CSA B78.5 : 93(R2000)
Withdrawn
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COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN DRAFTING (BUILDINGS)
01-03-2007
12-01-2013
Technical Committee on Technical Drawings and Symbols
Subcommittee on Computer-Aided Design Drafting
(Buildings)
Subcommittee on Symbologies
Preface
1 Scope
2 Reference Publications
3 Definitions
4 General
4.1 Relationship to Manual Practice
4.2 CADD Philosophy
4.3 CADD Standard for the Building Industry
5 Data Structure for CADD Information
5.1 General
5.2 Primitives
5.3 Symbols
5.4 Graphics
5.5 Groupings
5.6 Use of Attributes
5.7 World Coordinate Systems
6 Drawing Sheet Sizes
6.1 Sheet Sizes
6.2 Trimmed Drawing Sheets
7 Layout of Drawing Sheet
7.1 General Layout
7.2 Margin and Border
7.3 Title Panel
7.4 Information Panel
7.5 Key Diagram
7.6 Orientation of Plans
7.7 Revisions
8 Lines
8.1 Line Thickness
8.2 Minimum Line Thickness
8.3 Line Thickness Range
8.4 Line Thickness Grouping
9 Lettering
9.1 General
9.2 Minimum Height of Lettering
9.3 Lettering Line Thickness
9.4 Character Dimensions
9.5 Underlined Texts or Text Fields
10 Scales
10.1 Reproduction Reference Scale
10.2 Choice of Scale
10.3 Preferred Scales
11 Referencing
11.1 Coding
11.2 Reference Grids
11.3 Key Indicators
12 Dimensioning
12.1 General
12.2 Dimension Lines
12.3 Extension (Projection) Lines
12.4 Leaders
12.5 Dimension Line Terminators
12.6 Dimension Numerals
12.7 Dimensional Coordination
12.8 Not-to-Scale Dimensions (NTS)
13 Levels and Slopes
13.1 General
13.2 Benchmarks and Contours
13.3 Expression of Elevations of Levels
13.4 Elevations on Sections or Building Elevation
Drawings
13.5 Expression of Angular Measurement
14 Legends
15 Schedules
16 Symbols and Graphics
17 Explanation of Drawings and Symbol Illustrations
Figures
General
17.1 Generic Symbols
Site
17.2 Drawing of Key Plan
17.3 Drawing of Site Plan
17.4 Site Symbols
Architectural
17.5 Drawing of Floor Plan
17.6 Drawing of Part Floor Plan
17.7 Drawing of External Column Detail
17.8 Architectural Symbols and Graphics
17.9 Drawing of Roof Framing Plan
17.10 Drawing of Structural Details
17.11 Structural Steel Shapes Symbols and
Graphics - Plan
17.12 Structural Steel Shapes Symbols and
Graphics - Detail
17.13 Structural Cold Formed Shapes Symbols
17.14 Structural Bolting Symbols
17.15 Structural Welding Symbols
17.16 Structural Miscellaneous Symbols
17.17 Structural Joist and Deck Symbols
17.18 Structural Concrete Reinforcing Symbols
Mechanical
17.19 Fire Protection Symbols
17.20 Drawing of Heating, Ventilation, and Air
Conditioning
17.21 Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
Symbols
17.22 Drawing of Plumbing
17.23 Piping Symbols
17.24 Piping Fitting Symbols
17.25 Piping Specialities Symbols
17.26 Piping Valve Symbols
17.27 Piping Valve Actuator Symbols
17.28 Mechanical Generic Symbols Electrical
17.29 Drawing of Power and Communications
17.30 Drawing of Heating
17.31 Drawing of Lighting and Fire Protection
17.32 Lighting Symbols
17.33 Receptacle Outlet Symbols
17.34 Switch Outlet Symbols
17.35 Institutional, Commercial, and Industrial
Electrical Symbols
17.36 Signalling System Symbols
17.37 Panelboard, Busduct, and Wireway Symbols
17.38 Electrical Underground Distribution Symbols
17.39 Electrical Aerial Distribution Symbols
17.40 Electrical Panel Circuit and Miscellaneous
Symbols Telecommunications
17.41 Telecommunications Outlet Box and Connector
Symbols
17.42 Telecommunications Pathway Symbols
17.43 Telecommunications Space and Equipment Symbols
17.44 Telecommunications Termination and Cable Symbols
17.45 Telecommunications Cable Splice Symbols
17.46 Telecommunications Grounding and Bonding Symbols
Appendices
A - CADD Philosophy and Background Information
B - Vocabulary
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