Prepare Drawings

CAD CAFM Drawing Conditioning

Quick Reference

1. Interior and exterior gross polylines for the floor should be on the IDN-FLOOR layer.
2. Space polylines should be on the IDN-SPACE layer.
3. Room numbers should be on the IDN-SPACE-IDENT layer.
4. For any space that will not be explicitly numbered, such as vertical penetrations and circulation space, the polylines should be placed on the IDN-SPACE-COMMON layer. These spaces will be auto-numbered.
5. Layer visibility should be configured to establish the look of the drawing on the web. Any layers showing in CAD when the drawing is saved will be visible on the web. Linking layers mentioned above should all be left on.
6. Rename drawing to [building]-[floor].dwg.
7. Save the drawing as AutoCAD 2010 format.

Centerstone Drawing Preparation

The following steps are required to condition a Centerstone drawing into an IntelliOffice ready format. After opening a Centerstone drawing in the CAD Editor go to the Layers Manager

Add a new IDN-FLOOR Layer to hold the Floor Interior and Exterior Gross Polylines (we use Magenta as a color to visually confirm these important areas)

Floor Polylines need to be modified from the EC1-AREA Polyline Layer in the drawing file, both Internal and External gross floor areas are required but remove (or move to IDN-SPACE-COMMON) all the areas inside the gross area.

There is a need for both an Internal and Exterior Gross Polyline, (If only one Pline exists, consider using the Offset command to quickly create another Pline)

Isolate and assign these 2 Gross Polylines to the IDN-FLOOR layer.

Layer Name Changes:

EC1-Space Numbers will be renamed to IDN-SPACE-IDENT

EC1-Space Polygons will be renamed to IDN-SPACE

Any spaces that are Polylines but do not have Space Numbers should be moved to the IDN-SPACE-COMMON layer where they will be auto numbered by the system when linked.

Layer Cleanup Process:

Isolate and turn off or delete layers as required

Use Layer Preview, Layer Manager or LayISO to select required layers

For efficient On-Line delivery of CAD Queries and IFS Map Export certain layers should be turned Off prior to saving the file.

• Electrical
• Most Furniture (some furniture blocks are overly complex and greatly slow plan regeneration)
• All text items - HR Names. Sq. footage, Space Names, Dimensions
• HVAC and ADA symbols

Delete all EC1 layers

Space Identifiers:

The Text that identifies the Polylines Area may require modification

Resize and relocate each text ID to fit inside the Space Polyline and be repositioned to lower left corner of each space

Purge the Drawing File to remove unwanted elements

Rename Drawing = Building Code plus a dash and the Floor Code 01 Save As AutoCAD Release 2010 example: BuildingA-01