EFLHD CADD Manual for Roadway and Bridge construction

Table of Contents
Chapter (.pdf format)	Description	Document Modified	Modification Description
Full Manual -	Download the full EFLHD CADD Manual	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 01 - Introduction	The Introduction chapter contains an outline of the CADD (Computer Aided Design and Drafting) Standards Manual, and describes its intended use within EFLHD and the A/E consultants doing work for EFLHD.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 02 - Directory Structures	The Directory Structure chapter details where files should be placed during the course of a EFLHD project. Included are the directory structures for Roadway, Survey, and Bridge, as well the directory structure for CADD support.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 03 - Naming Conventions	The File Naming chapter details the proper naming of files created during the course of a EFLHD project. This includes project .DGN file naming, as well as the standard for .GPK file naming.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 04 - Seed Files	The Seed file chapter outlines the seed files in use at EFLHD as well as detailing some of the importand settings contained within each.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 05 - Annotation	The Annotation chapter contains the standards for the placement of text, including fonts, text size, and the proper use of the EFLHD resource files.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 06 - Linestyles	The Linestyle chapter provides a description of each linestyle to be used on EFLHD projects, as well as the proper use of the EFLHD resource files.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 07 - Color Table	The Color Table chapter describes the proper EFLHD color table to be used.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 08 - Cell Libraries	The Cell Library chapter outlines the cell libraries currently in use at EFLHD.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 09 - Levels and Symbology	The Level and Symbology chapter outlines the proper placement of elements within MicroStation, including level, linestyle, color and weight, where appropriate.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 10 - Batch Plotting	The batch printing chapter explains how to create and use job sets of drawings to print and re-print.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 11 - GEOPAK Intro to V8	GEOPAK 2004 Edition (GEOPAK), the civil engineering design software in use at the Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD), is complex software with many options to select from while working on projects for or at EFLHD. This manual is not intended to teach the novice user how to use GEOPAK, but rather how EFLHD intends GEOPAK to be used on EFLHD projects.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 12 - GEOPAK Preferences	GEOPAK Preferences control many different aspects of GEOPAK, including how data is displayed, where data is stored, and how to handle complex procedures such as survey data and superelevation.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 13 - Project Manager	The GEOPAK Project Manager is a tool which associates the COGO job number, users, project files, working directories, and various user preferences (such as whether to use Metric or English units) with a specific project.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 14 - Survey	Survey Manager is used to input raw or corrected ASCII survey data into MicroStation and GEOPAK. This will allow the user to create a .tin, and a topo file, and also input surveyed cross sections used in the final design.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 15 - DTM	An existing ground DTM will be the base with which to create existing profiles, existing cross-sections, generate earthwork, etc. Proper creation is imperative for the success of each of these procedures. This chapter will explain the process for extracting graphics from a DGN file containing 3D elements that represent existing ground.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 16 - DC Manager	Elements such as edges of pavement, centerlines, curb and gutter, and guardrail, whether created through GEOPAK coordinate geometry, or simply drawn into MicroStation must be placed with the correct symbology. This is vitally important for such things as plotting, automated quantities, cross-sections, and ease of checking.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 17 - Horiz & Vert Design	Since there are many different, and acceptable, methods of creating horizontal and vertical geometry using GEOPAK, this chapter will not dictate the exact methods to use. Instead we will describe the different methods that can be used. This chapter will be in two sections: Horizontal Design and Vertical Design.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 18 - Cross Sections	Proposed Cross sections are used to determine the limits of construction, earthwork, construction staking reports, and 3D modeling. It is very important that they are drawn consistently and to the standards outlined in this chapter.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 19 - Plan & Profile Sheet	This chapter will describe the methods used to create plan and profile sheets. The following workflows will show the user how to set up sheets using GEOPAK Plan and Profile Sheet Composition tool.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 20 - Quantities	Quantities are calculated by many different methods. The type of quantity, its unit of measurement, and how it is shown in the plans will dictate the method used to calculate it. Since this is a CADD manual, this chapter will go through the procedures used to calculate quantities using plan and cross section drawings.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 21 - GEOPAK Reports	GEOPAK uses the cross section files to produce staking reports in EFLHD format. The creation of these will be required on all EFLHD projects that have cross sections. These reports include staking details, slope stake reports, and red and blue top reports.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 22 - Print Plot Procedures	Creating PS Files Using Print/Plot	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 23 - Working Units Policy	Federal Lands Highway Bridge Office has been in process of converting to the Microstation V8 format and producing standards using uniform cell libraries and seed files. Up until the use of Microstation V8, different Working Units had been used to develop drawings to different scales.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 24 - Project Planning	Federal Lands Highway Bridge Office (FLHBO) Bridge Planning sheets, Bridge CAAD Standards, Bridge File Naming Conventions, Standard Abbreviations	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 25 - Rebar Shapes Used in EFLHD	FLHBO Standard Bars and Special Bars	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 26 - Geopak Guidelines	Please note that all projects must follow Federal Lands Highway Bridge Office Standards. This includes file setup. Projects are to be developed by using the “oplot.dgn” method.	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 27 - Batch Plotting	FLHBO Bridge Batch Plotting Process	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 28 - Cell Libraries and Seed Files	You can find seed files for all three offices, Eastern, Central, and Western in both English and Metric. There are 6 directories total with 3 files in each directory. The 3 file names are similar to the following, but may vary a bit to distinguish English vs.. Metric and other attributes of origin:	04-2007	Original version.
Chapter 29 - Consultants Deliverables	Throughout the life of the contract, Consultants will be required to submit their files (Deliverables Items) to EFLHD. If these standards are followed, the Consultant will only need to write their directory structure to a CD and submit with only a brief description of Geopak chain names, profile names, and file naming convention.	04-2007	Original version.