Methodology for having well-presented drawings

[mvanitallieTWCFH]

What I am asking for: Methodology for having well-presented drawings. Ideas/tips/tricks/guides/well wishes/hopes/dreams/etc..

Background:

I have started creating civil plans (earthworks/site sections) for a new business. The engineering component is covered, but I am looking for direction on how to create well-presented drawings. I know drawing templates and methodologies are normally set by the company you are working for. I did not want to just copy my previous companies' (IP) for my own standard. I know what it is for reference (they used a plot style that dictated the drafting colours)

I am generally disappointed in the Civil3d country kit for production drawings, as there are too many colours for final plotting.

My current go-to is in paper space needs to be grayscale or a very specific colour (boundary or services only). I use the civil3d country kit for all design. Xref into my production drawings and change layer colours there for final plans. There has to be a better way.

If I don't do this, I will need to create a plot config that changes colours to line thickness, and this seems like extra work (why not just use the CAD tools per object for width/colour to manage the look, don't use some other type of masking arrangement (plot configs))

I know there are a lot of existing authorities drafting standard documents. I have not seen one that I could transform into a great CAD standard methodology.

My background is 15 years in the industry as a design engineer, but never in a drafting/documentation role. I also (inefficiently yet consistently) use brackets too often.

[Joe-Bouza]

Man this question is a big bite. People have huge volumes on this topic and truth be told it’s : personal / local / regional. Really impossible to pin down .

it us all about templates and predefined settings.

I concur on you point on ctb. Make the adjustment to plot object lieweight free of color.

make some hard decisions and be militant about holding to them

[Joe-Bouza]

Man this question is a big bite. People have huge volumes on this topic and truth be told it’s : personal / local / regional. Really impossible to pin down .

it us all about templates and predefined settings.

I concur on you point on ctb. Make the adjustment to plot object lieweight free of color.

make some hard decisions and be militant about holding to them

[mvanitallieTWCFH]

Thanks @Joe-Bouza .  I feel like there should be a good answer out there suitable for small businesses.  I get the reasoning for a lot of what the standard processes are now, scalability and maneuverability in a larger company.  It would be great to see a streamlined delivery for what is needed (for clear plotting from the CK) in the small operation space.  

[Joe-Bouza]

Set the standard