for the 4th installment of the Architectural Graphics 101 series, I decided to tackle all things "layer". I use my layers as the gold standard, and I'll show you how I organize my layers, what I name my layers, and most importantly ... the pen settings for my layers.

Just for the record, writing a post on AutoCAD layers, pen weights, line types, and pen colors, is almost the last thing on my list of things I want to be doing. First and foremost, I do not consider myself a particularly gifted technology-focused person – compared to some of the people I know, I am barely mediocre when I am at my best. That, coupled with my beliefs on perception is reality and that you dress for the role you want, I don’t want my primary responsibility to be “CAD Guy.”I care about this stuff, but it is simply a means to an end. I want my drawings to read clearly and with precision. The fact that it looks like I care about the way they drawings looks should only reinforce to the contractor that they had better take my drawings as seriously as I do.To that end, and because I can’t take receiving another email on the subject, I am writing today’s post on layer names, pen weights, and layer organization, with prejudice.The image above is the Holy Grail to my drawings – at least it was when I was still drawing in AutoCAD. Now that my office is 100% Revit, the only time I use this setup when is when I have to draft my playhouse construction drawing...