain 220 0.0200" Continuous
P-EQPM Domestic Cold Water - Equipment 12 0.0130" Continuous
P-FIXT Fixtures 136 0.0150" Continuous
P-OUTL Blow-up Details 136 0.0150" DASHED
P-PIPE Piping 132 0.0130" Continuous
P-PIPE-FTNG Pipe Custom Fitting 132 0.0130" Continuous
P-PIPE-GAS Piping, Gas 129 0.0170" Continuous
P-PIPE-HOTW Piping, Hot Water 220 0.0200" DHW
P-PIPE-HTWC Piping, Hot Water, Circulation 220 0.0200" DHWC
P-PIPE-MISC Miscellaneous 136 0.0150" Continuous
P-SANR Sanitary System 240 0.0020" Continuous
P-SANR-STRM Sanitary System, Storm Drain Piping 220 0.0200" Continuous
P-SANR-UNDR Sanitary System, Underground Piping 49 0.0260" DASHED
P-SANR-WAST Sanitary System, Waste Piping 240 0.0020" Continuous
P-STRM Storm System 220 0.0200" Continuous
P-UPDN Up/Down Fittings 136 0.0150" Continuous
P-VALV Valves 136 0.0150" Continuous
P-VENT Vents 220 0.0200" VENT
P-XREF X-reference 7 0.0240" Continuous

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Appendix B
Pen Assignments (per SCA-FULL.ctb)

Colors Used (By Weight)

Color Lineweight Color Lineweight Color Lineweight

1 0.0020" 101 0.0100" 211 0.0130"
161 0.0020" 102 0.0100" 213 0.0130"
162 0.0020" 103 0.0100" 214 0.0130"
171 0.0020" 140 0.0100" 219 0.0130"
172 0.0020" 141 0.0100" 20 0.0150"
173 0.0020" 142 0.0100" 21 0.0150"
180 0.0020" 143 0.0100" 22 0.0150"
181 0.0020" 200 0.0100" 23 0.0150"
240 0.0020" 201 0.0100" 136 0.0150"
242 0.0020" 203 0.0100" 250 0.0150"
243 0.0020" 212 0.0100" 251 0.0150"
150 0.0050" 221 0.0100" 252 0.0150"
151 0.0050" 3 0.0130" 253 0.0150"
152 0.0050" 10 0.0130" 254 0.0150"
190 0.0050" 11 0.0130" 255 0.0150"
191 0.0050" 12 0.0130" 5 0.0170"
193 0.0050" 15 0.0130" 42 0.0170"
231 0.0050" 30 0.0130" 120 0.0170"
232 0.0050" 32 0.0130" 122 0.0170"
90 0.0080" 34 0.0130" 129 0.0170"
91 0.0080" 39 0.0130" 6 0.0200"
92 0.0080" 72 0.0130" 220 0.0200"
97 0.0080" 74 0.0130" 7 0.0240"
2 0.0100" 110 0.0130" 50 0.0240"
13 0.0100" 111 0.0130" 49 0.0260"
14 0.0100" 112 0.0130"
51 0.0100" 114 0.0130"
80 0.0100" 130 0.0130"
81 0.0100" 131 0.0130"
82 0.0100" 132 0.0130"
100 0.0100" 210 0.0130"

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Colors Used (By ACI Color Index)

Color Lineweight Screen Color Lineweight Screen Color Lineweight Screen

1 0.0020" 100% 92 0.0080" 100% 190 0.0050" 100%
2 0.0100" 100% 97 0.0080" 100% 191 0.0050" 100%
3 0.0130" 100% 100 0.0100" 100% 193 0.0050" 100%
5 0.0170" 100% 101 0.0100" 100% 200 0.0100" 100%
6 0.0200" 100% 102 0.0100" 100% 201 0.0100" 100%
7 0.0240" 100% 103 0.0100" 100% 203 0.0100" 100%
10 0.0130" 100% 110 0.0130" 100% 210 0.0130" 100%
11 0.0130" 100% 111 0.0130" 100% 211 0.0130" 100%
12 0.0130" 100% 112 0.0130" 100% 212 0.0100" 100%
13 0.0100" 100% 114 0.0130" 100% 213 0.0130" 100%
14 0.0100" 100% 120 0.0170" 100% 214 0.0130" 100%
15 0.0130" 100% 122 0.0170" 100% 219 0.0130" 100%
20 0.0150" 100% 129 0.0170" 100% 220 0.0200" 100%
21 0.0150" 100% 130 0.0130" 100% 221 0.0100" 100%
22 0.0150" 100% 131 0.0130" 100% 231 0.0050" 100%
23 0.0150" 100% 132 0.0130" 100% 232 0.0050" 100%
30 0.0130" 100% 136 0.0150" 100% 240 0.0020" 100%
32 0.0130" 100% 140 0.0100" 100% 242 0.0020" 100%
34 0.0130" 100% 141 0.0100" 100% 243 0.0020" 100%
39 0.0130" 100% 142 0.0100" 100% 250 0.0150" 80%
42 0.0170" 100% 143 0.0100" 100% 251 0.0150" 65%
49 0.0260" 100% 150 0.0050" 100% 252 0.0150" 50%
50 0.0240" 100% 151 0.0050" 100% 253 0.0150" 35%
51 0.0100" 100% 152 0.0050" 100% 254 0.0150" 20%
72 0.0130" 100% 161 0.0020" 100% 255 0.0150" 5%
74 0.0130" 100% 162 0.0020" 100%
80 0.0100" 100% 171 0.0020" 100%
81 0.0100" 100% 172 0.0020" 100% *shown only for used colors
82 0.0100" 100% 173 0.0020" 100%
90 0.0080" 100% 180 0.0020" 100%
91 0.0080" 100% 181 0.0020" 100%

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Appendix C
Shortcuts and LISP Routines Library
The purpose of this in-house Library Documentation Manual is to establish a consistent method of access to specific
in-house related CAD customization. Please note the following LISP Commands have been depreciated. Contact the
CADD Unit for more information.

SCA AutoLISP Library

LISP AutoCAD Description Of Lisp Function

COMMAND COMMAND
3DARRAY 3DARRAY Creates a rectangular or polar array around a user specified
axis
ATTREDEF This program allows you to redefine a Block and update the
Attributes associated with any previous insertions of that Block.
All new Attributes are added to the old Blocks and given their
default values. All old Attributes with equal tag values to the new
Attributes are redefined but retain their old value. And all old
Attributes not included in the new Block are deleted.
ANNOT Annotate a line with angle and distance.
ARCDOT Creates an Arc dimension leader line with Dot pointer.
ARCLDR Creates an Arc Dimension leader line with Arrow pointer.
AUTONUM Consecutive number generator with distance and angle.
BRACKET Draws a curved, round or square bracket by entering two
endpoints and a radius.
BU Creates a bubble with text leader and knee point.
CASECHG Converts text from Lower case to Upper case or Upper to Lower
CHGJUST JUSTIFYTEXT Changes the justification of existing text.
CHGSIZE This allows you to select text and change its style properties,
Width etc.
CHT Text processor operating in a global manner on all text entities
that the user selects; e.g., the Height, Justification, Location,
Rotation, Style, Text, and Width can be changed globally or
individually.
CL Creates center lines for circles
CLIP This lisp will clip out a part of the drawing like a cookie cutter
CLOUD REVCLOUD Creates a revision cloud.
CONTXT Continues text paragraphs by selecting last string of text.
COPYRT MOCORO Creates a copy then rotates.
DDMEDIT Multiple text edits. (Also see "qe")
DLINE MLIN General purpose " double-line/arc" generator. It performs
automatic corner intersection cleanups, as well as a number of
other features.
DWG-LABLE Creates a drawing tag to insert User ID, Date and Filename.

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LISP AutoCAD Description Of Lisp Function

COMMAND COMMAND
ELHALF Creates a half ellipse
IDEN Identifies a point and inserts a text string showing coordinate
location.
IDLYR This routine repeatedly prompts you for an entity, and reports
the layer each entity is on. If the entity is part of a Block or Xref,
the layer the Block or Xref is on is reported as well. A null pick
or <return> ends the routine.
ISLY LAYISO Isolates a layer by selecting an entity on the layer to be
selected.
LEXPLODE Explodes and copies to replace exploded entity.
MCI Places and increments columns of text at a specified spacing
and increment.
MCV1 English units to metric unit conversion.
MCV2 Metric units to English unit conversion.
MEXT EXTEND Multiple extends
MLEAD Dimension leader line with multiple lines of text
MOVERT MOCORO Moves selection set then rotates.
MVP Makes a Viewport on Layer Defpoints within Paperspace
PGB PURGE Purge all BLOCKS from drawing file.
PLUD PEDIT Allows users to toggle the selected polylines between the two
modes of linetype generation, either generation between the
vertices or the new method, along the completed polyline.
PPHATCH Pick Points hatch.
PREFIX If you need to precede (prefix) several text strings with a prefix,
this routine allows you to do so. You would be prompted for
what you would want to put in front of these strings, and then
select the text.
PVIEW Creates a perspective view.
PW MPEDIT Changes the width of multiple polylines
QA Attribute Edit (Quick Attribute Edit)
QE Multiple text edit (Quick Edit)(Also see "ddmedit")
RGA REGENALL Regen All Viewports.
RTCOPY MOCORO Creates a Copy by first rotating.
RTMOVE MOCORO Rotates selection set then moves.
SETLYR Sets current layer by picking an entity on the desired layer.
SIZE This is used to scale blocks that have already been inserted,
and their scale needs to be changed. It will prompt to select
objects, ask what is the name of the block to change, and ask
for the scale factor. It will then scan the selected objects and if
blocks are found under the given name, they will be scaled to
the user's scale factor entered. All blocks under the given name
will scale , BUT their insertion point will remain the same.
TP Allows various text to be selected and automatically rejustified
along the Y position of the Selected point

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LISP AutoCAD Description Of Lisp Function

COMMAND COMMAND
T1 LAYOUT TAB Toggles Tilemode to 1
T0 LAYOUT TAB Toggles Tilemode to 0
TCHANGE Changes multiple text string properties characteristics
UNDSCR Updates text strings with underlines
VR View Restore alias.
VS View Save alias.

Keyboard Shortcuts
Shortcut Command Shortcut Command
3A 3DARRAY ATE ATTEDIT
3DMIRROR MIRROR3D B BLOCK
3DNavigate 3DWALK BC BCLOSE
3DO 3DORBIT BE BEDIT
3DP 3DPRINT BH HATCH
3DPLOT 3DPRINT BO BOUNDARY
3DW 3DWALK BR BREAK
3F 3DFACE BS BSAVE
3M 3DMOVE BVS BVSTATE
3P 3DPOLY C CIRCLE
3R 3DROTATE CAM CAMERA
3S 3DSCALE CBAR CONSTRAINTBAR
A ARC CH PROPERTIES
AC BACTION CHA CHAMFER
ADC ADCENTER CHK CHECKSTANDARDS
AECTOACAD ExportToAutoCAD CLI COMMANDLINE
AA AREA COL COLOR
AL ALIGN COLOUR COLOR
3AL 3DALIGN CO COPY
AP APPLOAD CP COPY
APLAY ALLPLAY CPARAM BCPARAMETER
AR ARRAY CREASE MESHCREASE
ARR ACTRECORD CSETTINGS CONSTRAINTSETTINGS
ARM ACTUSERMESSAGE CT CTABLESTYLE
ARU ACTUSERINPUT CUBE NAVVCUBE
ARS ACTSTOP CYL CYLINDER
ATI ATTIPEDIT D DIMSTYLE
ATT ATTDEF DAL DIMALIGNED

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Shortcut Command Shortcut Command

DAN DIMANGULAR EXP EXPORT
DAR DIMARC EXT EXTRUDE
JOG DIMJOGGED F FILLET
DBA DIMBASELINE FI FILTER
DBC DBCONNECT FREEPOINT POINTLIGHT
DC ADCENTER FSHOT FLATSHOT
DCE DIMCENTER G GROUP
DCENTER ADCENTER -G GROUP
DCO DIMCONTINUE GCON GEOMCONSTRAINT
DCON DIMCONSTRAINT GD GRADIENT
DDA DIMDISASSOCIATE GENERATESECTION SECTIONPLANETOBLOCK
DDI DIMDIAMETER GEO GEOGRAPHICLOCATION
DED DIMEDIT GR DDGRIPS
DELCON DELCONSTRAINT H HATCH
DI DIST -H HATCH
DIV DIVIDE HE HATCHEDIT
DJL DIMJOGLINE HI HIDE
DJO DIMJOGGED I INSERT
DL DATALINK IAD IMAGEADJUST
DLI DIMLINEAR IAT IMAGEATTACH
DLU DATALINKUPDATE ICL IMAGECLIP
DO DONUT IM IMAGE
DOR DIMORDINATE IMP IMPORT
DOV DIMOVERRIDE IN INTERSECT
DR DRAWORDER INF INTERFERE
DRA DIMRADIUS IO INSERTOBJ
DRE DIMREASSOCIATE QVD QVDRAWING
DRM DRAWINGRECOVERY QVDC QVDRAWINGCLOSE
DS DSETTINGS QVL QVLAYOUT
DST DIMSTYLE QVLC QVLAYOUTCLOSE
DT TEXT J JOIN
DV DVIEW JOGSECTION SECTIONPLANEJOG
DX DATAEXTRACTION L LINE
E ERASE LA LAYER
ED DDEDIT LAS LAYERSTATE
EL ELLIPSE LE QLEADER
ER EXTERNALREFERENCES LEN LENGTHEN
ESHOT EDITSHOT LESS MESHSMOOTHLESS
EX EXTEND LI LIST
EXIT QUIT LINEWEIGHT LWEIGHT
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Shortcut Command Shortcut Command

LMAN LAYERSTATE PE PEDIT
LS LIST PL PLINE
LT LINETYPE PO POINT
LTYPE LINETYPE POFF HIDEPALETTES
LTS LTSCALE POL POLYGON
LW LWEIGHT PON SHOWPALETTES
M MOVE PR PROPERTIES
MA MATCHPROP PRCLOSE PROPERTIESCLOSE
MAT MATERIALS PROPS PROPERTIES
ME MEASURE PRE PREVIEW
MEA MEASUREGEOM PRINT PLOT
MI MIRROR PS PSPACE
ML MLINE PSOLID POLYSOLID
MLA MLEADERALIGN PTW PUBLISHTOWEB
MLC MLEADERCOLLECT PU PURGE
MLD MLEADER PYR PYRAMID
MLE MLEADEREDIT QC QUICKCALC
MLS MLEADERSTYLE QCUI QUICKCUI
MO PROPERTIES R REDRAW
MORE MESHSMOOTHMORE RA REDRAWALL
MOTION NAVSMOTION RC RENDERCROP
MOTIONCLS NAVSMOTIONCLOSE RE REGEN
MS MSPACE REA REGENALL
MSM MARKUP REC RECTANG
MT MTEXT REFINE MESHREFINE
MV MVIEW REG REGION
NORTH GEOGRAPHICLOCATION REN RENAME
NORTHDIR GEOGRAPHICLOCATION REV REVOLVE
NSHOT NEWSHOT RO ROTATE
NVIEW NEWVIEW RP RENDERPRESETS
O OFFSET RPR RPREF
OP OPTIONS RR RENDER
ORBIT 3DORBIT RW RENDERWIN
OS OSNAP S STRETCH
P PAN SC SCALE
PA PASTESPEC SCR SCRIPT
RAPIDPROTOTYPE 3DPRINT SE DSETTINGS
PAR PARAMETERS SEC SECTION
PARAM BPARAMETER SET SETVAR
PARTIALOPEN PARTIALOPEN SHA SHADEMODE
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Shortcut Command Shortcut Command

SL SLICE WE WEDGE
SMOOTH MESHSMOOTH WHEEL NAVSWHEEL
SN SNAP X EXPLODE
SO SOLID XA XATTACH
SP SPELL XB XBIND
SPL SPLINE -XB XBIND
SPLANE SECTIONPLANE XC XCLIP
SPLAY SEQUENCEPLAY XL XLINE
SPLIT MESHSPLIT XR XREF
SPE SPLINEDIT -XR XREF
SSM SHEETSET Z ZOOM
ST STYLE
STA STANDARDS
SU SUBTRACT
T MTEXT
TA TABLET
TB TABLE
TEDIT TEXTEDIT
TH THICKNESS
TI TILEMODE
TO TOOLBAR
TOL TOLERANCE
TOR TORUS
TP TOOLPALETTES
TR TRIM
TS TABLESTYLE
UC UCSMAN
UN UNITS
UNCREASE MESHUNCREASE
UNI UNION
V VIEW
VGO VIEWGO
VPLAY VIEWPLAY
-V VIEW
VP DDVPOINT
-VP VPOINT
VS VSCURRENT
VSM VISUALSTYLES
-VSM VISUALSTYLES
W WBLOCK
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Appendix D
AutoCAD Express Tools
The AutoCAD Express Tools are a library of productivity tools designed to help you extend the power of AutoCAD.
They cover a wide range of AutoCAD functions, including: layer management, dimensioning, drawing, object
selection, and object modification.

Express Tool Commands

NAME CLI Command Description

Command Alias Editor... ALIASEDIT Launches an editor for aliases stored
in the acad.pgp file

Align Space ALIGNSPACE Aligns model space objects in

different viewports with each other
or with objects in paper space

Arc-Aligned Text ARCTEXT Creates text following a selected arc

Import Attribute Information ATTIN Inserts attribute information into the

drawing

Export Attribute Information ATTOUT Extracts attribute information from

the drawing

Extend to Nested Objects BEXTEND Extends to objects nested in blocks

and external references

Replace block with another block BLOCKREPLACE Replaces all inserts of one block with
inserts of another

Convert block to xref BLOCKTOXREF Converts a specified block and all of

its inserts to an xref

Break-line Symbol BREAKLINE Creates polylines and inserts break-

line symbol

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NAME CLI Command Description

Trim to Nested Objects BTRIM Trims to objects nested in blocks and
external references

Explode Attributes to Text BURST Explodes block and converts

attributes to text
DrawOrder by color CDORDER Arranges draw order of objects based
on color
Change URLs CHURLS Modifies URL addresses
Extended Clip CLIPIT Adds arc, circle, and polyline
capability to XCLIP
Close All Drawings CLOSEALL Closes all open drawings
Multiple Copy COPYM Copies objects multiple times with
options to repeat, divide, measure,
and array

Dimstyle Export... DIMEX Saves dimension styles to a file

Dimstyle Import... DIMIM Imports dimension styles saved to a

file using DIMEX
Reset Dim Text Value DIMREASSOC Re-associates dimensions
Dwg Editing Time EDITTIME Tracks total active editing time in
drawing
Extended Offset EXOFFSET Enhances OFFSET
Extended Plan EXPLAN Enhances PLAN
Flatten objects FLATTEN Converts 3D geometry to 2D

Fast Select FS Selects objects that touch a specified

object
Get Selection Set GETSEL Selects specific types of objects

Edit Image IMAGEEDIT Launches an image editor application

for editing a selected image

Merge Layout LAYOUTMERGE Merges the objects from other

layouts into one layout and saves
corresponding views

Make Linetype MKLTYPE Creates a linetype based on selected

objects

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NAME CLI Command Description

Make Shape MKSHAPE Creates a shape based on selected
objects
Move/Copy/Rotate MOCORO Moves, copies, rotates, and scales
objects
Move Backup Files MOVEBAK Moves saved AutoCAD backup files to
a directory
Multiple Object Stretch MSTRETCH Stretches objects with multiple
selection windows

Copy Nested Objects NCOPY Copies objects nested inside blocks

and external references

Delete duplicate objects OVERKILL Cleans up overlapping geometry by

removing duplicated and/or
unneeded objects

Convert PLT to DWG PLT2DWG Imports HP-GL files into the current
drawing session
Update Drawing Property Data PROPULATE Updates, lists, and clears drawing
property information

Attach Leader to Annotation QLATTACH Associates a leader to an annotation

object
Global Attach Leader to Annotation QLATTACHSET Associates selected leaders with a
likely annotation
Detach Leaders from Annotation QLDETACHSET Disassociates selected leaders from
an annotation
Quick Exit QQUIT Closes all drawings and exits

Redefine Path REDIR Redefines the paths in external

references, images, shapes, and fonts

Find and Replace URLs REPURLS Replaces URL addresses with others

Revert to Original REVERT Closes the current drawing and re-

opens the original version

Remote Text RTEXT Inserts or edits a remote text object

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NAME CLI Command Description

Real-Time UCS RTUCS Changes the UCS in real time

Save All Drawings SAVEALL Saves all open drawings

Show URLs SHOWURLS Shows the location of embedded URL
addresses
Convert Shape to Block SHP2BLK Converts from a shape definition to a
block definition

Super Hatch... SUPERHATCH Uses images, blocks, external

references, or wipeouts as hatch
patterns
System Variable Editor... SYSVDLG Launches an editor for system
variables
Change Text Case TCASE Changes the case of selected text

Enclose Text with Object TCIRCLE Surrounds text or multiline text with
circles, slots, or rectangles

Automatic Text Numbering TCOUNT Adds sequential numbering to text

objects
Text Fit TEXTFIT Fits text between specified points

Text Mask TEXTMASK Places a mask behind selected text

Unmask Text TEXTUNMASK Removes a mask from behind

selected text
Toggle Frames TFRAMES Toggles frames for images and
wipeouts
Justify Text TJUST Justifies text created with MTEXT and
ATTDEF
Rotate Text TORIENT Rotates text, multiline text, and block
attribute objects to new orientation

Convert Text to Mtext TXT2MTXT Converts text created with TEXT or

DTEXT to multiline text

Explode Text TXTEXP Explodes text into polylines

List Viewport Scale VPSCALE Lists the scale of a selected viewport

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NAME CLI Command Description

Synchronize Viewports VPSYNC Synchronizes one or more viewports
with a master viewport

Attach Xdata XDATA Attaches extended object data (xdata)

to an object
List Object Xdata XDLIST Lists the extended object data (xdata)
attached to an object

List Xref/Block Properties XLIST Displays properties of objects nested

in blocks and external references

Express Tools Web site Launches web browser and loads the
AutoCAD Express Tools Web site

Express Tools Newsgroup Launches a news reader and displays

the AutoCAD Express Tools
newsgroup
Autodesk Products and Support Launches a web browser and displays
Website the Autodesk Products website

Express Tools FAQ Displays an FAQ for AutoCAD Express

Tools
Help Displays Help for the AutoCAD
Express Tools

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