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Layering Standards

 
The category codes used in Field 2 are defined in the section Category Naming for Data of this manual.
 
The layer naming convention is outlined with some examples below:
Field 1
 
Field 2
 
Field 3
 
Field 4
 
Originator
 
Category Code
 
Code / Description 1
 
Description 2 / Scale
Item
B
-
ANO
-
Reference
-
100
Section tag block 1:100
B
-
DOOR
-
General
 
 
Door layer
B
-
STAIR
-
Ramps
 
 
Ramp layer
 
Field 1:  Defines the discipline to who the layer belongs – B, Building Surveyor
Field 2:  Category code as defined in section Category Naming for Data of this manual
Field 3:  Category code or description of element type
Field 4:  Description of element or drawing scale to elements refer, if required
 
Some layers may contain additional description fields for clarity.
 
Some annotation layers listed below are not included in the ribbon plugin as they will be inserted into drawings automatically as items are added using the plugin.
 
Layers included in the system are outlined below:
Layer name
 Colour
Linetype
Description
 
 
 
 
Annotation Layers (ANO)
 
 
 
B-ANO-Area-GEA
150
Continuous
Gross External Area
B-ANO-Area-GIA
221
Continuous
Gross Internal Area
B-ANO-Area-NIA
30
Continuous
Net Internal Area
B-ANO-Dims-'scale'
8
Continuous
Dimensions 1:1 etc to 1:2500
B-ANO-Levels-'scale'
8
Continuous
Levels 1:20 etc to 1:500
B-ANO-Reference-'scale'
8
Continuous
Reference 1:20 etc to 1:500
B-ANO-Room-CLG_Level-'scale'
4
Continuous
Room ceiling level 1:20 etc to 1:500
B-ANO-Room-FLR_Level-'scale'
1
Continuous
Room floor level  1:20 etc to 1:500
B-ANO-Room-Name-'scale'
8
Continuous
Room Name 1:1 etc to 1:500
B-ANO-SIT-SpotCoords-'scale'
8
Continuous
Spot Coordinates for 1:1 etc to 1:500
B-ANO-Text-'scale'
8
Continuous
Text 1:1 etc to 1:2500
 
 
 
 
Building Layers
 
 
 
B-CEILING-General
1
Continuous
Ceiling - General
B-DOOR-General
9
Continuous
Door - General
B-FLOOR-General
1
Continuous
Floors - General
B-FURNITURE-General
252
Continuous
Furniture - Loose
B-JOINERY-General
1
Continuous
Joinery - General
B-KITCHEN-General
1
Continuous
Casework - Kitchen, general
B-ROOF-Above
1
DASHED2
Roofs - Above
B-ROOF-General
1
Continuous
Roofs - General
B-SANITARY-General
8
Continuous
Sanitary fittings - General
B-STAIR-General
5
Continuous
Stairs - General
B-STAIR-Handrail
8
Continuous
Stairs - Handrails
B-STAIR-Ramps
5
Continuous
Stairs - Ramps
B-STRUCTURE-Beam
4
Continuous
Structural - Beam
B-STRUCTURE-Column
4
Continuous
Structural - Column
B-STRUCTURE-General
3
Continuous
Structural - General
B-WALL-Above
8
HIDDEN
Walls - Above
B-WALL-Assumed
1
Dashed2
Walls - Assumed
B-WALL-Details
8
Continuous
Walls - Details
B-WALL-External
3
Continuous
Walls - External
B-WALL-Hatch
254
Continuous
Walls - Hatch
B-WALL-Internal
4
Continuous
Walls - Internal
B-WINDOW-General
8
Continuous
Window - General
B-WINDOW-Roof
9
Continuous
Window - Roof
 
 
 
 
Services Layers
 
 
 
B-SERVICES-General
4
Continuous
Services - All, general
B-SERVICES-Data
4
Continuous
Services - Data, general
B-SERVICES-Drainage-Above
5
Continuous
Services - Drainage, above ground
B-SERVICES-Drainage-Below
2
DASHED2
Services - Drainage, below ground
B-SERVICES-Drainage-RWP
5
Continuous
Services - Drainage, Rain Water Pipes
B-SERVICES-Electrical
5
Continuous
Services - Electrical, general
B-SERVICES-Lifts
1
Continuous
Services - Lifts, detail
B-SERVICES-Mechanical
4
Continuous
Services - Mechanical, general
B-SERVICES-Pipes-General
1
Continuous
Services - Pipes, general
B-SERVICES-Plant
5
Continuous
Services - Plant, general
 
 
 
 
Site Layers
 
 
 
B-SITE-Buildings
3
Continuous
Site - Buildings
B-SITE-Buildings-Hatch
254
Continuous
Site - Buildings, hatch
B-SITE-Contours
254
Continuous
Site - Contours
B-SITE-Fence
1
Continuous
Site - Fences
B-SITE-Furniture
1
Continuous
Site - Furniture
B-SITE-Landscape
8
Continuous
Site - Landscape
B-SITE-Pavement
2
Continuous
Site - Pavement
B-SITE-Road
8
Continuous
Site - Road
B-SITE-Road-Markings
252
Continuous
Site - Road markings
B-SITE-Road-Names
2
Continuous
Site - Road names
B-SITE-Services
4
Continuous
Site - Services
B-SITE-Veg-Trees
252
Continuous
Vegetation - Trees
B-SITE-Veg-Shrubs
253
Continuous
Vegetation - Shrubs