In addition to the preceeding standards, which are mandatory, the following are guidleines with respect to the application of the standards.

Plot Settings Common to AutoCAD and Microstation
Paper Size
Format
Size (mm)
 
A0
A1
A2
A3
A4
*B0
B1

* The use of B0 should be kept to a minimum as it exceeds the maximum plot size of most plotters. 

841
594
420
297
210
1000
707
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1189
841
594
420
297
1414
1000
Drawing Scales
  • Scales should be whole numbers
  • Odd scales should be avoided
  • The number of scales on any one drawing should be kept to a minimum
  • The scale shall be clearly identified under the title of each portion of the drawing
  • The scale chosen shall be large enough to permit clear and easy interpretation of the information
  • Where different scales are used for horizontal and vertical dimensions, such as on profiles, each scale shall be clearly indicated.
English Text Sizes
Text Height (mm)
Width Factor
Thickness (mm)
2.0mm
2.5mm
3.5mm
5.0mm
7.0mm
10.0mm
20.0mm
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.25mm
0.25mm
0.35mm
0.50mm
0.70mm
1.00mm
2.00mm
Chinese Text Sizes
Text Height (mm)
Width Factor
Thickness (mm)
3.00mm
3.75mm
5.25mm
7.50mm
10.50mm
15.00mm
30.00mm
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.25mm
0.25mm
0.35mm
0.50mm
0.70mm
1.00mm
2.00mm
Application table 1
AutoCAD Special Characters

AutoCAD users should use the special characters available from the default ROMANS character map only.

The following generic special characters can also be used:

%%c for diameter symbol
%%d for degrees symbol
%%o for placing lines above text
%%p for plus/minus symbol
%%u for placing lines under text

 
 
AutoCAD Special Characters
Microstation Special Characters
Microstation users should use the special characters available from the default Font 3 (Engineering) only.
 

Microstation Special Characters

Application table 2