Exporting AutoCAD to Graphics program for animating, use more descriptive layer names
OUTER-ROPE-CORD, color yellow, lineweight 0.35 mm (1 pt), 0.35278 mm = 1 pt
INNER-RING-CIRCLES, color yellow, lineweight 0.35 mm (1 pt)
ARCTEXT-TOP, color green
ARCTEXT-BOTTOM, color green
ENGINEER-NAME, color white
EXPIRE, color white
DISCIPLINE, color white
GUIDES, color 211 (magenta/pink) (note Illustrator can only use vertically bottom baseline of text, horizontal position can be left, right, or middle/centered)
2D model space, Uniform background, color 33,40,48 (dull black)
FYI AutoCAD 2016, 2018 used a dull white background color (215, 215, 215)
Crosshairs, color White
Viewport control, color White
Layout elements
check (should be on by default) Display Layout and Model tabs
uncheck Display printable area (this dashed line in the layout is confusing and cannot be snapped to)
Display resolution
Arc and circle smoothness 20000 instead of 1000
this does the samething as VIEWRES Y 20000
VIEWRES fast zooms? Yes, circle zoom percent 20000
Crosshair size 5
might have this increased to 100 by AutoCAD R14 users
CURSORSIZE command also changes this
Plot and Publish tab
Use as default output device DWG To PDF.pc3
Background processing options: uncheck Publishing
OLE plot quality: High graphics (e.g. photograph) helpful logo graphics, typically use this this if logo is an image or plotting aerial photos
Specify plot offset relative to Edge of paper
Plot Style Table Settings > Use color dependent plot styles (typically used for backwards compatibility with older drawings where the lineweight is controlled by the layer/object color)
System tab
User Preferences tab
Windows Standard Behavior
Right-click Customization
Problem - might be on a computer where the right mouse click has changed from bringing up the context menu to running the last command. This is the location to change that setting.
insertion scale - default settings when units are set to unitless for Source content and Target drawing
If I save AutoCAD to Google Drive synch folder, when I close AutoCAD, get this error message: “Heads up, some people may lose access. You moved “AutoCAD-Template-DRHS.dwl” and 1 other file out of the shared folder “Templates-CADD” which may result in people losing access.”
Still getting this error with AutoCAD backup and autosave files turned off in OPTIONS
try 0 if problems changing array layer from G-ANNO-STMP when creating a block)
CIRCLE
centered at endpoint of one of the sides of the 72 sided polygon and radius tangent to vertical line
ARRAYPOLAR 72 items
delete circle
delete polygon
Guides
Artboard and PE Stamp Boundary Guide
Current layer G-ANNO-NPLT (or GUIDES for Adobe Illustrator)
PTYPE 3
PDMODE 3
POINT 3,2
RECTANGLE 2,1 2,2
size of Artboard to use in Adobe Illustrator
Typical size of PE Stamp location on a title strip/block
Horizontal Line at midpoint of sides
ARCTEXT and Text on Path Guide
circle radius 0.65 (authorize design 0.63695)
circle radius 0.75
LINE from center with length 1” and angle 305 (-55) degrees
need Dynamic Input turned on to enter the length and angle in the mini cursor toolbar
LINE from center with length 1“ and angle 235 (-125) degrees
Alternative - use MIRROR command, option to keep original
TRIM
use diagonal lines as cutting edges
delete top portion of outer circle
delete bottom portion of inner circle
Remember ARCTEXT doesn't work on circles
delete diagonal lines
Horizontal Text Guides
draw horizontal line 0.25” to the right from center reference point
Offset Up
First name - 0.22“ BC from center reference point
Last name - .06” BC
Offset Down
Expire - 0.17“ BC
Discipline (Civil) - 0.37” BC
4. Circular Text
current layer G-ANNO-NPLT
circle radius 0.65 (authorize design 0.63695)
circle radius 0.75
LINE from center with length 1“ and angle -55 degrees
need Dynamic Input turned on to enter the length and angle in the mini cursor toolbar
LINE from center with length 1” and angle -125 degrees
Alternative - use MIRROR command, option to keep original
TRIM or BREAK to create arc by removing the bottom portion of the circle. Remember ARCTEXT doesn't work on circles
current layer G-ANNO-STMP
TEXTSTYLE Swis721BT10pt01x
ARCTEXT - Professional Engineer
Format > Alignment > Center
Format > Position > Convex side
Format > Direction > Outward from the center
Format > Typeface > Bold
Textstyle Swis721BT10pt01x
Font name: Swis721 BT
Text height: 0.10“
Char spacing: 0.018 (if grayed out, verify alignment isn't set to fit)
Text: PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER-STATE OF NEVADA
Typeface Bold
Width factor = 1
Offset from arc: 0
Note: I had problems with a broken line showing up under the ArcText and realized I accidently selected Underline (Bold, Italic) type face, so if you do that, just uncheck underline and it will go away.
vertical LINE upward from center with length 0.3333“
vertical LINE downward from center with length 0.22”
turn off Ortho Mode
current layer G-ANNO-STMP
TEXTSTYLE Swis721BT10pt01x
Font Name: Swis721 BT
Font Style: Roman
Width Factor: 1.0
justification Top Center
Text Height 0.10“ (same as 10pt font height)
Bold
MTEXT
Don't use TEXT (bottom center isn't bottom of text, whereas MTEXT is and this matches Adobe Illustrator TEXT baseline at least when using all caps, letters like p and q will shift MTEXT bottom of p and q which I think is different with AI)
first corner outside the PE stamp (will move into exact position later)
opposite corner, make it to the right and below the first corner, make it wide enough to fit the engineer's name
“JEFFERY J.” second line “JENSEN”
select the name,
from the Ribbon, change justify Top Center,
click outside text to close MTEXT command
MOVE
select text to see the grips
select the top middle grip to make active
move to top of 0.3333 inch line
escape to unselect
MTEXT
first corner outside the PE stamp (again, will move into exact position later)
opposite corner, make it to the right and below the first corner
make it wide enough to fit the engineering discipline.
“CIVIL”
select the discipline
from the Ribbon, change justify Top Center,
then click outside text to close
MOVE
select text to see the grips
select the top middle grip to make active
move to bottom of 0.22 inch line
escape to unselect
TEXTSTYLE RomanD09pt01x
Text Height 0.09” (same as 9pt font height)
justification Top Center
Bold
MTEXT “Exp: 06/30/17”
first corner outside the PE stamp (again, will move into exact position later)
opposite corner, make it to the right and below the first corner
[Q] It appears you can only set a dimension style as annotative when creating it. Unless it is found on the Fit tab, Scale for dimension features, check Annotative.
[Q] Appears annotative dimension styles allow us dynamically scale dimension arrowhead size, that is cool if it works.
define the linetype, using the S=0.10 for the text height (10 pt)
hard return placed at the end of the .lin
“For linetypes that you use frequently, you can load them in a template drawing. Then when you create drawings from the template, the linetypes are already loaded.” About Linetypes
check off Annotative (TABLE can't use annotative blocks)
check on Scale uniformly
check on Allow exploding
Settings - Block unit: Inches
Description - Circle Callout
Jogged Dimension
“When a complete radius dimension line cannot be shown to-scale, because it is outside the drawing or interferes with another view, the dimension line may be foreshortened and shown with a short break or zig-zag in it.” (Instructional Workbook For Drafting, 2nd Edition by Paul Wallach and Dan Hearlihy, p. 6-5)
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)
check on Plot Object Lineweights - Specifies that lineweights assigned to objects and layers are plotted.
check on Plot Transparency - Specifies that transparency levels applied to objects and layers are plotted.
check off Plot with Plot Styles - specifies that the drawing is plotted using plot styles. Selecting this option automatically plots lineweights. If you do not select this option, objects are plotted with their assigned properties and not with the plot style overrides.
PE Stamp font and diameter
Hello Travis,
I got your contact info from https://btr.az.gov/travis-holbrook
Travis.Holbrook@azbtr.gov
May I get the design information (e.g. font and size, diameter of stamp, state administrative code reference, etc.) of your authorized PE stamp? I'm in the process of creating a design document for each PE stamp in the USA. For your reference, I've attached a copy of Nevada PE Stamp design drawing.
thanks for your help,
Jeff Jensen
Hello Brooke Phayer,
I got your contact info from http://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/about_us/contact.shtml
Brooke.Phayer@dca.ca.gov
May I get the design information (e.g. font and size, diameter of stamp, state administrative code reference, etc.) of your authorized PE stamp? I'm in the process of creating a design document for each PE stamp in the USA. For your reference, I've attached a copy of Nevada PE Stamp design drawing.
thanks for your help,
Jeff Jensen
3/8/2017 reply from marshall.irons@state.co.us - Complaint Specialist, Business and Inspections Branch, 303-894-7775
PE Stamp font and diameter
Hello Colorado Board of Professional Engineers,
I got your contact info from https://apps.colorado.gov/dora/licensing/
dora_dpo_licensing@state.co.us
May I get the design information (e.g. font and size, diameter of stamp, state administrative code reference, etc.) of your authorized PE stamp? I'm in the process of creating a design document for each PE stamp in the USA. For your reference, I've attached a copy of Nevada PE Stamp design drawing.
thanks for your help,
Jeff Jensen
(5) The title page of all plans and documents filed with public authorities must bear the seal and original signature of the licensee in responsible charge.
3/1/2017 Ian Marquand, dlibsdpels@mt.gov
PE Stamp font and diameter
Hello Ian Marquand,
I got your contact info from http://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/pel
dlibsdpels@mt.gov
May I get the design information (e.g. font and size, diameter of stamp, state administrative code reference, etc.) of your authorized PE stamp? I'm in the process of creating a design document for each PE stamp in the USA. For your reference, I've attached a copy of Nevada PE Stamp design drawing.
thanks for your help,
Jeff Jensen
3/1/2017 emailed Brian McBain brian.mcbain@state.nm.us
PE Stamp font and diameter
Hello Brian McBain,
I got your contact info from https://apps.colorado.gov/dora/licensing/
brian.mcbain@state.nm.us
May I get the design information (e.g. font and size, diameter of stamp, state administrative code reference, etc.) of your authorized PE stamp? I'm in the process of creating a design document for each PE stamp in the USA. For your reference, I've attached a copy of Nevada PE Stamp design drawing.
thanks for your help,
Jeff Jensen
3/1/2017 emailed Shawn Thornhill at ThornhillS@osbeels.org
PE Stamp font and diameter
Hello Shawn Thornhill,
I got your contact info from http://www.oregon.gov/osbeels/pages/contact_us.aspx
ThornhillS@osbeels.org
May I get the design information (e.g. font and size, diameter of stamp, state administrative code reference, etc.) of your authorized PE stamp? I'm in the process of creating a design document for each PE stamp in the USA. For your reference, I've attached a copy of Nevada PE Stamp design drawing.
thanks for your help,
Jeff Jensen
Texas PE Stamp font and diameter
Hello Texas Board of Professional Engineers,
I got your contact info from http://engineers.texas.gov/
info@engineers.texas.gov
May I get the design information (e.g. font and size, diameter of stamp, state administrative code reference, etc.) of your authorized PE stamp? I'm in the process of creating a design document for each PE stamp in the USA. For your reference, I've attached a copy of Nevada PE Stamp design drawing.
thanks for your help,
Jeff Jensen
PE Stamp font and diameter
Hello,
I got your contact info from http://www.dol.wa.gov/business/engineerslandsurveyors/stampseal.html
engineers@dol.wa.gov
May I get the design information (e.g. font and size, diameter of stamp, state administrative code reference, etc.) of your authorized PE stamp? I'm in the process of creating a design document for each PE stamp in the USA. For your reference, I've attached a copy of Nevada PE Stamp design drawing.
thanks for your help,
Jeff Jensen
