CADD Users Manual

Table of Contents for CADD Users Manual (English)

Foreword, 12/1/06
1. Purpose/Intent of Manual, 12/1/06
- 1.1 Purpose of Manual
- 1.2 Users of the Manual
- 1.3 Scope of the Manual
- 1.4 Intent of the Manual
2. Caltrans Data Format
- 2.1 Drawing Types and Codes, updated 11/05/07, see Errata
  - A. Drawing Types
    - 1. Geographical
    - 2. Non-Geographical
  - B. Drawing Codes - Highway Construction Project
  - C. Drawing Codes - Highway Planting Project
  - D. Drawing Codes - Mapping & Preliminary Drawings
- 2.2 Drawing File Names, 12/1/06
  - A. Description
  - B. Need for Naming Uniformity
  - C. Naming Convention
    - 1. District Codes
    - 2. Highway Construction Project
    - 3. Highway Planting Project
    - 4. Structures Drawings
    - 5. Topographic Maps
- 2.3 Drawing Working Units, 12/1/06
  - A. Description
    - 1. Pre Version 8 (V8) MicroStation
    - 2. Version 8 (V8) MicroStation
  - B. Units of Resolution for Highway Construction
    - 1. Pre Version 8 (V8) MicroStation
    - 2. Version 8 (V8) MicroStation
  - C. Units of Resolustion for Structures
    - 1. Pre Version 8 (V8) MicroStation
    - 2. Version 8 (V8) MicroStation
- 2.4 Drawing Data Levels, updated 10/25/07, see Errata
  - A. Standardization of a Level Convention for Design Information
    - 1. Work Transfer
    - 2. Multi-Operations
    - 3. Drawing Life
  - B. Highway/Landscape Leveling Convention
    - 1. General Content of Levels
    - 2. Summary of Each Level
    - 3. Specifics of Each Level
  - C. Exceptions or Flexibility fron the Caltrans Standard Leveling
    Convention
  - D. Structures Leveling Convention
    - 1. General Content of Levels
    - 2. Summary of Each Level
    - 3. Specifics of Each Level
  - E. Right of Way Engineering/Mapping Products Leveling Convention
    - 1. General Content of R/W Mapping Levels
    - 2. Summary of R/W Mapping Levels
    - 3. Specifics of Each Level
    - 4. Exceptions or Flexibility from R/W Mapping Leveling Conventions
- 2.5 Plan Sheet Preparation Using Levels, updated 10/25/07, see Errata
  - A. Plan Sheet Preparation
  - B. Highway Design and Topographic Information (Alphabetically and Corresponding Level)
  - C. Levels Involved for Various Plan Sheets (Highway Construction)
- 2.6 Text, updated 10/25/07, see Errata
  - A. Introduction
  - B. Text Size - Highway & Landscape Project Plans
  - C. Text Size - Structures
  - D. Text Size - Right of Way Mapping Products
- 2.7 Lines, updated 10/25/07, see Errata
  - A. Introduction
  - B. Line Weights
  - C. Line Codes
  - D. Dashed Lines
  - E. Line Styles and Linear Patterning
    - 1. Overview
    - 2. Scale Factor for Line Styles
  - F. Line Symbology
- 2.8 Color Table/Caltrans Standard Colors, 12/1/06
  - A. Introduction
  - B. Caltrans Color Table files
  - C. Standard Colors for Highway Projects
  - D. Standard Colors for Right of Way
  - E. Standard Colors for Structures
- 2.9 Caltrans Cell Libraries, 12/1/06
  - A. Introduction
  - B. Definitions
  - C. Cells and Caltrans Base Scale (Roadway)
3. Electronic Data, currently under construction

3.6 Roadway Design
- A. Introduction
- B. Caltrans CAiCE Standard Resource Files
- C. Caltrans MicroStation Standard Resource Files
- D. Existing Topography
- E. Horizontal Alignments
- F. Vertical Alignments
- G. Superelevation and Cross Slope
- H. Alternate Design Techniques
- I. Digital Design Model (DDM) and Design Contours
- J. Design Cross Sections

3.7 Roadway Design Deliverables
- A. Introduction
- B. CAiCE Files
- C. MicroStation Files

3.8 Master Files, updated 01/08/08, see Errata
- A. Overview
- B. Master Topographic Files
- C. Master Design Files
- D. Master Clip Frame Files
- E. Master Plan Sheet Files
- F. Contract Plan Sheet Files
- G. Final PS&E Submittal

4. PS&E Through As-Built Plans
- 4.1 For PS&E Submittal, 01/08/08
  - A. File Formats for PS&E
  - B. Reference Files
  - C. Requirements for PS&E
  - D. Consultant Prepared Projects
- 4.2 After PS&E, updated 01/08/08, see Errata
  - A. Draft Contract Ready
  - B. Certification for RTL
  - C. As-Awarded
  - D. Contract Change Order
- 4.3 As-Built Plans, updated 01/08/08, see Errata
  - A. Overview
  - B. Roadway As-Built Plans Using CADD
  - C. Structure As-Built Plans Using CADD
  - D. Archive Ready As-Built Plans
  - E. Microfilming As-Built Plans
5. Plotting at Caltrans, updated 10/25/07, see Errata
- 5.1 Why Do We Plot?
- 5.2 Interplot Plotting
  - A. Overview
  - B. Why a Single Plotting Solution
  - C. Using Interplot at Caltrans
- 5.3 Terms and Definitions
- 5.4 Accessing Interplot
  - A. Within MicroStation via "Iplot-Main" Dialog
  - B. From Windows via "Interplot Organizer"
  - C. From the DOS Command Line
- 5.5 Creating Interplot Parameter Files (iparms) for PS&E;
- 5.6 Plotting to TIFF Image Files
  - A. Primary Function of the "TIFF Output" queue
  - B. How to Plot to a TIFF Image File
  - C. Standard Properties of TIFF Images Generated by "TIFF Output"
- 5.7 Things to Watch Out for When Using Interplot
- 5.8 MicroStation Print/Plot
- 5.9 Caltrans Pen Table
  - A. What is a Pen Table?
  - B. The History of the Caltrans Pen Tables
  - C. The Standard Caltrans Roadway Pen Tables
  - D. Functions and Features of the Caltrans Standard Pen Table
Appendix
- A1. Caltrans English Cell Library, 12/1/06
  - 1. Landscape
  - 2. Photogrammetry
  - 3. Project Plans
  - 4. Roadway
  - 5. Right of Way
  - 6. Traffic Electrical
  - 7. Surveys
- A2. Structures English Cell Library, 04/26/07
- A3. R/W Engineering English Cell Library, 04/26/07
- A4. Caltrans Line Styles, updated 10/25/07, see Errata
- A5. NAD Coordinates and Zones - English, updated 10/25/07, see Errata
  - 1. 1983 - U.S. Survey Foot
  - 2. 1983 - Metric
  - 3. 1927 - U.S. Survey Foot
- A6. Caltrans Fonts, 12/1/06
- A9. DGNLIB Levels, 5/29/08

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