Color construction drawings
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‎2010-03-12 10:50 PM - last edited on ‎2023-05-18 01:31 PM by Gordana Radonic
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‎2010-03-13 12:37 AM
I have also, albeit rarely, used color for redline/markup sets (though a red pen on the prints id way more common).
I have issued some framing layouts with the wall cores colored to indicate the stud size.
I do lots of color SKs (usually screen shots as PDFs) for quick email communication and RFI resolution.
Can't think of anything else at the moment. This seems like something that will evolve over time.
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‎2010-03-13 01:36 AM
If the color is not used its shelf life expires, We find printing
in color is more cost efficient than replacing full expired cartriges.
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‎2010-03-15 04:31 PM
The custom home I just finished had fairly complicated roof framing so I used colours to differentiate the sizes of rafters etc in plan and then also in a 3d model view on the same sheet. I think colour has a lot of potential to better explain the drawings and it looks prettier too!
I usually get final drawings printed up by a print service but the difference in price between greyscale and colour was shocking so I ended up printing them up on my trusty HP650C (going on 16 years now! It just won't die). The print service wanted $5.00/sq.ft. even after I explained that they were cad drawings and not full ink posters.
Cheers,
“The simplification of anything is always sensational” GKC
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‎2010-03-15 06:45 PM
I experienced the same printing service sticker shock and have found in-house to be viable for my small projects. As far as the local jurisdictions, it would easy to print a mix of black and white and color sets for thase that prefer. Back to the color standards, is what you used something that you would share?
Archicad 18/Windows 11
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‎2010-03-15 07:26 PM
I don't have any colour standards as such. If there are some out there I would be interested in seeing them also. I just do what I think will work and I am always trying new things and open to improving my drawings. I will share the set of drawings if you are interested and would welcome any comments or critiques. It is rather large which is why I didn't post it up but I just figured out how to give you a link where you can download the file. The download is better than the integrated Google Docs viewer. ( don't know why )
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‎2010-03-15 07:36 PM
Cheers,
“The simplification of anything is always sensational” GKC
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‎2010-03-15 07:51 PM
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‎2010-03-15 08:15 PM
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‎2010-03-15 08:26 PM
“The simplification of anything is always sensational” GKC
Archicad 4.55 - 27-6000 USA
2019 MacBook Pro-macOS 15.0 (64GB w/ AMD Radeon Pro 5600M GPU)