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What Line Width Where?

What line width (or weight) do I use where when structural drafting? In CAD, what color should I draw my structural elements. What line definitions suit what application? Below is a basic list which provide answers to these questions. [[What Line Width Where? ....Read more

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What do the weld symbols mean?

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Common Metric Structural Scales and Applications

Selecting the correct scale is important because it permits easy and clear interpretation of the information shown. With uniform scales, elements appear in proportion. Seasoned plan readers are familiar with standard scales and can visualize items faster. Details can be standardized because of uniform text heights and be used from one project to the next. ....Read more

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Articles in category "Drafting Standards"

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A Acronyms and Abbreviations in Engineering Australian Steel Detailing General Notes B Basic Unit Conversions - Metric / Imperial Biblical Units of Measurement - Conversions C Calculate Structural Metric Bolt Lengths Common Metric Structural Scales and Applications Concrete Reinforcing Tips for Australian Detailers D Decimal Sheet Numbering for Civil Drawings Decimal Sheet Numbering for Structural Drawings Designation or codes of steel members Dimensioning (Metric) Discipline Codes Drafting In Decline - A Study Paper Drafting Storage Systems Drawing Sheet Layout (Metric) E Edge Distance Electrical Symbols - Circuit Breakers, Switches, Contacts Electrical Symbols - General G General Symbols and Identification Methods Grid System

H Holes and Slots, Standard Sizes How to Draw PT Concrete Slabs How to fold an A1 size drawing I ISO 13567 ISO Metric Die and Tap Imperial System, Units of Measurement J Joints in concrete M Measures of Angle Metric Dimensioning Guide Metric Imperial Conversion - Area Metric Imperial Conversion - Capacity Metric Imperial Conversion - Length Metric Imperial Conversion - Temperature Metric Imperial Conversion - Volume Metric Imperial Conversion - Weight N Numbered CAD Layering System P Paper Sizes Pen Sizes and Line Types (Metric) R Ratio and Proportion Reduction Ratios S SI International System of Units Measurements

S cont. SI Units and Symbols Scales (Metric) Seeing a Rotation Matrix Shop Drawing Checking Guide Standard Paper Sizes Standard colors and line weights in CAD Steel Shapes and Sizes Structural Steel Materials T Text Heights in Drawings The AIA CAD Layer Format The Metric Prefixes Time it takes to complete structural drawings Tips for created CAD standards U Understanding Vectors Understanding Vectors - Part 2 W Weld Symbols Weld Symbols (American) What Line Width Where? What are the basic welding symbols?

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