PWGSC National CADD Standard

Computer Aided Drafting and Design
Public Works and Government Services Canada

November 2011 (new)

Please take note that a new version of the PWGSC National CADD Standard, dated November 2011, is now effective. The content below will be updated soon to reflect the new standard. You can obtain a PDF version of the 2011 Standard by sending an email to: CDAO-CADD@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.

Each PWGSC Region may also have a supplemental standard to the national standard. For further information, please visit the PWGSC CADD Standard Web site.

• 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1 Quality Assurance of CADD Data
    • 1.1.1 Digital File Review
    • 1.1.2 Print Mark-Up
  • 1.2 Drawing File Format
    • 1.2.1 External references (XREF)
    • 1.2.2 Raster images
    • 1.2.3 Vertical products
  • 1.3 Files delivery
• 2.0 Project Delivery
  • 2.1 Project Start-up
    • 2.1.1 CADD Master File Use
    • 2.1.2 Template Drawing
  • 2.2 Work in Progress
  • 2.3 Production of Contract Drawings
  • 2.4 Copyright
• 3.0 PWGSC Computer Aided Drafting Standards
  • 3.1 File Presentation
  • 3.2 Layering Standards
    • 3.2.1 Sorting Graphic Data into Related Data Groups
    • 3.2.2 Principal Data
    • 3.2.3 Supporting Data
    • 3.2.4 Layering Naming Convention
    • 3.2.5 Colour Assignment Standard: Layer Colours and Pen Weights
    • 3.2.6 Provision for Creation of New Layers
  • 3.3 Blocks Standards
    • 3.3.1 Real Blocks Object
    • 3.3.2 Common Block Objects
    • 3.3.3 Symbol Objects
    • 3.3.4 Block Library
    • 3.3.5 Block Naming
  • 3.4 Text Style Standards
    • 3.4.1 Text Styles Naming
    • 3.4.2 Text height
  • 3.5 Dimension Styles Standards
    • 3.5.1 Dimension Style Naming
  • 3.6 Linetype Standards
  • 3.7 Title Blocks and Graphic Scales
    • 3.7.1 Title Block Set-up
    • 3.7.2 Information in Title Blocks
    • 3.7.3 Drawing Scales
  • 3.8 Systems of Measurement and Preferred Scales
• 4.0 Drawing File Naming Conventions

Annexes

• Annex A - CADD Layers
  • Architectural
  • Bridge Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical Systems
  • General Information
  • Mechanical
  • nterior Design
  • Legal Survey
  • Marine
  • Real Property Space Management
  • Structure
• Annex B - Layer Fields Description
  • Group Fields
  • Single Layer Field and First Extension
  • Second Extension
• Annex C - Glossary