Re: Chief Architect for Framing Plans & Details

> Paul:
>
> I work with several architects who use ADT and swear by it as a great
> time saver.  I'm not trying to say that ACad and its associated tools
> don't have a place.  They most definitely do.  It is as you say, "And
> for many, a digital drafting table is all that's necessary."
>
> In my case this is a very true statement. For the most I try to get the
> architect to do the final drawing assembly with me providing details,
> notes and schedules as required.  This works pretty well for residential
> projects.  If I am careful about my layering scheme it is relatively
> easy for the architect to im****t my DWG files and then change the
> BYLAYER color to match the architect's pen table.  Most don't even
> bother, they simply set all my stuff to one pen size (lineweight) so all
> those nice beautiful details I drew come out looking pretty plain.
>
> On commercial jobs I usually do my own drafting and supply either PDF's
> or plot files for the final package.  Again, I can supply DWG's, but
> usually the line colors don't match the architect's pen table.  I've
> tried to coordinate those but it is more of a PITA than it's worth.
>


With newer versions of AutoCAD, you get away from the "width by color"
issue
and can assign whatever width you like to whatever objects.  Do a search
on
"STB" vs. "CTB" to get a better idea of what I mean.  If you're architects
are up-to-date with their software, you might be able to resolve the
lineweight issues.

P