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Naming Conventions
 

Information on MoDOT Drafting Standards
The drawing name or filename convention for MicroStation drawings within the Missouri Department of Transportation has been standardized so drawings can be between districts and units. MicroStation allows the use of long file names.  The Design, Bridge and Construction units within MoDOT have agreed to the following convention:
 

Working Drawings:


  filename:  baseline_filetype_jobnumber

Field ID Description
baseline Main baseline on which the drawing is based (baseline name should reflect the name of the item it represents; i.e. rte50, i70, mainst, etc.)
filetype Type of information contained in the file (i.e. dtm, plan, patternshape, profile, topo, xs, row, util, etc.)
jobnumber Job number or drawing form number.

examples:
Filename Description
RTE13_XS_J8P0590 Cross sections route 13
RTR50_PLAN_J5P0634 Plan view design file route 50
BIGHORN_PATTERNSHAPE_J5P0634 Pattern lines and superelevation shapes for Big Horn Drive
I44_TOPO_J9I0469 Existing topography for I-44

 

Plan Sheet Drawings:


filename:  sheettypesheetno_unitsscale_jobnumber

Field ID Description
sheettype Type of drawing. i.e. plan, profile, culvert, section, etc.
sheetno Sheet number for multiple sheet plans.
units Drawing units (I for imperial units, M for metric units)
scale Linestyle scale used for the drawing (i.e. 50, 100, 500, etc.)
jobnumber Job number or drawing form number.

examples:
Filename Description
TITLE01_I1_J5P0634 Title sheet
PLPR03_I100_J8P0590 Plan and profile sheet 3, 1" = 100' scale
XS_I10_J8P0590 Cross section sheets at 1" = 10' scale
TRCTRL5_I50_J9I0469 Traffic control sheet 5, 1" = 50' scale 

 

notes:    1)

District 10 will be designated as "0" in the job number (JN) field.


bridge exception:  
The Bridge division uses a slightly different naming convention. This convention follows the same style used by the other divisions above, but the units and scale fields are dropped as the current Bridge CADD Standards do not use linestyle scales.

example:

Filename Description
A046R1021_J5P0368  Bridge sheet final plans
   
 
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