Request for help and direction for Creating a Drawing Standards Audit File

[Anonymous]

Hi Fellow CAD Users,

I am working in a firm where we have set standards for Layer Naming, Dim Styles, Text Styles etc. I recently came across ( while working on a project with Public Works Government Services Canada (PWGSC)), there is an option to run an audit file before you send the drawing to the client, just to make sure the drawing satisfies all standards - in my case the PWGSC standards. This will effectively check whether the drawing components are in proper layers,  and the layer naming is correct etc etc. Since our firm focuses very much on Quality of the drawings, I was thinking if we could make some kind of file / program like this, it would be a great help to fellow CAD users.

I request whoever has exposure into making a drawing standards audit file, please help me create one. I have attached the link to the PWGSC link to download the installer for their program. Since I do not have much knowledge on these things, if  some one can walk me through the process, I will try to create one.

From this site address below , you can download the programs I was talking about:

http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/cdao-cadd/telechargements-downloads-eng.html

The files are quite large, so I did not try to attach any thing. But it is a straight forward download.

The first one PWGSC CADD Standards ToolKit is the installer download for the Drawing Standards Audit Program.

The PWGSC_TPSGC Block and Template (2016) has all their standard LineTypes and CTBs etc for different regions.

Please feel free to download and take a look at it, if you guys would be able to help me.  If some one can give me a step by step instruction I can follow it and if there are some issues I will let you guys know

Regards,

VA

[StephenThomasGrace]

Hi Vince

I just stumbled across your post. For PWGSC here in the Atlantic Region, we use a lisp program for our audit, which has a bit of an assistant mechanism to help the user identify the bits that don't match the standard.

The code is a little convoluted, but it is readily accessible on the App Store... PWGSCAtlantic

Always willing to help a fellow CAD standards advocate.

-steve

[Anonymous]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the reply and resource you shared  for my query.

I do not have much experience in LISP programming, but I always request help from this forum and some experts were so helpful in resolving/ creating innovative lisp programs for resolving the issues. I do not know how to open a .vlx file let alone tweak those routines/ .vlx files to customize my need. I am still waiting for some experts to help me in this regard.

Regards,

VM

[Moshe-A]

Vince,

Have you looked at Manage\Cad Standards?

[StephenThomasGrace]

Hi Vince

The code from the link I provided is all plain vanilla lisp files, easily opened in the lisp editor inside AutoCAD with VLIDE command. I'm not saying any of it is simple, but I'm no genius.

And yes, you are right.... Heck, some of the giants here in the programming discussion groups should get 50 bucks from Autodesk for each time they are of help to someone!!

The atl-QA.lisp file does the auditing in our plugin. It checks for our "Canuck" Layer Standard, which was based on AIA and veered off about 2 decades ago, however; It may give you some ideas. The whole thing is commented fairly well.

I have attached a really early version of the auditor. You should be able to run it and look at it for a laugh anyway.

cheers.

-steve

[Anonymous]

Hi Moshe_A,

Yes I brought in our template file through the settings under configuration in drawing standards panel, and I quickly ran a check, and it is working. My intension was to create a lisp so that I can use it  and modify it on an ongoing basis. I will let you know if the method you suggested fulfills my requirement in drawing audit.

Thanks for your feed back/ support.

Regards,

VM

[Anonymous]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for that routine. Let me see if I can tweak the lisp with my little knowledge. If I come across any difficulty or I am stuck, I might request some help from you guys.

Thanks for the support and help in this regard.

Have a nice week end.

VM