The good news is that I’m here to share what I know for free! Layer Standards in the A&E Industry Naming layers A student license for the fifth version 5 of the standard released in 2011 is running for $100.00. The bad news is that they also tack on a hefty fee to acquire them. Luckily, the United States National CAD Standard (NCS) has put together guidelines for how layers should be organized for the architecture and engineering (A&E) industry. Without a plan for how to organize your AutoCAD layers, CAD drawings can get messy quick.
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