![]() The NCS coordinates these different guidelines into a single package. Drawing layout and construction comes from the Construction Specification Institute (their Uniform Drawing System) and plotting guidelines come from the National Institute of Building Sciences. The layering guidelines come from the American Institute of Architects. The NCS is built from several different standards. A single requirement statement requiring NCS compliance isn’t really enough due to some of those choices. In some cases, the standards aren’t detailed enough for design and need to be extended to support that. The version of the standards is important as portions of the standards have changed and included different options each version. In certain areas, there are options rather than a specific direction, so again, knowing what the client needs specifically is important. ![]() Many organizations think of the layers standards and forget about the rest of the NCS, so may only be looking for compliance with the layer naming portion of the standards. ![]() The important thing when working with clients who require compliance, is identifying what parts of the standard they want compliance with. Periodically, we have clients come to us asking for advice on working with the National CAD Standards (or NCS) because a client requires their drawings to be NCS compliant. What Are the National CAD Standards, and What Do They Mean to Me? ![]()
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