CADD Support Team
Spencer Beale, CADD Manager
Phone: 703-404-6325
Email: spencer.beale@dot.gov
Rich McDaniel, Eng. Support Team Leader
Phone: 571-434-1580
Email: Richard.McDaniel@dot.gov
EFLHD CADD Procedures Guide
Microstation CADD Procedures - V8i Edition
Chapter | Description | Date | Version |
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Chapter 01 Introduction |
Contains an outline of the Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) Standards Manual and describes its intended use within EFLHD and the A/E consultants doing work for EFLHD. | 02/01/13 | New Edition |
Chapter 02 Directory Structures and File Naming Conventions |
Details where files should be placed during the course of a EFLHD project. Included are the directory structures for Highway Design, as well as the directory structure for CADD resources. Details the proper naming of files created during the course of a EFLHD project. This includes project .DGN and .GPK file naming standards. | 02/01/13 | New Edition |
Chapter 03 MicroStation Basics |
Introduction to mouse settings, MicroStation Levels, the Reference File tool, and Models | 02/01/13 | New Edition |
Chapter 04 Annotation |
Contains the standards for the placement of text, including fonts, text size, and the proper use of the EFLHD resource files. | 02/01/13 | New Edition |
Chapter 05 Linestyles |
Provides a description of each linestyle to be used on EFLHD projects. Linestyle scaling, as well as the proper use of the EFLHD resource files. | 02/01/13 | New Edition |
Chapter 06 Color Table |
Describes the proper EFLHD color table to be used. | 02/01/13 | New Edition |
Chapter 07 Cell Libraries |
Outlines the cell libraries currently in use at EFLHD. | 02/01/13 | New Edition |
Chapter 08 Levels and Symbology |
Outlines the proper placement of elements within MicroStation, including level, linestyle, color, and weight where appropriate. | 02/01/13 | New Edition |
Chapter 09 Reference Files |
Explains the proper attachment methods and settings for reference files. | 02/01/13 | New Edition |
Chapter 10 Printing |
Explains printing formats and how to create and use job sets of drawings to batch print and re-print. | 02/01/13 | New Edition |
Chapter 11 PDF Creation and Plan Delivery |
Explains plan delivery policies and how to create. PDF files using different techniques. | 02/01/13 | New Edition |
Chapter 12 EFLHD Standard CADD Procedures |
Outlines EFLHD’s standard procedures for setup of all sheets in the Plans, Importing the Engineer’s Estimate, and Assembling Standards & Details | 02/01/13 | New Edition |
GEOPAK CADD Procedures - V8i Edition
Chapter | Description | Date | Version |
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Chapter 01 GEOPAK - Basic |
Outlines Geopak File Names, User Preferences, Project Manager, Horizontal Alignment, Vertical Alignment, Superelevation Shapes, Proposed Cross Sections, Construction Limits | 02/01/13 | New Edition |
Chapter 02 GEOPAK - EFLHD Procedures |
Details GEOPAK Procedures for Plan & Profile Sheet Clipping, Cross Section Sheets, Drawing Graphic Elements Using D&C Manager | 02/01/13 | New Edition |
Chapter 03 GEOPAK – Corridor Modeler |
Guidance on exporting a 3D Model to LandXML. QC of the exported data and describes the 3D deliverables to the Construction office | 03/16/16 | New Edition |