TFC Guidelines
The Texas Facilities Commission – Professional Service Provider Guidelines and Standards (Edit Date: 1/15/2010) has mandated the use of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010. Other software now required includes, but is not limited to Revit, Navisworks, and Design Review (for publishing DWF files; dwfx files are unacceptable).
Per TGC Chapter 2166.156(c), the guideline has been mandated to “…ensure that [preliminary and working] plans and specifications” for all facilities constructed for the purpose of housing a State of Texas agency (or agencies):
a. “Are clear and complete;
b. Permit execution of the project with appropriate economy and efficiency; and
c. Conform with the requirements described by the Project Analysis”.
Important Requirements
- Professional Service Providers (Civil Engineering Firms, Land Surveying Firms, etc.) MUST provide proper AutoCAD Civil 3D Training
- Drawings must be audited and purged before submittal
- Entity intersections meet each other properly (use of OSNAP’s)
- Entities outside the drawing limits are deleted
- Layering system conforms to NCS AIA CAD Layer Standard
- Layer Matrix shall be provided with the Record Documents showing the use of the NCS AIA CAD Layer Guidelines
- Use only standard text fonts supplied with AutoCAD’s font library
- CTB files are required (no STB files)
- All BIM Models shall be geo-referenced to the Texas NAD-83 State Plane Zone appropriate to the individual project location (e.g. Central Zone, North Central Zone)
- Models must be CREATED using AutoCAD Civil 3D (e.g. Corridor model, terrain model, etc.).
Click to download the TFC 2010 Guidelines.
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