Digital file submissions
- Each dwg/dgn sheet must be exported to a dxf file. Supported versions are AutoCad2007, AutoCad2010, AutoCad2013, and AutoCad2018.
- Each sheet must also be exported as a pdf using plot pen sizes.
- AutoCAD: This can be done using the Publish command. Which will let you do 1 or many.
- Microstation: This is done using Print Organizer, multi-sheet option.
- Each sheet must be named using this naming format. Pdf files should also follow this format. Mun codes can be found here Mun Codes at Taxation
Examples using dxf files.
- Cover Sheet: <muncode>_000.dxf e.g. 0113_000.dxf
- Key Sheet Index <muncode>_000_00.dxf e.g. 0113_000_00.dxf
- Key Sheet: <muncode>_000_##.dxf e.g. 0113_000_01.dxf
- Detail Sheet: <muncode>_###.dxf e.g. 0113_001.dxf
- Sub Sheet: <muncode>_###_##.dxf e.g. 0113_049_01.dxf
- The naming of the layers must follow State of New Jersey Tax Map template.
- 1 Block/Cell entity must be used to capture Municipal Code, Block, Lot, Condos, Acreage and Exempt text information. More information about block entity.
- If Sub Sheet data is in the parent sheet. A Sub Sheet pdf still needs to be submitted.
- All layout entities such as title block, borderlines, corner sheet numbers, adjoining sheet text etc. Must reside in paper space/sheet layout. Only 1 paper space/sheet layout can exist in the dxf file.
- The base point of the layout must reside in the lower left-hand corner in paper space/sheet layout at coordinates 0,0
- All Xref data needs to have its Bind Type property set to “Insert” before exporting to dxf. Please make sure no adjacent or additional sheets are Xrefed when doing this.
- If a block/cell entity is being used for block numbers. The block must be inserted on layer V-ANNO-NUMB.
- If a block/cell entity is being used for the title block. The block must be inserted on layer V-ANNO-BRDR.
- Delete all non-required linetypes.
- Delete all layers from referenced drawings.
- Make sure that no features have a Z (elevation), value
- Purge all non-essential blocks
- Purge all non-essential layers
- Audit and recover drawing
- Run map clean to remove all duplicate lines
- If you are getting a “corrupted file” error message during processing. One possible cause could be invalid names. Tables, layers or line type names can not contain these characters. \\ < > / ? \ ” : ; * | , = These characters are also not valid in AutoCAD. But these names could sneak in when being imported from other formats.