The AIA Long Format Standard contains the following fields:
Field Name | Description |
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Discipline Designator | Shows divisions of manageable sections. For example, A for architectural, M for mechanical. This field is required. |
Major | Designates assemblies or construction systems such as walls and doors. This field is required. |
Minor 1 | Further differentiates major groups into minor groups such as full-height walls and partial-height walls. This field is optional and user-defined. |
Minor 2 | Additional information, like title or unit information. |
Status | Differentiates phases of work. For example, New indicates new, Demo indicates to be demolished. This field is optional. |
The following table lists the rules for the AIA Long Format Layer Standard:
Field | Optional | Width | Fixed | Wildcard | Match | Delimiter | Default |
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Discipline Designator | No | 1 | Yes | “@” | No | None | A |
Major | No | 4 | Yes | “@@@@” | No | “-“ | Wall |
Minor | Yes | 4 | No | “*” | No | “-“ | |
Status | Yes | 4 | No | “*” | No | “-“ |