CAD Layer Naming Checklist
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Checklist
Check a CAD drawing's layers against a naming standard before you issue it — names, colours, linetypes and lineweights all consistent.
Still outstanding
- Consistent naming convention
- No stray default layers
- Descriptive, not generic names
- Survey control on its own layer
- Colour by layer (ByLayer)
- Linetype by layer
- Lineweight by layer
- Plot styles set
- Matches the project / client CAD standard
- Text styles and heights consistent
- Annotation scale set correctly
- Unused layers purged
- Title block and revision complete
- External references bound or noted
Study support only — follow your lecturer and the official assessment brief. Nothing here is stored.
How to use this calculator
- Work down each section, ticking items your CAD drawing already meets.
- Watch the completeness percentage and the outstanding list update as you go.
- Fix anything still outstanding before you issue the drawing.
How it works
A consistent layer standard keeps drawings readable and plot-ready: names follow a convention, and colour, linetype and lineweight are set ByLayer rather than overridden on individual objects.
This is a local checklist — nothing is uploaded. Always defer to your project or client CAD standard where it differs.
Worked example
Before issuing a detail survey. Names follow discipline-feature-detail, control is on its own layer, properties are ByLayer, unused layers are purged and the title block/revision is complete.
Frequently asked questions
Why use ByLayer for colour and linetype?
So a layer's appearance is controlled in one place. Object-level overrides make drawings inconsistent and hard to maintain or re-plot.
Is this official course material?
No. It is free study support mapped to surveying course levels — not official North Metropolitan TAFE content or advice. Always follow your lecturer and the official assessment brief, and check your own working.
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