State of Florida Department of Transportation CADD Manual In reference to the FDOT Design Manual (FDM) TOPIC NUMBER: 625-050-001 Publish Date: January 27, 2020 PRODUCTION SUPPORT CADD OFFICE TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA http://www.fdot.gov/cadd/ [THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] Contents INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 PURPOSE.......................................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 AUTHORITY ...................................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 REFERENCES .................................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.4 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................................... 1-2 1.5 SCOPE .............................................................................................................................................................. 1-7 1.6 ORGANIZATION ............................................................................................................................................... 1-7 1.7 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ......................................................................................................................... 1-8 CADD Office .............................................................................................................................................. 1-8 CADD Managers ....................................................................................................................................... 1-8 CADD Technical Advisory Committees (TACs) .......................................................................................... 1-8 1.8 DISTRIBUTION.................................................................................................................................................. 1-8 1.9 TRAINING ......................................................................................................................................................... 1-8 1.10 LINKS AND FORMS ......................................................................................................................................... 1-9 CADD Quick Links ................................................................................................................................... 1-9 Forms ................................................................................................................................................... 1-10 1.10.2.1 Suggestions, Comments, or Questions for the CADD Manual ............................................................................. 1-10 1.10.2.2 Compliance Certification Checklist ......................................................................................................................... 1-13 CADD COMPUTER SYSTEMS .................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 PURPOSE.......................................................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 SCOPE .............................................................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.3 PROCUREMENT OF CADD HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ................................................................................. 2-1 2.4 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................... 2-1 Optimal CADD Hardware/Software Requirements .................................................................................. 2-1 CADD SOFTWARE, DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION .............................................................. 3-1 3.1 PURPOSE.......................................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 SCOPE .............................................................................................................................................................. 3-1 3.3 SUPPORTED CADD PLATFORMS ....................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.4 CADD SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.5 CADD SOFTWARE UPDATES ............................................................................................................................. 3-2 CADD Software Testing ............................................................................................................................ 3-2 CADD Software Release Notifications ...................................................................................................... 3-2 CADD Software Release Distribution........................................................................................................ 3-2 CADD SUPPORT ..................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 PURPOSE.......................................................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 SCOPE .............................................................................................................................................................. 4-1 4.3 OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.4 SYSTEM SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................................ 4-2 4.5 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT .................................................................................................................................. 4-2 4.6 TRAINING SUPPORT ......................................................................................................................................... 4-3 4.7 REPORTING OF CADD ISSUES ........................................................................................................................... 4-4 CADD STANDARDS ................................................................................................................. 5-1 5.1 PURPOSE.......................................................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 SCOPE .............................................................................................................................................................. 5-1 5.3 GENERAL .......................................................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.4 DATABASE (DDB) RESOURCES.......................................................................................................................... 5-2 MicroStation V8i (FDOTSS4, FDOTSS10) .................................................................................................. 5-2 MicroStation Connect Edition (FDOTConnect) ......................................................................................... 5-2 i AutoCAD (FDOT2019.C3D, FDOT2020.C3D) ............................................................................................. 5-2 5.5 SEED/SHEET TEMPLATE FILES .......................................................................................................................... 5-3 MicroStation V8i Seed Files (FDOTSS4, FDOTSS10) .................................................................................. 5-3 MicroStation Connect Edition Seed Files (FDOTConnect) ......................................................................... 5-3 AutoCAD Sheet Template Files (FDOT2019.C3D, FDOT2020.C3D) ........................................................... 5-4 5.6 DESIGN LIBRARIES/TEMPLATES ....................................................................................................................... 5-5 MicroStation V8i Design Libraries (FDOTSS4, FDOTSS10) ........................................................................ 5-5 MicroStation Connect Edition Design Libraries (FDOTConnect) ............................................................... 5-6 AutoCAD Design Template Files (FDOT2019.C3D, FDOT2020.C3D) ......................................................... 5-7 5.7 DESIGN FILENAMES ......................................................................................................................................... 5-8 Design File Naming Convention ............................................................................................................... 5-8 5.7.1.1 Structures Design File Naming Convention.............................................................................................................. 5-10 5.7.1.2 Architectural Design Naming Convention ...............................................................................................................