Colored Plans

[nicolas]

Hi,  

 

Would like to engage in discussion regarding colored plans esoecially architectural items. 

 

Is there some codes or guidelines or purely from experience tutorials, hints and tips on coloring the usual black ink plans? 

 

I am looking for the best color to enhance architectural items like common masonry units Walls, columns, kitchen table, sanitary wares, ceramic tiles, timber floowing, bed, furniture (dining tables, chairs, stools, cabinets), appliances (fridge, oven, range above (shown with hidden lines), human beings, plants, sink etc. Then we have the openings mostly Aluminium, Glazing and Timber Doors.  and the railing. 

 

Your experience and input will greatly benefit me and others.  

 

Thanks. 

 

[ReMark]

Research the topic "rendering architectural drawings". 

[BIGAL]

"best color to enhance"

 

Some colors work better than others yellow can be a problem on white paper when used for line work.

[Bill Tillman]

In all the years I've been drafting we always stayed away from colored prints. The printers of long ago were not capable of printing in color and even in today's world it's still expensive to print in color. But in the last few months I've had more and more requests for colored prints. I'm the kind of detailer who never prints to a printer unless it's absolutely necessary. So when submitting PDF's it's a no brainer. And if the client absolutely has to have it we will print in color. I do lots of projects where we go through submittal, review and return without ever printing a single page.