Department of Veterans Affairs
National Cemetery System
cemetery name - cemetery name (first 8 characters)
(Fort shall be abbreviated Ft)
project number or special project name - assigned by NCS
discipline - architectural, site, boring, etc. (from PG-08-15 Volume D)
filename and extension - described in next section
All filenames shall be restricted to 11 characters. The filename shall consist
of 8 characters with a 3 character file extension. Filenames shall contain
alpha-numeric characters a-z and/or 0-9. Special characters are not
permitted. Filenames shall begin with the Station number (three number
code) of the cemetery. The next is the three letter code from the list below
that identifies the category of the drawing. The last two numbers indicate the
drawing sheet number reflected in the List of Drawings. An example of a
roadway plan from Florida National Cemetery would be 911rol25.dgn. The
drawing categories are as follows:
Category
Code
Handout Maps
hom
CPM
cpm
Site Survey/Geotechnical
ssb
Boundary Survey
bol
Temporary Erosion & Sedimentation Control
esl
grl
Ponding
pol
Roadway
rol
Signage
sil
Site Features
sfl
Gravesite Layout
lal
Planting
pll
Utilities
utw
Irrigation
iri
Public Information Building
pi*
Public Restroom Building
pr*
Committal Service Shelter
co*
Administration Building
ad*
Maintenance Building
ma*
* - the asterisk indicates the third letter of the code; "a" for architectural;
"s" for structural; "p" for plumbing; "h" for mechanical and "e" for electrical.
NCS CADD Standards Manual
August 1995
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