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Run npx skillmds@latest add nethrananda21/school-cad in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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nethrananda21 (@nethrananda21) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

School Cad by nethrananda21 — Agent Skill

Name: School Cad
Author: nethrananda21

School Cad

Room standards and layout rules for school, college, and educational institution layouts — school, college, university, academy, institute, educational building, classroom block, laboratory, library, auditorium, kindergarten, preschool, montessori, high school, primary school, secondary school, coaching center, training institute, campus building, lecture hall, seminar room, workshop. ALWAYS use this skill for any educational building design.

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School Layout Skill

School layouts organize around corridor-accessed classrooms with admin at the entrance, labs in separate wings, and shared facilities (library, auditorium, canteen) at accessible locations. Corridors are 2400mm wide for student crowd movement. Clearance is 200mm. Wall thickness is 200mm.

REFERENCES TO LOAD

Always load: references/room_standards.md — minimum sizes for all school zones
Load for worked example: references/example_layout.json — complete school ground floor

DOMAIN-SPECIFIC RULES

RULE S1 — Admin at entrance. Reception and admin block MUST be at the main entrance for visitor management.

RULE S2 — Classrooms on corridors. ALL classrooms MUST open onto a corridor via minimum 1200mm doors. Classrooms should be in rows along corridors, not isolated.

RULE S3 — Labs separate wing. Laboratories should be on upper floors or in a separate wing from regular classrooms.

RULE S4 — Library central. Library MUST be central and accessible from all corridors.

RULE S5 — Auditorium with own entrance. Auditorium should be at one end of the building with its own public entrance. Double-leaf doors minimum 2000mm wide.

RULE S6 — Canteen ground floor. Canteen MUST be on the ground floor, separate from the academic zone.

RULE S7 — Restroom intervals. Restrooms at regular intervals — one set per floor per wing. Restrooms open into corridors, NOT into classrooms.

RULE S8 — Staircase at corridor ends. Staircase at each end of the corridor block for efficient evacuation.

RULE S9 — Corridor width. Corridors minimum 2400mm wide for student crowd movement.

UNKNOWN ROOM HANDLING

For unlisted spaces (e.g., "robotics lab", "music room"):

Robotics lab: similar to computer_lab (8000×9000)
Music room: similar to classroom (7000×8000) with sound isolation
Set estimated: true, add to flagged_estimated_rooms

LAYOUT PRINCIPLES

Reception and admin at main entrance
Principal and staff rooms adjacent to admin
Classrooms in rows along corridors
Labs on upper floors or separate wing
Library central, accessible from all corridors
Auditorium at one end with public entrance
Canteen at ground floor, separate from academic zones
Restrooms per floor per wing
Corridors minimum 2400mm wide
Staircase at each end of corridor block

---name: school-caddescription: Room standards and layout rules for school, college, and educational institution layouts — school, college, university, academy, institute, educational building, classroom block, laboratory, library, auditorium, kindergarten, preschool, montessori, high school, primary school, secondary school, coaching center, training institute, campus building, lecture hall, seminar room, workshop. ALWAYS use this skill for any educational building design.---# School Layout SkillSchool layouts organize around corridor-accessed classrooms with admin at theentrance, labs in separate wings, and shared facilities (library, auditorium,canteen) at accessible locations. Corridors are 2400mm wide for student crowdmovement. Clearance is 200mm. Wall thickness is 200mm.---## REFERENCES TO LOAD- **Always load:** `references/room_standards.md` — minimum sizes for all school zones- **Load for worked example:** `references/example_layout.json` — complete school ground floor---## DOMAIN-SPECIFIC RULES**RULE S1 — Admin at entrance.**Reception and admin block MUST be at the main entrance for visitor management.**RULE S2 — Classrooms on corridors.**ALL classrooms MUST open onto a corridor via minimum 1200mm doors. Classroomsshould be in rows along corridors, not isolated.**RULE S3 — Labs separate wing.**Laboratories should be on upper floors or in a separate wing from regularclassrooms.**RULE S4 — Library central.**Library MUST be central and accessible from all corridors.**RULE S5 — Auditorium with own entrance.**Auditorium should be at one end of the building with its own public entrance.Double-leaf doors minimum 2000mm wide.**RULE S6 — Canteen ground floor.**Canteen MUST be on the ground floor, separate from the academic zone.**RULE S7 — Restroom intervals.**Restrooms at regular intervals — one set per floor per wing. Restrooms openinto corridors, NOT into classrooms.**RULE S8 — Staircase at corridor ends.**Staircase at each end of the corridor block for efficient evacuation.**RULE S9 — Corridor width.**Corridors minimum 2400mm wide for student crowd movement.---## UNKNOWN ROOM HANDLINGFor unlisted spaces (e.g., "robotics lab", "music room"):- Robotics lab: similar to computer_lab (8000×9000)- Music room: similar to classroom (7000×8000) with sound isolation- Set `estimated: true`, add to `flagged_estimated_rooms`---## LAYOUT PRINCIPLES1. Reception and admin at main entrance2. Principal and staff rooms adjacent to admin3. Classrooms in rows along corridors4. Labs on upper floors or separate wing5. Library central, accessible from all corridors6. Auditorium at one end with public entrance7. Canteen at ground floor, separate from academic zones8. Restrooms per floor per wing9. Corridors minimum 2400mm wide10. Staircase at each end of corridor block

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