Out standards ensure that, when the project is complete, it doesn’t look like six different people drew up the project. Lets say that we had a large project come in that required several team members to be working on it at the same time. This ensures that our customers receive a consistent product from project to project.Ĭonsistency is important for obvious reasons but it has other benefits as well. Here at Superior Shop Drawings we have spent a great deal of time developing (and tweaking) our own set of Internal Drafting Standards. The second step in our Shop Drawing Review Process is all about Standards. The nuclear option is to use the Delete Layer Command – be warned that you may lose lines going this route. If a layer is embedded and in-use somewhere, things can get a little tricky. Removing any unwanted layers can be as simple as using the purge command. All you have to do is open up the Layer Manager and look for something that looks as though it doesn’t belong. Any Layers, Dimension Styles, or Multi-Leaders Styles that are associated with the original drawing will be pasted along with the geometry.įortunately, if you keep a working list of Layers, spotting these rouge layers is a simple process. We find that this is the biggest culprit for rogue items finding their way into active drawings.
After a little research you track down the hardware in an older drawing and, to save time, you do what most drafters do – you Copy & Paste. Then it dawns on you that you have drawn this before. Have you ever worked on a set of drawings and realized that you needed a piece of specialty hardware? The more you look at the piece of hardware, the more familiar it looks. It allows us to skim the drawing to look for things that should stand out. To ensure that our CAD File goes beyond the expectations of our customers, we have developed a system of checks for the CAD portion of the review.īy comparison, this stage of the review process is the quickest. If the CAD File was in disarray and difficult to use, it would be an embarrassment. As an Outsource Drafting Service – we supply our customers with the AutoCAD File as well as all of the associated External References and Support Files for a given project.
This is critical simply because of the type of business we run. Before we dive into Plan, Elevation, or Section Views – we want to make sure that the drawing file itself is clean and well organized. The first step in our Shop Drawing Review Process begins with the AutoCAD File. It consists of 3 Steps (perhaps “stages” is a better word) and is designed to provide our customers with organized, consistent drawings that are technically accurate. In this blog post I’m going to walk you through our process here at Superior Shop Drawings. Shop Drawings must be checked for Technical Accuracy against the reference drawings and they must also be checked for compliance with Internal Drafting Standards. The Shop Drawing Review Process can vary from one Cabinet Shop to another but the basic purpose is always the same. But what if you are a new Draftsman (or perhaps a newly promoted Lead-Draftsman) – would you know what is expected if asked to Review Millwork Shop Drawings? If you have been in the Architectural Millwork or Custom Cabinet business for any length of time, you are probably familiar with the Shop Drawing Review Process.
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