Approved layer settings
Return the catalog layer name, color, linetype, and lineweight for a supported discipline and drawing element.
CATALOG-BACKED CAD GUIDANCE
Use the right CAD layer before you draw.
CAD Standards Assistant gives ChatGPT Tanner Press reference recommendations for layer names, colors, linetypes, and lineweights across architectural, civil, electrical, and mechanical disciplines.
READ ONLY No drawing or file editsCATALOG BACKED Tanner Press reference entriesSAFE FALLBACK CAD manager review when unmatched
CAPABILITIES
A clear reference for layer decisions.
Built for consistent layer selection and standards review—not drawing edits, project-specific approval, or universal industry requirements.
Normalized lookup
Normalize spacing, hyphens, underscores, and capitalization before matching an element to the reference catalog.
Safe no-match handling
Return no invented layer values when the catalog has no match and direct the user to project requirements or a CAD manager.
PROCESS
A focused, auditable lookup.
The application uses only the discipline and drawing element needed for the current request and returns structured results to ChatGPT.
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Ask
Provide a supported discipline and the drawing element you need to layer.
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Match
The app normalizes the element and checks the Tanner Press CAD Reference Catalog.
- 03
Recommend
ChatGPT receives structured layer, color, linetype, and lineweight values.
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Review
If no reference exists, the app returns null values and recommends CAD manager review.
CLEAR BOUNDARIES
Reference assistant, not a CAD editor.
CAD Standards Assistant does not open or modify drawings. Catalog matches are Tanner Press reference recommendations, not project-specific approval, professional advice, or universal industry requirements.
SUPPORTED
- Architectural, civil, electrical, and mechanical disciplines
- Layer name, color, linetype, and lineweight references
- Normalized drawing-element lookup
- Explicit no-match results without invented standards