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Why does Geiger use the ARES CAD Software?
- 01/01/2022
- Posted by: Graebert
- Category: Customer StoriesVideos
The Geiger Group is a family-owned company from Oberstdorf in the Allgäu region of Germany, founded in 1923 and now managed by the fourth generation. Today, over 3,000 employees work at more than 50 locations in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Romania and Italy.
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CSI Uniform Drawing System
- 09/08/2017
- Posted by: Graebert
- Category: Tips & Tricks
The Construction Specifications Institute in 1994 created a drawing sheet naming system. The AIA’s system, in turn, is based on the CSIs. The following article is an abstract of the eBook ‘Best CAD Practices’ by Ralph Grabowski. Graebert is happy to share with you some of the experience accumulated by Ralph as a CAD expert and as compiled in his eBook for which the reference can be found at the bottom of the page. Feel free to share feedback in the comment section below. Called UDS for uniform drawing system, drawing file names are based on the order of a construction project. The system uses two characters, followed by three digits, such as AS102. Position Example Meaning 1 A Discipline
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Industry Standards For File Names
- 01/08/2017
- Posted by: Graebert
- Category: Tips & Tricks
The following sections describe file name standards created by several industry groups: American Institute of Architects Construction Specifications Institute California Department of Transportation The following article is an abstract of the eBook ‘Best CAD Practices’ by Ralph Grabowski. Graebert is happy to share with you some of the experience accumulated by Ralph as a CAD expert and as compiled in his eBook for which the reference can be found at the bottom of the page. Feel free to share feedback in the comment section below. AIA File Naming Convention The American Institute of Architects uses a file naming system based on its CAD Layer Guidelines (Chapter 3). You will see some similarities between the file and layer names, although layer names are more extensive. The AIA naming convention recognizes two types of CAD files: Model files contain the model drawn full size, but plotted to scale Sheet files hold non-model
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