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AutoCAD Standard Layer Names

Layers Name Conventions
The AIA CAD Layer Guidelines defines layer naming strategies used throughout Digital Drawing for Designers.
  • Discipline designators are the first letter used in each layer name.
  • Major groups are four-character abbreviations that identify major building systems.
  • Minor groups are four-character abbreviations used to further define the major group.
  • The status field is used to designate the phase of construction.
Standard Layer Name Downloads
Refer to pages 54–55 for additional information about using color and line weight in AutoCAD.​
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Plot Style Downloads
​Refer to the following pages for additional information about installing this book's standard plot styles.
  • (2021 ed) pages 102-103
  • (2017 ed) pages 102-103
  • (2015 ed) page 84​​
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Presentation Plan Layer Names

Layer
Visibility
Color
Linetype
A-ANNO-DIMS
On
7
Continuous
A-ANNO-NOTE
On
​7
Continuous
A-CASE
On
5
Continuous
A-CASE-ABOV
On
5
HIDDEN2
A-DOOR
On
4
Continuous
A-FLOR-PATT
On
9
Continuous
A-FURN
On
​5
Continuous
A-GLAZ
On
3
Continuous
A-GLAZ-MULL
On
7
Continuous
A-GLAZ-SILL
On
6
Continuous
A-ROOM-IDEN
On
​5
Continuous
​A-WALL-E
On
2
Continuous
​A-WALL-N
On
1
Continuous
A-WALL-PATT
On
9
Continuous
S-COL
On
​2
Continuous
S-GRID
On
8
Value
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