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Idaho Professional Engineering Stamp or Seal

Background

Idaho Board of PE & PLS

Goals and Objectives

  1. Sell blocks online
    1. GIS Engineering - WordPress and woocommerce
    2. apps.autodesk.com
  2. Sell training/tutoring services
    1. how to make the PE stamp and learn AutoCAD in the process
    2. develop materials
  3. Improve employee skills
    1. train Philippines staff (Alison, Nikko, Kristel, etc.)
  4. Promote
    1. GrabCAD
    2. YouTube

Deliverables

  1. pestamp-id-src.dwg
  2. pestamp-id-blk-in.dwg
  3. pestamp-id-detail.dwg and pestamp-id.detail.pdf
  4. wiki page - documenting process to create the pestamp

To Do List

  • complete PE stamp 11×17 detail
  • finalize GISE title block
  • create youtube video how to create the stamp
  • Adobe Illustrator - process to export dxf, inkscape
  • appt with Idaho Board, how to get stamp certified, Sept 7-8 Board Meeting - Why Adopt PE Stamp Standard
    • First Board to approve authorized design - recognition by signing detail
    • Detail will be used in AutoCAD classes - students learn software and provides a vision of what they can accomplish (see it in your minds eye before becomes reality, similar to freshman college students who take a picture with a cap and gown and place on bathroom mirror)
    • Uniformity of stamps - both rubber and electronic
  • Nelson and DigitalOcean - setup WordPress and WooCommerce

AutoCAD Blocks

  • Modify the block definition in the source drawing and reinsert it into the current drawing
    • Updating a block that was created in another drawing and then inserted into the current drawing does NOT trigger an automatic updated (like is the case with XREFs). To update a block that has been updated in another drawing, you must reinsert it.
  • Modify the block definition in the current drawing
    • The Block Editor provides the easiest way to modify a block in the current drawing. The changes you make and save in the Block Editor replace the existing block definition, and all references to that block IN THE CURRENT drawing are immediately updated. Note that same block is NOT updated in other drawings like it would be with and XREF.
    • An alternative way to modify a block definition is to create a new block definition, and save with the same name as the existing block. You can insert and explode an instance of the original block (the one you want to change/edit) and then use the resulting objects in creating the new block definition. but enter the name of the existing block
  • 2-step process to delete a block definition
    • 1. delete all instances of the block from the drawing
    • 2. PURGE command to remove the block definition
  • AutoCAD Help - About Modifying Block Definitions

AutoCAD Layers

NCS Layer Naming Convention

  • National CAD Standard - Annotation Layer Names

AutoCAD Template (.dwt)

File Naming Convention

  • Online repository of stamps
  • pestamp-id-blk-in.dwg - this is the AutoCAD block (blk) you will use to insert into a layout/paperspace. Scale inches (in), all objects on layer 0. Based on acad.dwt basic template supplied with AutoCAD.
  • pestamp-id-src.dwg - this is the source AutoCAD block you will edit. Has layers and notes.
  • pestamp-id-detail.dwg - this is the 11×17 detail drawing that any CAD drafter can use to recreate the seal/stamp using AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape, and so on.
  • pestamp-id-purchased.dwg - PE stamp as purchased from online companies such as pestamps.com
  • pestamp-id-scan.pdf - actual wet stamp scanned in

Scalebar Notes

  • relationship or ratio of size of object drawn to size of actual object
    • paper:real
    • drawn:actual
    • model:world
  • Create Dynamic Scale Bar Linked to Viewport
  • For machine drawings, the recommended practice is to letter
    • FULL SIZE, 1.00 = 1.00, 1 = 1, 1/1
    • HALF SIZE, .50 = 1.00, 1/2 = 1, 1/2
      • SCALE: 1:2
      • SCALE: 1/2
      • SCALE: .5
    • QUARTER SIZE, .25 = 1.00, 1/4 = 1, 1/4
    • EIGHTH SIZE, .125 = 1.00, 1/8 = 1, 1/8
    • TWICE SIZE, 2.00 = 1.00, 2 = 1, 2/1
    • TEN TIMES SIZE, 10.00 = 1.00, 10 = 1, 10/1
    • reference Technical Drawing, 6th by Giesecke, Mitchell, Spencer, Hill, p. 35
  • “For machine drawings, the scale indicates the ratio of the size of the drawn object to its actual size, regardless of the unit of measurement used. Expansion or enlargement scales are given as 2:1, 4:1, 5:1, 10:1, and so on.” (Technical Drawing with Engineering Graphics, 14th by Giesecke, Mitchell, Spencer, Hill, Dygdon, Novak, and Lockhart, p. 31)
  • Drawing Scale - Reduction or Enlargement
  • Mechanical Engineer Scale (Pacific Arc 91125)
  • Side 1 of 3 (full-divided)
    • 16 = 16th of an inch, Full Size/Scale, 1:1
      • only actual size scale
      • Unit = inches, 16th of inch
    • 50 = 50th (fiftieths) of an inch (decimal-inch scale), TWICE SIZE, 2:1
      • only Expansion/Enlargement scale
      • 50 divisions/ticks per inch
      • Unit = decimal inches, 100th of an inch
      • 50 tick marks = 0.5 inches
      • 200 tick marks = 2 inches (actual plot is 4 inches because it's been enlarged 2x)
      • 0 dropped from numbers, so 2 is really 20
      • 1 tick mark is 0.01 inches
      • value of 1 on the scale = 0.1 inches
      • value of 10 on the scale = 1.0 inches
      • value of 20 on the scale = 2.0 inches
      • value of 50 on the scale = 50/100 inches or 1/2 inch
  • Side 2 of 3 (open-divided, reduction scale)
    • 1/2 SIZE (read from left)
    • 1/4 SIZE (read from right)
      • read to nearest 1/8“
    • 3/4 SIZE (read from left)
    • 3/8 SIZE (read from right)
  • Side 3 of 3 (open-divided, reduction scale)
    • 1/8 (read from left)
    • 1/4 (read from right)
    • 1 (read from left)
    • 1/2 (read from right)
  • ManufacturingET.org
  • Printable Rulers

11x17 Framework

  • Draw the title block/strip framework in Layout/Paperspace (not in Modelspace which is the old way of plotting)
    • new Layout tab
    • rename Layout tab to GN-11×17-4col
    • another called GN-11×17-3col
  • OPTIONS
    • Plot and Publish tab
      • Specify plot offset relative to: Edge of paper
  • Layout (11×17) Landscape (x=17” y=11“)
    • Page Setup (PAGESETUP)
      • Name: DWG To PDF.pc3
        • Properties
          • Paper size: ANSI expanded B (17.00 x 11.00 inches)
      • What to plot: Layout
      • Plot offset (origin set to layout border) - this is set using OPTIONS > Plot and Publish > Edge of paper
        • change X=0.0 and Y=0.0
      • Scale: 1:1
      • Plot style table: monochrome.ctb
      • Plot options: turn everything on except “Hide paperspace objects”
      • Drawing orientation: Landscape
      • OK to close
  • Delete existing viewport
  • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT-GRID color 112 (green), Plot off
  • Edge of Paper
    • LINE
      • 0,0 to 17,0
      • #17,11
      • #0,11
      • #0,0
  • Border
    • OFFSET
      • left margin 1.5”
      • right, top and bottom margins 0.75“
    • FILLET corners with radius 0.0
  • Title Strip/Block
    • OFFSET right margin in 1.2”
  • Padding in Drawing Area
    • OFFSET
      • left, bottom border 0.25“
      • right title block 0.25
      • top border
        • 0.25” for all plans except cover sheets
        • 1.00“ for cover sheets
    • FILLET corners radius 0.0

4 column Layout

  • PDMODE 3
  • DIVIDE
    • select top drawing area line
    • 4 to create 4 columns
    • LINE draw 3 vertical lines from DIVIDE points/nodes down to bottom padding line to create 4 columns
    • Figure 1-0 11x17 Framework - 4 Column Layout

3 Column Layout

  • PDMODE 3
  • DIVIDE
    • select top drawing area line
    • 3 to create 3 columns
  • LINE draw 2 vertical lines from points/nodes down to bottom padding line
  • Should look similar to this
    • Figure 1-0 11x17 Framework - 3 Column Layout
  • Figure 1-0 NCS Drawing Subsets

General Notes Sheet 11x17 Framework

  • Draw this title block framework in Layout/Paperspace (not in Modelspace which is the old way of plotting)
  • OPTIONS
    • Plot and Publish tab
      • Specify plot offset relative to: Edge of paper
  • Layout (11×17) Landscape (x=17” y=11“)
    • Page Setup
      • Name: DWG To PDF.pc3
      • Paper size: ANSI expanded B (17.00 x 11.00 inches)
      • What to plot: Layout
      • Plot offset (origin set to layout border) - this is set using OPTIONS > Plot and Publish > Edge of paper
        • change X=0.0 and Y=0.0
      • Scale: 1:1
      • Plot style table: monochrome.ctb
      • Plot options: turn everything on except “Hide paperspace objects”
      • Drawing orientation: Landscape
  • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT-GRID color 112 (green), Plot off
  • Edge of Paper
    • LINE
      • 0,0 to 17,0
      • #17,11
      • #0,11
      • #0,0
  • Border
    • OFFSET
      • left margin 1.5”
      • right, top and bottom margins 0.75“
    • FILLET corners with radius 0.0
  • Title Strip/Block
    • OFFSET right margin in 1.2”
  • Padding in Drawing Area
    • OFFSET
      • left, bottom border 0.25“
      • right title block 0.25
      • top border 0.25”
    • FILLET corners radius 0.0
  • 3 Column Layout
    • PDMODE 3
    • ARRAY top header line, 3
    • LINE draw 2 vertical lines from points/nodes down to bottom padding line
  • Figure 1-0 General Notes 11x17 Framework

Part A - Create PE Stamp Source (pestamp-id-src.dwg)

A1. Drawing Setup

  • New Drawing based on “acad -Named Plot Styles.dwt” (acad.dwt, color based plot style)
  • MEASUREINIT 0 for imperial and 1 for metric
  • MEASUREMENT 0 for imperial and 1 for metric
  • INSUNITS 1 for inches
    • mainly an issue for the drawing that the block is going to be inserted into. If set to 2 for feet, when inserting a block will be 1/12 size because of this setting. So very important to understand.
  • UNITS
    • AutoCAD 2017 Help - UNITS (Command)
    • Controls the precision and display formats for coordinates, distances, and angles
    • AutoCAD
      • Length Type: Decimal
      • Length Precision: 0.00000
        • LUPREC system variable
      • Insertion scale Inches
      • Angle Type: Decimal Degrees
      • Angle Precision: 0.00000
        • AUPREC system variable
      • Direction button > Base Angle = East 0.00
    • Layout - PE Stamp Units
  • LAYER
    • 0
    • G-ANNO-NPLT (General - Annotation - Non-PLoTting graphic information)
      • color 211 (magenta/pink)
      • Lineweight 0.00 mm
      • no plot
      • Description: Viewport Frame, Anno guidelines
        • GUIDES, color 211 (magenta/pink) (note Illustrator can only use vertically bottom baseline of text, horizontal position can be left, right, or middle/centered)
    • G-ANNO-DIMS (General - Annotation - Dimensions) * color Green (ACI 3) * Linetype Continuous * Lineweight 0.20 mm * plot * Description: Dimensions
    • G-ANNO-STMP (General - Annotation - professional STaMP) * color yellow (ACI 2) * Lineweight 0.40 mm * plot * Description: PE Stamp
    • (see NCS CAD Layer Guidelines - V5)
  • Exporting AutoCAD to Graphics program for animating, use more descriptive layer names
    • G-ANNO-STMP-ATXT-ID, color green (ACI 3), lineweight 0.35 mm (1 pt), Description - Arctext Idaho
    • G-ANNO-STMP-ATXT-LIC, color green (ACI 3), lineweight 0.35 mm (1 pt), Description - Arctext Licensed
    • G-ANNO-STMP-ATXT-NAME, color green (ACI 3), lineweight 0.35 mm (1 pt), Description - Arctext Engineer Name
    • G-ANNO-STMP-ATXT-PE, color green (ACI 3), lineweight 0.35 mm (1 pt), Description - Arctext Professional Engineer
    • G-ANNO-STMP-CIR-IN, color white (ACI 7), lineweight 0.5 mm (1.5 pt), Description - PE Stamp Inner Circle
      • note 0.35278 mm = 1 pt
    • G-ANNO-STMP-CIR-OUT, color white (ACI 7), lineweight 0.5 mm (1.5 pt), Description - PE Stamp Outer Circle
    • G-ANNO-STMP-MTXT-NO, color white (ACI 7), lineweight 0.35 mm (1 pt), Description - Mtext PE Number
  • LIMITS 0,0 6,4
  • STYLE (Command) - Text Style Dialog Box
    • ArialNar10pt01x
      • Font Name: Arial (TrueType), Font Style: Bold, Non-Annotative, Height = 0.10, scale 1:1
    • ArialNar11pt01x
      • Font Name: Arial (TrueType), Font Style: Bold, Non-Annotative, Height = 0.11, scale 1:1
    • ArialNar18pt01x
      • Font Name: Arial (TrueType), Font Style: Bold, Non-Annotative, Height = 0.18, scale 1:1
  • Status Bar Customization
    • turn on
      • Coordinates
      • Paper Space/Model Space (name changes depending on what space your in)
      • Dynamic Input
      • Ortho Mode
      • Selection Cycling
      • Annotation Scale
      • Lineweight
      • Transparency
      • Units
  • OSNAP
    • turn on (blue light is on, gray light is off) the following
      • Center, Node, Quadrant (off by default)
  • Turn Off Grid

A2. Circles

  • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
  • PDMODE 3
  • POINT 3,2 (create reference point for center of PE stamp)
  • LAYER G-ANNO-STMP-CIR-OUT
  • CIRCLE
    • centered at point above
    • Radius 0.78125“ (25/32”)
  • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
  • LINE from left quadrant to right quadrant (length is 1.56250“)
  • LAYER G-ANNO-STMP-CIR-IN
  • CIRCLE
    • centered at point above
    • Radius 0.56250” (9/16“)

A3. Guide and ArcText - Professional Engineer

  • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
  • CIRCLE
    • centered at point
    • radius 0.61688 - arctext inner circle
  • TRIM away lower half
  • LAYER G-ANNO-STMP-ATXT-PE
  • ARCTEXT
  • TEXTSTYLE ArialNar11pt01x
    • Font - Arial Bold, 11 pt
  • ARCTEXT
    • Format
      • Alignment - Center
      • Position - Convex side
      • Direction - outward from the center
      • Typeface - Bold
    • Textstyle - ArialNar11pt01x
    • Text: PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
    • Properties
      • Text height: 0.11
      • Width factor: 1.0
      • Char spacing: 0.015
      • Offset from arc: 0.0

A4. Guide and ArcText - Engineer Name

  • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
  • CIRCLE
    • centered at point
    • radius 0.72688
  • TRIM away top half of circle
  • LAYER G-ANNO-STMP-ATXT-NAME
  • TEXTSTYLE ArialNar11pt01x
    • Font - Arial Bold, 11 pt
  • ARCTEXT
    • Format
      • Alignment - Center
      • Position - Concave side
      • Direction - inward to the center
      • Typeface - Bold
    • Text: RICHARD N. WUORI
    • Properties
      • Text height: 0.11
      • Width factor: 1.0
      • Char spacing: 0.025
      • Offset from arc: 0.0

A5. Guide and ArcText - Licensed

  • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
  • CIRCLE
    • centered at reference point above
    • Radius 0.43261
  • TRIM away lower half
  • LAYER G-ANNO-STMP-ATXT-LIC
  • TEXTSTYLE ArialNar10pt01x
    • Font - Arial Narrow, 10 pt
  • ARCTEXT
    • Format
      • Alignment - Center
      • Position - Convex side
      • Direction - outward from the center
      • Typeface - Bold
    • Text: LICENSED
    • Properties
      • Text height: 0.10
      • Width factor: 1.0
      • Char spacing: 0.02
      • Offset from arc: 0.0

A6. Guide and ArcText - State of Idaho

  • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
  • CIRCLE
    • centered at reference point above
    • Radius 0.53250
  • TRIM away upper half of circle
  • TEXTSTYLE ArialNar10pt01x
    • Font - Arial Narrow Bold, 10 pt
  • ARCTEXT
    • Format
      • Alignment - Center
      • Position - Concave side
      • Direction - inward to the center
      • Typeface - Bold
    • Text: STATE OF IDAHO
    • Properties
      • Text height: 0.10
      • Width factor: 1.0
      • Char spacing: 0.02 (0.018)

A7. Guide and MTEXT - PE License Number

  • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
  • CIRCLE
    • centered at reference point above
    • radius 0.09
  • LAYER G-ANNO-STMP-ATXT-LIC
  • TEXTSTYLE ArialNar18pt01x
  • MTEXT position bottom quadrant of above circle
    • justification Bottom Center
    • Font Arial Narrow
    • Bold
    • Font Size 18 pt (0.18”)

Part B - Create PE Stamp Block (pestamp-id-blk-in.dwg)

B1. Blocks

  • Start AutoCAD and open pestamp-id-src.dwg
  • save pestamp-id-src.dwg as pestamp-id-blk-in-tmp.dwg
  • set BASE insertion point
    • BASE 3,2
    • AutoCAD Help - BASE
    • set the insertion point to the center of the PE stamp, reference point 3,2
  • set block insertion units to inches
    • INSUNITS 1
  • Delete any layout viewports
    • Issue unable to purge some layers, thinking because they are being used as viewports
  • delete guidelines
    • turn off all layers except G-ANNO-NPLT
    • select all objects and delete
  • LAYON to turn all layers back on
  • Make LAYER 0 current
  • select all object
  • LAYCUR to move all select layers to layer 0 (the current layer)
  • Select circles
    • change lineweight from ByLayer to 0.50 mm
    • Drafting Settings, turn on LineWeights, icon just right of Object Snaps
  • PURGE
    • delete all layers except layer 0
    • for some reason deleting textstyle ArialNar11pt01x (don't delete this)
  • BEDIT - Edit Block Definition
    • select <Current Drawing>
    • Properties
      • General - Layer 0
      • View - Center X = 3 and Center Y = 2 (should be grayed out, controlled by BASE command)
      • Scale uniformly: Yes
      • Units: Inches (should be grayed out, controlled by INSUNITS)
      • Description: State of Idaho Professional Engineering Stamp http://jefferyjjensen.com/dw/engineer-civil/stamp-id
    • Close Block Editor > Save the changes to <Current Drawing>

B2. How to use AutoCAD Blocks

  • Open a new drawing
  • Verify INSUNITS is 1 for inches and not 2 for feet
  • Goto layout view for default 8.5×11 inch layout
  • INSERT
    • Name: pestamp-id-blk-in.dwg
    • check on Specify On-screen
    • check off Specify On-screen
    • check on Uniform Scale
    • Block Unit should say Inches (unable to change, done by INSUNITS)
  • INSERT pestamp into Modelspace also using above parameters. Should look similar to this screenshot:
    • Inserting PE Stamp Block into Modelspace and Paperspace

Part C - Create PE Stamp 11x17 Detail (pestamp-id-detail.dwg)

C1. Insert Layout from Template

  • Open pestamp-id-src.dwg in AutoCAD and save as pestamp-id-detail.dwg
  • Add 11×17 GISE title block
    • need to download/obtain the GISE-2018.dwt AutoCAD template
    • right click on the AutoCAD layout tab and select “From Template…”
    • select the 11×17 layout
    • This adds a new layout tab that should have the GISE title block

C2. General Sheet Notes

Border and Guides

  • Add to Column 4
  • LAYER G-ANNO-TTLB
  • RECTANGLE 3.2625,1.84
    • properties
    • global width 0.025
  • Draw top header section
    • PLINE from top left corner, up 0.36“, over horizontal length 3.2625, then back down 0.36”
    • global width 0.025
  • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
  • Guidelines
    • top header draw a horizontal line for the center of the header
    • RECTANGLE 0.05,0.10 on upper right and upper left corners of text area

Text

  • LAYER G-ANNO-TTLB
  • STYLE ArialNar12pt01x
  • MTEXT “GENERAL SHEET NOTES” place at the midpoint of horizontal guide line, justification middle center

Table

  • Add some padding guidelines to the top left and right corners of the legend, just below the GENERAL SHEET NOTES title/heading (if not already done from above)
    • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
    • RECTANG 0.05 0.1
  • TABLESTYLE
    • New > tblSheetKeynotes-11×17
    • Cell styles - Data, Header, Title
      • General tab:
        • Fill color: None
        • Alignment: Top Left
        • Format: Text (none)
        • Type: Label
        • Margins Horizontal: 0.03125
        • Margins Vertical: 0.03125
      • Text tab:
        • Text style: ArialNar06pt01x
        • Text color: ByLayer
      • Borders tab:
        • Lineweight, Linetype, Color is ByLayer
        • No Border button
  • TABLE
    • 2 columns and column width 1.5
    • 2 rows and row height 1 (really makes 4 rows, first row is title and second row is header)
    • place on the top left corner of general sheet notes
    • Will have to manually adjust the column widths to fit the cell values
  • Edit the table (use tab to move right, enter to move down when editing)
    • 1. ALL UNITS OF INCHES UNLESS NOTED.
    • 2. ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR TEXT ALIGNMENT BASELINE (ANCHOR POINT) IS BOTTOM OF TEXT, CAN ONLY JUSTIFY TEXT HORIZONTALLY (LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT). USE AUTOCAD MTEXT INSERT POINT BOTTOM CENTER JUSTIFICATION TO ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR BASELINE (UPPERCASE ONLY, NO DESCENDER).
    • 3. “THE DESIGN OF THE SEAL SHALL BE AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD” (Idaho Statues - Title 54 Professions, Vocations, and Businesses - Chapter 12 Engineers and Surveyors). https://legislature.idaho.gov/statuesrules/idstat/title54/t54ch12/sect54-125/
    • 4. SEALS PREPARED AND APPROVED PRIOR TO JULY 1, 2008 ARE VALID FOR CONTINUED USE (IDAPA 10 - IDAHO BOARD OF LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS). https://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/current/10/010.pdf
  • Reside the table - recommend resizing individual cell instead of the entire table
  • Add some padding to the bottom of the table
    • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
    • RECTANG 0.05 0.1
  • Move the bottom horizontal line of the note block to the top of the padding
  • GROUP note block together to easily move

C3. Sheet Keynotes

  • Sheet Keynotes Block

Background - National CAD Standard (NCS) Notes

  • National CAD Standard Hierarchy of Notes
  • STYLE for “GENERAL SHEET NOTES” and “SHEET KEYNOTES”
    • ArialNar12pt01x
  • STYLE for notes
    • ArialNar06pt01x

Border and Guidelines

  • LAYER G-ANNO-TTLB
  • RECTANGLE 3.2625,4.0
    • properties
    • global width 0.025
  • Draw top header section
    • PLINE 0.36“ from top left corner, horizontally to end of note block
    • global width 0.025
  • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
  • Guidelines
    • top header draw a horizontal line for the center of the header
    • draw a left and right margin 0.125
    • offset left margin to the right 0.342 (this gives room to insert the hexagon block)
    • padding for table, both corners
      • RECTANGLE 0.05, 0.1

Keynote Indicator Symbol (hexagon)

  • LAYER G-ANNO-TTLB
  • POLYGON 6 sided, circumscribed, radius 3/32 (0.9375”), move to top left corner of the margins in the header
  • MOVE polygon into the note block heading
  • add padding to the right of the 6-sided polygon
    • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
    • RECTANGLE 0.05, 0.1
  • Sheet Keynotes Heading

Text

  • LAYER G-ANNO-TTLB
  • STYLE ArialNar12pt01x
  • MTEXT “SHEET KEYNOTES” place at intersection of horizontal guide line and hexagon left margin, justification left center

Keynote Table

  • Table Style use tblSheetKeynotes-11×17 defined above
  • TABLE
    • Table style: tblSheetKeynotes-11×17
    • Columns 2, Column width: 1.5
    • Data rows 12, Row height 1
    • Set cell styles
      • First row cell style: Data
      • Second row cell style: Data
      • All other row cell styles: Data
    • OK
    • place upper left corner of sheet keynotes block
  • Edit Table values
    • adjust column widths
    • A1. CIRCLE RADIUS 25/32 (0.78125). LINE WIDTH/WEIGHT/THICKNESS 0.50MM (ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR STROKE WEIGHT 1.5 PT)
    • A2. FONT ARIAL NARROW 11 PT. ARCTEXT FORMAT: ALIGNMENT - CENTER, POSITION - CONVEX SIDE, DIRECTION - OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER, FONT STYLE/TYPEFACE BOLD. ARCTEXT PROPERTIES: TEXT HEIGHT 0.11, WIDTH FACTOR 1.0, CHAR SPACING 0.015, OFFSET FROM ARC 0.0
    • A3. CIRCLE RADIUS 9/16 (0.5625). LINE WIDTH/WEIGHT/THICKNESS 0.50MM (ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR STROKE WEIGHT 1.5 PT)
    • A4. FONT ARIAL NARROW 10 PT. MTEXT FONT STYLE/TYPEFACE BOLD, AUTOCAD TEXT HEIGHT 0.10, JUSTIFICATION BOTTOM CENTER (ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR BASELINE JUSTIFICATION CENTER)
    • A5. FONT ARIAL NARROW 10 PT. ARCTEXT FORMAT: ALIGNMENT - CENTER, POSITION - CONCAVE SIDE, DIRECTION - INWARD TO CENTER, FONT STYLE/TYPEFACE BOLD, ARCTEXT PROPERTIES: TEXT HEIGHT 0.10, WIDTH FACTOR 1.0, CHAR SPACING 0.015, OFFSET FROM ARC 0.0
    • A6. FONT ARIAL NARROW 10 PT. ARCTEXT FORMAT: ALIGNMENT - CENTER, POSITION - CONCAVE SIDE, DIRECTION - INWARD TO CENTER, FONT STYLE/TYPEFACE BOLD, ARCTEXT PROPERTIES: TEXT HEIGHT 0.10, WIDTH FACTOR 1.0, CHAR SPACING 0.015, OFFSET FROM ARC 0.0
    • B1. ARC RADIUS 0.61688
    • B2. ARC RADIUS 0.43261
    • B3. CIRCLE RADIUS 0.09 (think this is wrong)
    • B4. HORIZONTAL GUIDELINE USED TO TRIM CIRCLES AND MIDPOINT IS THE POINT/NODE REPRESENTING CENTER OF PE STAMP
      • B4. REFERENCE POINT/NODE - CENTER OF PE STAMP
    • B5. ARC RADIUS 0.53250
    • B6. ARC RADIUS 0.72688
  • Resize table
  • Add padding rectangle to the bottom of the table
  • Resize note block boundary to bottom of the table padding
  • Should look similar to this
    • Sheet Keynotes Block

C4. Signature Block - Board of Engineers

Signature Block Box

  • LAYER G-ANNO-TTLB
  • RECTANG
    • x=3.2625 y=3.5 (approximately) have the rectangle fill the entire area between the bottom of the title block padding and below the note block
    • global width 0.025 mm
  • Title Horizontal Line
    • PLINE 0.66 down from top left corner, global width 0.025 mm
    • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
    • vertical LINE in the top header at the midpoints
  • LAYER G-ANNO-TTLB
  • Title Text
    • STYLE ArialNar12pt01x
    • MTEXT “Authorized Design by the Idaho Board of Licensure of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors”
      • Justification Middle Center
      • move to the note block title header area
  • Guide lines and circles
    • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
    • Table padding add to all four corners
      • RECTANGLE 0.05 0.1
    • Add vertical line on the left and right padding margins (snap to endpoints of padding rectangles)
    • CIRCLE radius 0.125 from bottom left corner
    • CIRCLE radius 0.125 from bottom right corner
    • LINE vertical length 3.64“ for left margin
    • LINE vertical length 3.64” for right margin
    • LINE vertical length 0.66“ for text title text
  • Margins
    • LAYER set to G-ANNO-NPLT
    • Left and right 0.125
  • should look similar to this
    • Idaho State Board Signature Block Guidelines
  • Signature Line
    • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
    • DIVIDE left margin into 8 to create 7 signatures
      • have 7 names + 1 for the bottom row
    • LAYER G-ANNO-TTLB
    • LINE from top node/point to the right margin
    • LAYER G_ANNO-NPLT
    • CIRCLE 0.03125 from top left corner
    • CIRCLE 0.03125 from top right corner
    • LAYER G-ANNO-TTLB
    • STYLE ArialNar08pt01x
    • MTEXT “Glenn K. Bennett, PLS”
      • justification top left
      • move to bottom quadrant of left 0.03125 circle
    • MTEXT “Chairman”
      • justification top right
      • move to bottom quadrant of right 0.03125 circle
  • should look similar to this
    • Idaho State Board Signature Block Divide into 8 regions
  • copy signature line, name and title text down 6 times, snap to the DIVIDE point/node.
  • Edit text to correct board member names
  • GROUP title block

C5. Detail A - Professional Engineer Stamp

  • Detail A - Professional Engineering Stamp

Keynote Block (non-Annotative) for MultiLeader (Annotative)

  • Purpose
    • Create a non-annotative keynote block - will be used in annotative multileader callout (remember cannot use annotative blocks with annotative multileaders)
      • “Annotative blocks cannot be used as either content or arrowheads in multileader objects.” (Autodesk AutoCAD 2017 Help - About Leader Styles)
    • Step 1 - Create non-annotative keynote callout hexagon block
    • Step 2 - Create annotative multileader callout
  • New Drawing - KeynoteNo-11×17.dwg based on acad.dwt
  • LAYER 0
  • POLYGON 6-sided centered at point 3,2
    • F8 to turn ortho mode on, have flat side facing top and bottom
    • 24×36 - POLYGON 6 sided, circumscribed about circle, radius 0.125” (diameter 0.25“), move to top left corner of the margins
    • 11×17 - POLYGON 6 sided, circumscribed, radius 0.09375 3/32” (diameter 3/16“)
  • draw a temporary construction line to easily identify center of the hexagon from one corner of the hexagon to the opposite corner
  • INSUNITS 1 for inches
    • Note - this is ignored when inserting annotative blocks into a drawing
  • CANNOSCALE 1:1
  • STYLE - create new textstyle
    • New > ArialNar06pt01x
    • Font Arial Narrow, Height 0.06, Width factor 1 (if missing this font, just use Arial font with a width factor 0.8)
  • ATTDEF (create an annotative attribute definition)
    • Tag: ID
    • Prompt: Keynote Number?
    • Default: A1
    • Text Settings - Justification Middle Center, Text style ArialNar06pt01x
    • check off Annotative (off is needed when creating multileader callout which can't use annotative blocks)
    • OK
    • place at midpoint of guideline within the hexagon
  • BASE - set to the center of the hexagon
  • BLOCK
    • Name: KeynoteNo-11×17
    • Base point: select center of hexagon (important you do this step)
    • Select objects - select hexagon and ID
      • convert to block
    • Behavior - check off Annotative
      • check on Scale uniformly
      • check on Allow exploding
    • Settings - Block unit: Inches
    • Description - Keynote Number for 11×17 layout, non-annotative
  • INSERT
    • test the block by inserting it
  • Delete guideline
  • WBLOCK save to KeynoteNo-11×17.dwg
    • Source - Block - KeynoteNo-11×17
    • Destination A360 Drive (jeffjjensen) GISEngineering > stamps > pestamp-id > KeynoteNo-11×17.dwg
    • insert unit inches
    • Ok
    • No - Include AutoCAD Map information in the export?

Keynote Hexagon Multileader Style

  • Purpose
    • create a Keynote Hexagon Multileader Callout (Annotative)
  • Open pestamp-id-detail-2018.dwg
  • Option 1: LAYER - create new layer and make it current
    • G-ANNO-LEGN
    • color red
    • Description: Legends, symbol keys
  • Option 2: LAYER - create new layer and make it current
    • G-ANNO-MARK
    • color red
    • Description: Markers, break marks, leaders
  • Option 3: LAYER - create new layer and make it current
    • G-ANNO-SYMB
    • color red
    • Description: Reference symbols
  • INSERT KeynoteNo-11×17.dwg - just place it anywhere, will delete after inserted.
  • Multileader Style Manager (MLEADERSTYLE or MLS)
    • NOTE - unable to create Annotative Multileader based upon user specified ANNOTATIVE BLOCK
    • New
      • New style name: mlsArialNar06pt-anno
      • Start with: Standard
      • check on Annotative
    • Leader Format tab
      • Type: Straight
      • Color: ByLayer
      • Linetype: ByLayer
      • Lineweight: ByLayer
      • Arrowhead - closed, size 0.06
      • Leader break - 0.1
    • Leader Structure tab
      • Set landing distance 0.06
      • Check on Annotative
    • Content tab
      • Multileader type: Block
      • Source block: User Block > KeynoteNo-11×17
      • Attachment: Center Extents
      • Color: ByLayer
      • Scale: 1.0
    • OK, set mlsArialNar06pt-anno current, close

Add Multileader Callouts

  • layer G-ANNO-LEGN
  • SCALELISTEDIT
    • Add
    • Name appearing in scale list: 3:1 Triple Size
    • Paper units: 3
    • Drawing units: 1
    • OK
    • select 2:1 Edit and change to 2:1 Twice Size
    • move 3:1 Triple Size down below 2:1 Twice Size
  • CANNOSCALE 3:1 Triple Size
  • MLEADER (MLD)
    • A1 - outer circle
    • A2 - professional engineer
    • A3 - licensed
    • A4 - inner circle
    • A5 - license number
    • A6 - state of idaho
    • A7 - richard n. wuori

Detail A - Viewport

  • click on 11×17 layout tab
  • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
  • MVIEW
    • create a viewport on the left hand side of the layout page
    • change the viewport scale to “3:1”
    • pan to center the stamp in the viewport
    • if not see the hexagon callouts, toggle Show Annotation Objects in the bottom drafting settings

Drawing Block Title

  • Also called Drawing Viewport Title, Title for Viewports, View Title Tag
  • NCS - Draing Block Title - Module 6 - Symbols
    • 6.4 Symbols Div. 01 - General Requirements
      • 01 42 00-026 REF
  • Circle 0.25
  • Line from right quadrant, length 1.5
  • Textstyles
    • Arial08pt01x for scale below line and sub-title above the line
    • Arial10pt01x for detail number inside circle
    • Arial12pt01x for title above the line

NCS Drawing Block Title (11"x17" layout)

  • Drawing Block Title - 11x17
  • OneDrive for Business (jjensen@journeyeducation.org)
  • activate PaperSpace 17×11 Layout tab (not modelspace)
  • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
  • Insert Box Guide
    • RECTANGLE 0,0 3-1/4,1
  • Rectangle - Circle Guide
    • RECTANGLE 0,0 1/2, 1/2
    • upper right corner is center of below circle
  • LAYER G-ANNO-TITL
    • color white
    • lineweight 0.50mm (wide)
    • description: Drawing or detail titles
  • CIRCLE
    • radius 0.18750 (diameter 3/8”)
    • centered at upper right corner of “Rectangle - Circle Guide”
  • STYLE
    • ArialNar12pt01x, bold
  • MTEXT “A”
    • justification middle center
    • place at center of cirlce
  • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
  • Rectangle - Upper Text Guide
    • RECTANGLE 0,0 7/8,37/64
  • LAYER G-ANNO-TITL
  • MTEXT “DETAIL - PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER STAMP”
    • justification lower left
  • Horizontal Line
    • Line Width/Weight/Height is Wide (0.50 mm)
    • start right quadrant of circle
    • drag line so it completely underlines the above text
  • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
  • Rectangle - Lower Text Guide
    • RECTANGLE 0,0 -1.25,-5/16
  • LAYER G-ANNO-TITL
  • STYLE ArialNar08pt01x regular style
  • MTEXT
    • “Triple Size”
    • “Enlargement Scale 3:1”
    • justification bottom right
    • move text to bottom left corner of the above “lower text guide”
  • LAYER G-ANNO-TITL-SBAR
    • lineweight default
    • color white
  • LINE
    • scale bar is 1“ wide and 3/32” tall
  • HATCH
    • add alternating solid fills
  • Scalebar Text
    • Offset top of scalebar 1/16“ up and move to layer G-ANNO-NPLT
    • MTEXT

Drawing Block Title (11"x17" layout) for City of Jerome (COJ)

  • Drawing Block Title - 11x17
  • Open AutoCAD using acad.dwt template
  • SAVE AS M:\dwg\blocks\COJ-DrawingBlockTitle.dwg
  • activate Layout1 Layout tab (do not use modelspace)
    • delete default viewport
  • LAYER 0
  • Insert Box Guide
    • RECTANGLE 0,0 @3-1/4,1
  • Rectangle - Circle Guide
    • RECTANGLE 0,0 @1/2, 1/2
    • upper right corner is center of below circle
  • CIRCLE
    • radius 0.18750 (diameter 3/8”)
    • centered at upper right corner of “Rectangle - Circle Guide”
    • Properties
      • Color White
      • Lineweight 0.50 mm (wide)
    • Drawing Settings turn on Display Lineweights (just right of OSNAP)
  • STYLE
    • ArialNar12pt01x, bold, Height 0.12
  • MTEXT “A”
    • justification middle center
    • place at center of cirlce
  • Rectangle - Upper Text Guide
    • RECTANGLE 0,0 @3/8,5/64
  • LAYER 0
  • MTEXT “DETAIL - PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER STAMP”
    • justification lower left
  • Horizontal Line
    • Line Width/Weight/Height is Wide (0.50 mm)
    • start right quadrant of circle
    • drag line so it completely underlines the above text
  • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
  • Rectangle - Lower Text Guide
    • RECTANGLE 0,0 -1.25,-5/16
  • LAYER G-ANNO-TITL
  • STYLE ArialNar08pt01x regular style
  • MTEXT
    • “Triple Size”
    • “Enlargement Scale 3:1”
    • justification bottom right
    • move text to bottom left corner of the above “lower text guide”
  • LAYER G-ANNO-TITL-SBAR
    • lineweight default
    • color white
  • LINE
    • scale bar is 1“ wide and 3/32” tall
  • HATCH
    • add alternating solid fills
  • Scalebar Text
    • Offset top of scalebar 1/16“ up and move to layer G-ANNO-NPLT
    • MTEXT

C6. Detail B - Reference Guides

  • Detail B - Reference Guides

Fade Text

  • Model space - make a copy of the PE stamp
  • LAYER G-ANNO-FADE
    • color white
    • Transparency 80 (also try 90)
    • make current
  • LAYCUR - select all the text on this copied PE stamp to move to the G-ANNO-FADE layer

Bold Guidelines

  • LAYER G-ANNO-GUIDES
    • color white
    • Lineweight 0.50mm
    • make current
  • LAYCUR - select all the guidelines (not the text or inner/outer rings) to move to the G-ANNO-GUIDES layer

Multileader Callouts

  • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
  • LINE 0.1 from the right quadrant of the outer circle
  • LINE 0.88125 from the top quadrant of the outer circle
  • LINE 0.88125 from the bottom quadrant of the outer circle
  • LINE connect the top and bottom lines
  • PDMODE 3 (x point/node symbol)
  • DIVIDE
    • select the right vertical line
    • 7 segments
  • SCALELISTEDIT
    • should have already created the “2:1 Twice Size” scale from above
  • CANNOSCALE
    • change annotation scale to “2:1 Twice Size”
  • MLEADERSTYLE (MLS)
  • MLEADER (MLD)
    • snap to the vertical guideline
    • B1 - arctext guideline for “PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER”
    • B2 - arctext guideline for “LICENSED”
    • B3 - mtext guide circle for license number
    • B4 - horizontal line used to trim circles, midpoint is the point/node representing center of the PE stamp
    • B5 - arctext guideline for the engineer's name
    • B6 - arctext guideline for the state of idaho

Drawing Block Title - Detail B Reference Guides

  • see Drawing Block Title
  • enlargement scale 2:1, also known as twice size (50th of inch)
  • actual size is 1 inch

C7. Detail C - Actual Wet Stamp Image

  • Detail C - Actual Wet Stamp Images

PE Stamp Scan

  • Background
    • plot six “1:1 scalebar” on 8.5×11 paper
    • then have the engineer apply wet stamp above each scalebar
    • scan sheet to PDF
    • save as pestamp-id-scan.pdf
  • open a new drawing, save as pestamp-id-scan.dwg based on acad.dwt template
  • PDFIMPORT > file
    • AutoCAD Import PDF Dialog Box
  • window select the best PE stamp image
  • right click - Clipboard - Copy with Based Point
  • select the lower left corner of image
  • Open pestamp-id-detail-2018.dwg
  • layout 17×11
  • LAYER G-ANNO-SCAN
  • right click - Clipboard - Paste
  • select the image
  • IMAGEFRAME 2

Drawing Block Title - Detail C Actual Wet Stamp Image

Update Title Block

Plot to PDF

  • To plot
    • right click on 17×11 layout tab and select Plot… option
    • Printer/plotter
      • DWG to PDF.pc3
      • Paper size - ANSI full bleed B (17.00 x 11.00 inches)
    • Plot style table (pen assignments)
      • monochrome.ctb
    • Plot options
      • check on “Plot object lineweights” default
      • check on “Plot transparency” (very important used to fade text)
      • check on “Plot with plot styles” default
      • check on “Plot paperspace last” default

Old Stuff

  • copy the PE stamp in modelspace to the right 8 units
    • COPY
    • windows select the PE stamp, enter
    • base point 0,0
    • displacement 8,0
  • CIRCLE diameter
    • 0.08333” (5/60“) is the default size from AutoCAD Leader Block
    • 3/32” (0.09375“) too small, 1/8” (0.125“), 3/16” (0.1875“)
    • Basic Technical Drawing, 8th by Spencer, p. 348 recommends diameter of circle to be 7/16” or 1/2“ but this is too big.
    • Multileader type block
      • Callout, Slot, Circle, Box, Hexagon, Triangle, User block…
    • AutoCAD 2017 Help - Content Tab (Modify Multileader Style Dialog Box)
  • TEXTSTYLE Arial08pt01x
    • Font Name: Arial
    • Height: 0.08
  • MTEXT
    • value 3
    • Justification: MC
  • ATTDEF
    • Insertion Point - check on Specify on-screen
    • Tag: CALLOUT
    • Prompt: Enter Callout Number (3)?
    • Default: A3
    • Text Settings
      • Justification: Middle Center
      • Text style: Arial08pt01x
      • uncheck Annotative
  • BLOCK
    • Name: CALLOUT-CIRCLE
    • Base point - Pick point
    • Objects - Select objects
    • Behavior
      • check off Annotative (TABLE can't use annotative blocks)
      • check on Scale uniformly
      • check on Allow exploding
    • Settings - Block unit: Inches
    • Description - Circle Callout

Keynote Blocks Annotative and non-Annotative)

  • Purpose
    • Create an annotative keynote block - will be used when don't need a multileader

Sheet Keynotes (24x36)

  • Start With: Standard
  • Data, Header, Title
  • General - Alignment: Top Left, Format: Text - Uppercase, Type: Label
    • Margins Horizontal: 0.1250 (1/8”)
    • Margins Vertical: 0.0625 (1/16“)
  • Text - Text style: ArialNar06pt01x, Text color: ByLayer
    • ArialNar09pt01x is 3/32” (0.09375“ too large)
    • ArialNar06pt01x is 1/16” (0.0625“)
  • Borders - ByLayer, click No Borders icon button
  • New Table Style Settings

Border

  • Layer G-ANNO-BORDER, lineweight 0.70mm
  • RECTANGLE 3.5,3.0
  • Horizontal LINE 0.5” from top

Guidelines

  • LAYER G-ANNO-NPLT
  • LINE
    • 0.25“ top, left and right margin
    • offset left margin 7/16” (0.4375“) to the right - this will be the anchor point for the title

Keynote Indicator Symbol

  • POLYGON 6 sided, circumscribed, radius 0.125” (diameter 0.25“), move to top left corner of the margins
    • Keynote Indicator Size
      • POLYGON 6-sided, circumscribed radius 0.125” (diameter 0.25“)
      • Textstyle NCS1, justification middle center, text height 0.0938” (3/32“)
        • NCS1 textstyle is Arial font, regular style, non-annotative, height 0.0” and width factor 0.8“
        • Why not just use Arial Narrow font instead of changing the width factor?
      • Define Block Attributes (ATTDEF)
        • Tag: ID
        • Prompt: Keynote Indicator Number?
        • Default: 1
        • Annotative: Yes
        • Annotative scale: 1:1
        • Text Settings
          • Justification: Middle Center
          • Text Style: ArialNar09pt01x
        • Insertion Point - specify on-screen
        • Mode - lock position
      • National CAD Standard - Uniform Drawing System - Module 6 Symbols - Keynote Indicator
    • National CAD Standard - Uniform Drawing System - Module 7 - Notations
    • “Keynotes on drawings can be provided using the sheet keynote symbol or the reference keynote symbol. The sheet keynote symbol is a hexagon and it is the only symbol allowed. The reference keynote symbol is the root of the specification section number and a user-defined suffix.” FAQ about NCS - Symbols
    • General Notes vs. Other Contract Documents

Keynote Multileader

  • MLEADERSTYLE
  • New > mlsArialNar09pt-anno
  • Leader Format tab
    • Type: Straight
    • change everything to ByLayer instead of ByBlock
    • Arrowhead symbol )Closed filled) and Size (0.09)
    • Break size: 0.125
  • Leader Structure tab
    • Set landing distance 0.15
    • check on Annotative
  • Content tab

Title of Table

  • TEXTSTYLE, ArialNar25pt01x
  • MTEXT “SHEET KEYNOTE” justification middle left, move to the 7/16” guideline

Keynote Table

  • Table Style
    • Name: tblSheetKeynotes
    • Data, Header, Title
      • General - Alignment: Top Left, Format: Text, Type: Label
        • Margins Horizontal: 0.1250 (1/8“)
        • Margins Vertical: 0.0625 (1/16”)
      • Text - Text style: ArialNar09pt01x, Text color: ByLayer
      • Borders - ByLayer, click No Borders icon button
    • New Table Style Settings
  • TABLE
    • Table style: tblSheetKeynotes
    • Columns 2, Column width: 1.5
    • Data rows 3, Row height 1
    • First row cell style: Data
    • Second row cell style: Data
    • All other row cell styles: Data
    • OK
    • insert anywhere, will move later
  • AutoCAD Sheet Keynotes
  • References
    • National CAD Standard - Sheet Keynotes
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