Single Project - Sheets Folder

SHEETS FOLDER AND IT'S SUB-FOLDERS

This folder is found in the 02 Permits, 03b DD, and 04 CD directories.

02 Permits	03b DD	04 CD

This folder contains the cad sheet layouts and no model space work is done in these drawings. All necessary files are xrefed from the "Work", "Xref", "00 Overall Xref", or "00 Overall Project Xref" (Multiple Projects Only) folders. The "04 CD" sheets folder has sub-folders in it called 01-LC, 02-LG, 03-LS, etc.. The number in front of the abbreviation represents the order in which it goes in a set of drawings and usually follows the order of construction. These numbers need to be reordered or renumbered to reflect changes made to the order of the set. The two at the bottom that have the "##" are not used on all projects. The "##" would be replaced with the proper placement in the set if used.

Sheet Folder Abbreviations 01-LC = Landscape Cover Sheet 02-LG = Landscape Grading 03-LS = Landscape Sitework 04-LP = Landscape Planting 05-LI = Landscape Irrigation 06-LL = Landscape Lighting ##-LF = Landscape Fencing or Fountains ##-LD = Landscape Demo

These sheet folders and sub-folders were designed for both large projects and small projects. They also have the added function of creating sub-sets in the AutoCAD Sheet Set Manager, which make the sheet set very organized. However, if you find that the sheets folders have one or two files in them and you do not want to search through these sheet folders, and you don't mind customizing your sheet sets, then the layout sheets can be placed directly in the "Sheets" folder. If you do place them directly into the sheets folder, please delete the extra folders. It's one less thing to search through.

WHAT GOES IN EACH OF THESE SHEETS?
LC = Landscape Cover Sheet - This series of drawings contains the cover Sheet, site map, vicinity map, table of contents, general notes, materials schedule, and other general information for the project.
To see an example of an LC Series drawings in PDF format (click here)

LG = Landscape Grading - This series of drawings contain proposed grading and topo, spot grades, drainage arrows, drains, swale lines, material callouts, and detail callouts if necessary.
To see an example of an LG Series drawings in PDF format (click here)

LS = Landscape Sitework - This series of drawings contain proposed sitework and hardscape items. Things like (but not limited to) pools, play equipment, boulders, furniture, walks, signs, sitework details, and paving patterns are just some typical things you will find in a sitework drawings.

To see an example of an LS Series drawings in PDF format (click here)
To see an example of an LS Series detail drawings in PDF format (click here)

LP = Landscape Planting - Planting drawings contain tree blocks, shrub blocks, groundcover hatches, plant notes, plant lists, and planting details.
To see an example of an LP Series drawings in PDF format (click here)

LI = Landscape Irrigation - Landscape irrigation drawings may contain spray heads, water meters, water valves, pipes, sleeves, and irrigation details.
To see an example of an LI Series drawings in PDF format (click here)

LL = Landscape Lighting - Landscape lighting drawings may contain light fixtures, wiring, and junction boxes. These drawings are usually schematic in nature and meant to show where the lighting was meant to go. To see the fixtures in plan view they will sometimes have to be larger than their actual size.

LD = Landscape Demo - Landscape demolition drawings are not used in every project. These drawings will usually show what items will be demolished and what items are staying. Because the demo drawings show what is being removed, the rest of the drawing should be faded back.

LF = Landscape Fencing or Fountain - These drawings are very specific in nature and where one is used the other usually isn't. A fencing plan is usually a community plan at a large scale that shows the layout and type of fencing that goes in a residential community project. These will sometimes go out before the rest of the construction documents, thus having their own category of drawings.

A fountain plan contains details, piping, and layouts for fountains. These usually require more detail than just a site plan. However, fountain details could be placed in another series in the sitework drawings instead of having their own category of LF (which is preferred).

To see an example of an LF (Fencing) Series drawings in PDF format (click here)
To see an example of an LF (Fountain) Series drawings in PDF format (click here)

WHAT IF THE NUMBERING SYSTEM I HAVE TO USE IS DIFFERENT?
If the numbering system used is different that our standard system, then the number in front of the folder will still reflect the order, but the abbreviations will be changed to match the different numbering system. In this example all the Landscape drawings were changed to "L" and the categories were by number. This is only to be used if we are not the prime consultant on the project.



WHAT ARE THE ACTUAL PAGE NUMBERS AND SHEET TABS NAMED?
The page numbers and layout tabs in the AutoCAD drawings follow this pattern:
[Abbreviation][space][Series Number][Period][one or two digit number]. For example..
Single Digit Number
LS 1.1, LP 1.5, LG 2.1, etc..
Double Digit Number (preferred because it matches the .dwg file name)
LS 1.01, LP 1.05, LG 2.11, etc..



The only drawing that has ".00" is the cover sheet ("LC 1.00"). All other drawings in the set will start with ".01" (i.e. LS 1.01)

To see another example of sheet numbering (click here)

HOW ARE THE DRAWING SHEET FILES NAMED?
The drawing sheet files do have a specific way to be named. They will follow this pattern:
[Job Number][Hyphen][Abbreviation][Series Number][Hyphen][Starting Page Number Double Digits]. Please do not use single digits here. Here are a few examples..
A10100-LS1-00.dwg, A10101-LC1-00.dwg, D11100-LS2-14.dwg



Notice that the sheet files do not have the ending sheet number. The sheet file .dwg name always contains the first sheet number. This leaves room for additions without changing the file names. Also notice that we do not use periods in the file names. Periods have been known to cause problems with file names, so we use hyphens instead.

WHAT IS A SERIES NUMBER?
A series number is the first number of the page number. For example, the page number "LS 2.10" the number "2" is the series number. Yet another example "LP 4.12", the number 4 is the series number. We use different series numbers to break up a set of drawings. Most of the time the 1 series are plans, and the 2 series are details, but that isn't always the case. Sometimes 1 series will be overall sheets, 2 series will be plans, and 3 series will be details. It's always important to have details on a separate series from the plans. If you add more plans, you don't want to change all your detail callouts. Several other categories have detail sheets, such as, Planting details, Irrigation details, and sometimes grading details (if very specific).

WHAT IS A .DST FILE AND WHY IS IT IN MY SHEETS FOLDER?
This is your sheet set file that contains all your sheet layouts.