Topic: Graphical representation for New, Existing, Demo

[Jeff H]

How do you represent demo vs existing items or new vs existing items graphically on a drawing?

Most I have seen for existing put on a lighter lineweight, but I have seen also making it dashed, using leaders to annotate, for demo a '/' on each item.

[theluck19]

I agree with you Jeff.. Mostly we use Layers, Colors & Line weight too. Sometimes we cloud the area and add a revision triangle 1a, 1b, 2a 2b etc. and a brief description of the revision triangle change in the notes of some corner of the drawing. Also some times we make the old revision a block so that its easier to work on top of it. By the way i am talking of Civil & Structural 2D Drawings, What type of drawings are you looking at? Cheers:-)

[deegeecees]

I use color and supply a legend. Green for existing, Blue for demo, and black for new. Greyed phantom lines for reference components.

[dgorsman]

In most cases we use a half-tone short-dash line for existing and solid thin long-dash for future (but not much future planning these days, almost everything is purpose-built).  Demo work gets its own drawing, with the items being removed clouded and hatched. 

Color would be nice, but nobody here or the client offices wants to pony up for color printers all 'round.

[M-dub]

FWIW

[deegeecees]

In most cases we use a half-tone short-dash line for existing and solid thin long-dash for future (but not much future planning these days, almost everything is purpose-built).  Demo work gets its own drawing, with the items being removed clouded and hatched. 

Color would be nice, but nobody here or the client offices wants to pony up for color printers all 'round.

99% of our documents go out to clients in PDF form. We have a small niche, and I deal with mostly Fire Chiefs, and the like who normally have a small color printer. If a client requests hard copies or 11x17, I can accomodate them in-house. In 7+ years here I've only had to do that a few times.

[Jeff H]

Thanks guys!

[Rob...]

Demo - Hidden linetype, thick lineweight or cross hatched
Existing - Continuous, thin lineweight and shaded
New/Proposed - Linetype varies, thick lineweight
Future - Hidden linetype, thin lineweight and shaded

[Krushert]

Demo - Hidden linetype, thick lineweight or cross hatched
Existing - Continuous, thin lineweight and shaded
New/Proposed - Linetype varies, thick lineweight
Future - Hidden linetype, thin lineweight and shaded

That we draw and roll too.

[bchapman]

Demo plan separate, usually, consists of hidden linetypes and hatches.  Everything existing hidden, thin but dark enough to copy.  Future dotted. Proposed varies.