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Drawings and Support Files

The Craftsman® Tool Box of Parts (Office Standards)

The following drawing files are examples of how to build your AutoCAD standards into AutoCAD 2004, 2002, and 2000. Each drawing contains pre-defined standards (text styles, layers, etc.) that can be added to any new or existing drawings. The information in these files can be added to the current drawing in whole by using the Insert command or selectively by using the Design Center (CTRL+2).


The following drawings contain text styles, dim styles, layers, blocks, line types, and layouts.


LayerSite.dwg
The above drawing contains examples of site layers. These layers can be added to the current drawing by using the Insert command or Design Center. Right-click for options to save the file.
LayerFoun.dwg
The above drawing contains examples of foundation plan layers. These layers can be added to the current drawing by using the Insert command or Design Center. Right-click for options to save the file.
LayerFloor.dwg
The above drawing contains examples of floor plan layers. These layers can be added to the current drawing by using the Insert command or Design Center. Right-click for options to save the file.
Layers.doc
This Word document contains an example of an architectural layering standard. NOTE: This is a Word document, not a drawing file. Right-click for options to save the file.
ArchTextStyles2000.dwg
This drawing contains examples of text styles at many different architectural scales. This file can be used with the Insert command or Design Center. Right-click for options to save the file.
EngTextStyles2000.dwg
This drawing contains examples of text styles at many different engineering scales. This file can be used with the Insert command or Design Center. Right-click for options to save the file.
ArchDimStyles2000.dwg
This drawing contains examples of dimension styles at many different architectural scales. This file can be used with the Insert command or Design Center. Right-click for options to save the file.
EngDimStyles2000.dwg
This drawing contains examples of dimension styles at many different engineering scales. This file can be used with the Insert command or Design Center. Right-click for options to save the file.
Layouts.dwg
The above drawings contains examples of layouts for different sheet sizes. These layers can be added to the current drawing by using Design Center. Right-click for options to save the file.
Layouts.dwt
The above drawings contains examples of layouts for different sheet sizes. These layers can be added to the current drawing by right-clicking on a tab and selecting "From Template". For this to work correctly, copy this file into your AutoCAD Template Folder. Right-click for options to save the file.
LineTypes2000.dwg
This drawing contains examples of different line types. This file can be used with the Insert command or Design Center. Right-click for options to save the file.
HouseDesigner.dwg
This drawing contains examples of different architectural blocks. More examples like these can be found under your AutoCAD Samples Folder.

Example: C:\Program Files\Acad2000\Samples\Design Center

This file can be used with the Insert command or Design Center. Right-click for options to save the file.

OddViewports2000.dwg
This drawing contains odd-shaped viewports for LT2000/2002/2004. AutoCAD LT will read and edit odd-shaped viewports (with grips) but will not create them. This drawing contains many different shapes. Use what you need and delete the rest. Right-click for options to save the file.
Rtext2000.dwg (For use with Express Tools)

This is an example of Rtext in a drawing. It can be inserted into any drawing and it will pick up the properties of that drawing. Right-click for options to save the file.

Trees2000.dwg

This is an example of a file that contains a group of similar symbols (trees) drawn at 1 unit. These can be inserted using the Design Center to the scale needed. Right-click for options to save the file.

Thomas Register - Part and Symbol Libraries
These FREE part and symbol libraries contain thousands of searchableDWGs ready to be inserted into AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT drawings.
3Dcafe.com
This site contains hundreds of free, searchable, 3D models for your use in your projects.
More links to blocks and symbols

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