Procedures: The Foundation for Efficient Work

Abstract

As with any project in an architectural or engineering office, the scope of the job, progress of drawings, and time scheduling are all set up by the project engineer or architect. After a preliminary schedule is set, project format decisions should be made. Things such as estimated number of drawings, title blocks, sheet sizes and types of fonts to be used can be decided. More CAD-specific variables such as the extent to which external drawing referencing (see Chapter 7) should be used may now be determined. It is best when the company has a solid general officewide “CAD PLAN,” that is, standards set initially so that project-specific standards can be minimized in cases where the project has no specified requirements. The issue of setting officewide standards is covered in more detail later in this chapter.