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Drafting Guide Line

The document provides guidelines for architectural drawing using CAD software, specifying 4-6 line weights for different elements such as sections, elevations, and top plans. It details line types, their corresponding weights, and color codes for various lines including hidden, center, and dimension lines. The emphasis is on maintaining consistency in line weights and types to enhance clarity in architectural drawings.

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Drafting Guide Line

The document provides guidelines for architectural drawing using CAD software, specifying 4-6 line weights for different elements such as sections, elevations, and top plans. It details line types, their corresponding weights, and color codes for various lines including hidden, center, and dimension lines. The emphasis is on maintaining consistency in line weights and types to enhance clarity in architectural drawings.

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DRAFTING GUIDE LINE FOR ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING PLOT, LINE TYPES AND LINE WEIGHTS

You can create every architectural drawing on CAD software with only 4-6 line weights.

No Line type Section/cut plan Elevation Top plan Line weight


.
1 Thickest Section/ Cut - Ground Section/ Cut - Ground N/A 0.70mm
2 Thick Section/ Cut - Primary elements Foreground Foreground 0.50mm
(floor, wall. roof)
3 medium Section/ Cut-Secondary elements Midground Midground 0.35mm
(Window, door etc.)
4 Thin ASSISTANTS ASSISTANTS ASSISTANTS 0.25mm
Tertiary elements/ object Background Background
outline Annotations/ support Annotations/ support
Furniture outline Annotations/
support
5 Thinner Material details Texture, Material details Material 0.18mm
note, center line Texture details
Texture
6 thinnest Hidden line, hatch line, reference line & Hidden line, hatch line, Hidden line, hatch line, 0.05mm
leader line & dimension line reference line & leader line reference line & leader
& dimension line line & dimension line
Description Line thickness in mm Color Codes
Out Line 0.20 or 0.25 White, Cyan, Yellow, Blue
Hidden Line 0.00 or 0.05 Blue, Gray, 241
Center Line 0.10 or 0.15 Green, Red, Blue
Note 0.18 or 0.20 White, Cyan, Green, 41
Thin Line 0.00 or 0.05 Gray, 08, 111
Reference Line 0.000 Magenta, Gray
Hatch Line 0.000 Magenta, Green, Gray, red
Color-9 to 256 0.000
Dimension line
Leader Line with Arrows 0.000 Gray Color-9, or 8, Red
Text 0.18 or 0.20 Cyan, Green

You might have many different pens


or the ability to create infinite line
weight on software, but you don’t

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