Category:Project PDF
Purpose
The purpose of this page is to give guidance to MDOT and Consultant designers on how to deliver a Project PDF project. For questions, concerns, or information that is lacking on this page, please contact MDOT Digital Delivery Support
Changes to Deliverables
Project PDF changes the conventional contract deliverables by replacing 11X17 plan sheets of the roadway plan and profile with PDF sheets of up to 200 inches in length. In addition, Project PDF sheets will be printed in color, and with layers (Equivalent to levels in MicroStation) enabled in the PDF document.
Project PDF does not eliminate the need for all 11X17 plan sheets. Items such as typical cross sections, survey information sheets and detail sheets will still be included on standard 11X17 plan sheets. Plan set deliverables to be included in Project PDF pilots include:
XXXXXX_Road.pdf – 11X17 plan sheets only. Contains sheets that are not included in the PlanView or ProfileView documents.
XXXXXX_Road_PlanView.pdf – Project PDF sheets of the Plan View
XXXXXX_Road_ProfileView.pdf – Project PDF sheets of the all profiles on the project (1 alignment per sheet)
There is still a 30 MB file size limit for each individual PDF set. If any of the PDF’s above exceed 30 MB they should be split into multiple documents and renamed per the following example:
XXXXXX_Road1_XXX
XXXXXX_Road2_XXX
The sheet index below makes recommendations for where a typical plan sheet type would be found in a Project PDF project. These recommendations may be modified on a project basis at the design team’s discretion. The bridge plans, proposal, and supporting document deliverables are not changed by the Project PDF.
The order of the plan sheets should the same as that of the MDOT standard sheet index.
| Section 1 - Road Plans | Location in Deliverables |
|---|---|
| Title | XXXXXX_Road.pdf |
| Project Information | XXXXXX_Road.pdf |
| Legend | XXXXXX_Road.pdf |
| ROW Vicinity / Drainage Map | XXXXXX_Road_Plan.pdf |
| Note | XXXXXX_Road.pdf |
| Miscellaneous Quantities | XXXXXX_Road.pdf |
| Typical Cross Sections | XXXXXX_Road.pdf |
| Miscellaneous Details | XXXXXX_Road.pdf |
| Survey Information | XXXXXX_Road.pdf |
| Alignment | XXXXXX_Road_Plan.pdf |
| Removal, Construction, Drainage | XXXXXX_Road_Plan.pdf |
| Profile | XXXXXX_Road_Profile.pdf |
| Water Main & Sanitary Sewer | XXXXXX_Road_Plan.pdf |
| Maintaining Traffic Staging Plans / Detours | XXXXXX_Road_Plan.pdf |
| Maintaining Traffic Typical Cross Sections | XXXXXX_Road.pdf |
| Detail Grades | XXXXXX_Road_Plan.pdf |
| Culvert Plans | XXXXXX_Road.pdf |
| Detention Basin Details | XXXXXX_Road.pdf |
| Wetland Mitigation | XXXXXX_Road.pdf |
| Rest Area / Landscape | XXXXXX_Road_Plan.pdf |
| Permanent Signing | XXXXXX_Road_Plan.pdf |
| Pavement marking | XXXXXX_Road_Plan.pdf |
| Lighting | XXXXXX_Road_Plan.pdf |
| ITS | XXXXXX_Road_Plan.pdf |
| Signal | XXXXXX_Road.pdf |
| Log of Borings | XXXXXX_Road.pdf |
| Special Details | XXXXXX_Road.pdf |
Creating Project PDFs from Microstation
Previous pilots of the Project PDF included layers in the PDF which could be used to customize what was visible in the PDF. Individual sheet types (removal, construction etc) were included as 1 single PDF sheet with bookmarks that controlled the layers that were displayed on the sheets. Due to issues with rendering the bookmarks on mobile devices, this will no longer be the case on future Project PDF projects.
Project PDF Pilots will now include individual sheets for each sheet type. The Microstation levels that appear on the sheet will still be exported to the PDF using the Project PDF Plot Driver
Plan sheets that appear in the Project PDF portion of the contract documents will be printed in color. A Color Pen Table has been created for use on the pilot projects.
A workflow for creating a Project PDF from Microstation has been created to aid in the Project PDF creation Process. Project PDF sheet sizes are not currently supported by Print Organizer. MDOT Engineering Support is investigating changes to the MDOT02 workspace that would make this possible.
Sheet Scale
The recommended scales for a typical Project PDF are:
Plan view: 1†= 100’
Profile Horizontal: 1†= 100’
Profile Vertical: 1†= 10’
Different scales may be used at the design teams discretion.
The Project PDF should be limited to a 36†Height so that the PDF can be printed by a standard plotter. Regardless of scale, the length of a single PDF sheet cannot exceed 200 inches. This is a PDF standard and many PDF viewers will not function properly of the sheet is larger than 200 inches. This translates to approximately 3.5 miles per sheet at 100 scale.
The length of the individual sheets can vary in the combined PDF document.
Sheet Labeling
Project PDF sheets should be labeled in accordance with the MDOT Road Sample Plans.
Labels that are typically shown repetitively on every sheet should be labeled approximately every 2,500’ at 100 scale. This distanced should be scaled accordingly for scales other than 1" = 100'. Examples include alignment name labels, existing materials, utility labels, etc.
Horizontal curve data on the alignment sheets should be shown near the curve that the data applies to.
Profile grid elevations should be shown every 1,000 feet at 100 scale so that elevations are visible when zoomed in. This distance should be scaled accordingly for scales other than 1" = 100'. Profile grid stations should be duplicated on each profile port (left right and center) in an area that is visible when zoomed in. Profile strip grades should be shown below the Plan Grade profile in a location that is visible when zoomed in.
Profile sheets should generally include three profile ports (Left, Right and Center) in accordance with the MDOT Sample Plans.
Sheet Quantities
Quantities will still be included in the 11X17 portion of the pilot deliverables if those quantities are applicable to the sheet. Examples of this could include signal sheets, guardrail details, or culvert details that are being provided in the 11X17 portion of the plans.
Sheet wide quantities will not be included on the Project PDF plans. Quantities that are typically supplied in a table format (driveways, drainage items etc) should still appear on the Project PDF sheets.
It is recommended that quantities be broken down by roadway (northbound, southbound, rampX, etc) for quantities that would typically be paid for on the Project PDF sheets. The TSC that will be overseeing the work should be consulted to determine if this breakdown will be adequate.
XML deliverables with quantity breakdowns will still be required. This XML file will be used by MDOT central office staff to create a spreadsheet of quantities, which will be included in the Reference Information documents.
Additional RID Requirements
In addition to the standard RID deliverables, all project PDF’s must include the following files as part of the RID process
Q-XXXXXX_Quantities_Removal.KMZ – A KMZ file with the layers that represent removal quantities exported to a KMZ file
Q-XXXXXX_Quantities_Construction.KMZ – A KMZ file with the layers that represent construction quantities exported to a KMZ file
A workflow for creating quantity KMZ files has been created to aid road designers on this new process.
Example Project PDFs
Example Project PDFs from previous pilots are being provided for information only. These samples do not necessarily reflect the guidance given on this page. In the case that Project PDF examples conflict with the guidance on this page, follow the guidance given on this page.
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