Computer Aided Design, Drafting, Modeling & Deliverables Manual

316 Pages·2017·4.76 MB·English

by  Robert Garrett

Computer Aided Design, Drafting,
Modeling and Deliverables Manual

Prepared by:

The Illinois Department of Transportation
Office of Program Development

Bureau of Bridges and Structures
Bureau of Design and Environment

Springfield, Illinois

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Document Control and Revision History
The Illinois Department of Transportation Computer Aided Design, Drafting, Modeling and
Deliverables Manual is owned by the Illinois Department of Transportation Bureau of Design
and Environment. The manual is reviewed during use and updated by the Bureau of Design
and Environment, as necessary.
This manual (April 3, 2017) is a substantial revision and consolidation of previous versions of
the CADD Roadway Drafting Reference Guide, CADD Structures Drafting Reference Guide,
and the CADD Roadway and Structures Project Deliverables Policy. The manual will be
updated by the Department on an as needed basis.
Electronic copies of this policy can be downloaded at the websites below. Interim changes are
communicated through the IDOT CADD Support subscription service. (See Section 5-3.)
http://www.idot.illinois.gov/doing-business/procurements/engineering-architectural-professional-
services/Consultants-Resources/
The official archives of this manual are available for examination by contacting the
department’s Records Center at [email protected]. The Bureau of Research Library,
located at 2300 S. Dirksen Parkway, Room 320, Springfield, IL, has reference copies of this
manual.
This manual is not distributed in hard copy format. Users of this manual who choose to print a
copy are responsible for ensuring use of the most current version.
May 9, 2017: New web links above on this page and in Section 5.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................1 -1
1-1 PURPOSE ................................................................................................................ 1-2
1-2 BENEFITS OF CADD STANDARDS ......................................................................... 1-2
1-3 BENEFITS OF 3D MODELS ..................................................................................... 1-3
1-4 DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................... 1-4
1-5 MANUAL OVERVIEW ............................................................................................... 1-7
1-6 STANDARDS DOWNLOAD ...................................................................................... 1-8
SECTION 2 DELIVERABLES POLICY ........................................................................2 -1
2-1 GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT DELIVERABLES............................................... 2-1
2-2 COORDINATION ...................................................................................................... 2-2
2-3 DATA EXCHANGE AT VARIOUS LIFECYCLE STAGES .......................................... 2-2
2-3.01 Phase I Deliverables .................................................................................2 -4
2-3.02 Phase II Deliverables ................................................................................2 -8
2-3.03 Phase III Deliverables ............................................................................. 2-13
2-4 FILES AND FORMATS USED FOR DATA EXCHANGE ......................................... 2-14
2-4.01 MicroStation DGN Files ........................................................................... 2-15
2-4.02 Sheet Files ..............................................................................................2 -20
2-4.03 Legacy Terrain Model File Formats ......................................................... 2-21
2-4.04 Legacy Geometry File Formats ............................................................... 2-22
2-5 FILE NAMING AND REFERENCE FILE STRUCTURE ........................................... 2-23
2-5.01 Design File Folder Structure .................................................................... 2-23
2-5.02 File Naming Convention for Design Files ................................................. 2-25
2-5.03 Reference File Method for Design Files ................................................... 2-28
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2-5.04 Naming Convention of PDF Sheet Files .................................................. 2-32
2-5.05 Reference File Method for Sheet Files .................................................... 2-35
SECTION 3 DESIGN TIME WORKSPACE................................................................... 3-1
3-1 CADD SOFTWARE PACKAGE ................................................................................. 3-1
3-2 LOADING THE WORKSPACE CONFIGURATION ................................................... 3-2
3-3 SEED FILES ............................................................................................................. 3-3
3-3.01 Road Seed Files ........................................................................................3 -3
3-3.02 Structures Seed Files ................................................................................3 -4
3-3.03 Models in Seed Files .................................................................................3 -6
3-3.04 Global Origin in Seed Files ........................................................................3 -7
3-3.05 Working Units ............................................................................................ 3-8
3-3.06 Geographic Coordinate Systems ...............................................................3 -8
3-3.07 Hydraulic Seed File ................................................................................. 3-12
3-4 LEVEL STRUCTURE .............................................................................................. 3-15
3-5 COLOR TABLE ....................................................................................................... 3-16
3-6 FEATURE DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................ 3-16
3-6.01 Element Templates ................................................................................. 3-19
3-6.02 Geometry Feature Definitions .................................................................. 3-21
3-6.03 Survey Feature Definitions ...................................................................... 3-26
3-6.04 Utility and Drainage Feature Definitions .................................................. 3-29
3-7 MATERIALS DEFINITIONS .................................................................................... 3-30
3-8 FONTS AND TEXT STYLES ................................................................................... 3-30
3-9 DIMENSION STYLES ............................................................................................. 3-33
3-10 ANNOTATION SCALES ...................................................................................... 3-33
3-10.01 Drawing Scales used in Roadway Plans ................................................. 3-36
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3-10.02 Drawing Scales Used in Structure Plans ................................................. 3-37
3-10.03 Scale Usage with Projects Started with Previous Workspace .................. 3-38
3-11 CELL LIBRARIES ................................................................................................ 3-42
3-11.01 Roadway Cell Libraries ........................................................................... 3-43
3-11.02 Structures Cell Libraries .......................................................................... 3-43
3-12 TEMPLATE LIBRARY ......................................................................................... 3-46
3-13 SUPERELEVATION TABLES (SEP) ................................................................... 3-48
3-14 CIVIL CELLS ....................................................................................................... 3-48
3-15 DESIGN STANDARDS ........................................................................................ 3-52
3-16 PROJECT SETTINGS ......................................................................................... 3-52
3-16.01 Corridor Settings .....................................................................................3 -53
3-16.02 Survey Settings .......................................................................................3 -58
3-17 TERRAIN FILTERS ............................................................................................. 3-58
3-18 UTILITY FILTERS ............................................................................................... 3-60
3-19 PROJECT EXPLORER LINKSETS ..................................................................... 3-61
3-20 CUSTOM MENU ITEMS IN THE WORKSPACE ................................................. 3-62
SECTION 4 PLANS PRODUCTION WORKSPACE ..................................................... 4-1
4-1 PLANS PRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 4-1
4-2 EXAMPLE PLANS .................................................................................................... 4-1
4-3 ROADWAY ANNOTATION ....................................................................................... 4-1
4-3.01 Roadway Plan and Profile Sheet Labeling ................................................. 4-2
4-3.02 Cross Section Labeling .............................................................................4 -3
4-3.03 Legal Descriptions .....................................................................................4 -4
4-3.04 Annotation Guides .....................................................................................4 -6
4-4 SHEET ORGANIZATION AND CONTENT .............................................................. 4-13
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4-4.01 Sheet Sizes ............................................................................................... 4-13
4-4.02 Sheet Organization ................................................................................... 4-14
4-4.03 Sheet Titles ............................................................................................... 4-14
4-5 SHEET LAYOUT ....................................................................................................... 4-17
4-5.01 Roadway Sheets ....................................................................................... 4-17
4-5.02 Structures Sheets and Borders ................................................................. 4-26
4-6 DRAINAGE ANNOTATION AND PROFILES ............................................................ 4-27
4-7 PRINTING .................................................................................................................. 4-28
4-7.01 Plotter Configuration Files (pltcfg) ............................................................ 4-29
4-7.02 Pen Table (tbl) .......................................................................................... 4-31
4-7.03 Print Styles ................................................................................................ 4-32
4-8 QUANTITIES ............................................................................................................. 4-33
4-8.01 Coded Pay Item Resources in Spreadsheet ............................................. 4-34
4-8.02 Earthwork .................................................................................................. 4-35
4-8.03 Summary of Quantity Sheet Requirements .............................................. 4-35
4-9 ADDENDUMS ............................................................................................................ 4-36
4-10 CONSTRUCTION CHANGES ............................................................................... 4-37
SECTION 5 INTERNET AND CONTACT INFORMATION ............................................ 5-1
5-1 CONTACT INFORMATION ......................................................................................... 5-1
5-2 WEB PAGES ............................................................................................................... 5-2
5-3 SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES ....................................................................................... 5-3
5-4 EXAMPLE PLANS ....................................................................................................... 5-3
5-5 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................ 5-3
5-6 FILE TRANSFER ......................................................................................................... 5-4
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX A – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ....................................................... A-1
APPENDIX B – LEVEL LIBRARY ....................................................................................... B-1
APPENDIX C – LINE STYLES ........................................................................................... C-1
APPENDIX D – TEXT STYLES .......................................................................................... D-1
APPENDIX E – GEOMETRY AND SURFACE FEATURE DEFINTIONS ............................ E-1
APPENDIX F - UTILITY FEATURE DEFINTIONS .............................................................. F-1
APPENDIX G – COLOR TABLE .........................................................................................G -1
APPENDIX H – VISUAL BASIC APPLICATIONS ............................................................... H-1
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List of Figures

SECTION 2 DELIVERABLES POLICY
Figure 2-4.A – Subgrade Terrain Model Surface ................................................................... 2-17
Figure 2-4.B – Finished Grade Terrain Model Surface .......................................................... 2-17
Figure 2-4.C – Roadway Components in Cross-section ........................................................ 2-18
Figure 2-4.D – Roadway Components in 3D ......................................................................... 2-18
Figure 2-4.E – Points in Cross-section Generate 3D Line Strings ......................................... 2-19
Figure 2-4.F – Example of 3D Line Strings in Model ............................................................. 2-19
Figure 2-4.G – Example of Structure Excavation Surface Terrain Model for a Footing .......... 2-20
Figure 2-4.H – Create a Legacy Format Terrain Model ......................................................... 2-22
Figure 2-4.I – Export Geometry Command ............................................................................ 2-22
Figure 2-5.A – Alignment Master Reference Structure .......................................................... 2-29
Figure 2-5.B – Reference Structure for Individual Alignment Files......................................... 2-30
Figure 2-5.C – Reference Structure for Corridor Master ........................................................ 2-30
Figure 2-5.D – Reference File Structure for Individual Corridors ........................................... 2-31

SECTION 3 DESIGN TIME WORKSPACE
Figure 3-2.A - Selection of IDOT Workspace .......................................................................... 3-2
Figure 3-3.A - Structures DGN Model Examples ..................................................................... 3-5
Figure 3-3.B - Structures Seed with no Models ....................................................................... 3-5
Figure 3-3.C – Use of Seed File When Making Models ........................................................... 3-7
Figure 3-3.D - Seed File Working Units ................................................................................... 3-8
Figure 3-3.E - Geographic Coordinate System Tools .............................................................. 3-9
Figure 3-3.F - Selection of Geographic Coordinate System..................................................... 3-9
Figure 3-3.G - Geographic Coordinate Systems Details Tool ................................................ 3-10
Figure 3-3.H - Ground to Grid Adjustment Factor .................................................................. 3-10
Figure 3-3.I – MicroStation Attachment Methods ................................................................... 3-11
Figure 3-3.J – Message Notifying of Utility Model Creation ................................................... 3-12
Figure 3-3.K – Subsurface Utilities Project Defaults .............................................................. 3-13
Figure 3-3.L – Subsurface Utilities Units Settings .................................................................. 3-14
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