Detailing document properties include specifications for dimensions, annotations, and tables. A drafting standard includes a set of detailing document properties that you can use with multiple drawings. You can create and customize drafting standards for a drawing document.
You can:
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Save drafting standards to a file, archive them, and send them to others.
- Import drafting standards from a saved standards file.
- Save custom standard settings to drawing templates.
- Rename, copy, or delete custom standards.
You can create customized drafting standards by clicking Options 
(Standard toolbar) and then selecting Document Properties.
Custom settings for document properties include:
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Base detail and overall drafting standards
- Customized drafting settings for each detail type
- Document-level layer defaults
- Custom leader and frame style and thickness
- Preview images for each detail type
The overall drafting standard is saved under a modified name to prevent overwriting a fixed standard when you:
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Select one of the fixed overall drafting standards such as ANSI or ISO.
- Modify a detailing document property.
Customizing the Drafting Standard
For this example, the drafting standard requirements for your company are:
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Overall drafting standard: ANSI
- Base standard for weld symbols: GB
- Leader thickness for all annotations and dimensions: 0.20mm
To set up these requirements:
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Click Options
(Standard toolbar).
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From
the Document Properties tab, select
Drafting Standard.
- Select ANSI for the Overall drafting standard.
- Select and select GB for the Base weld symbol standard.
- For each annotation and dimension type, select Custom Size for Leader Thickness and type 0.20mm.
- Select Drafting Standard and click Save to External File.
- After selecting the necessary directory, click Save to save the .sldstd standard file.
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Click OK.
All users can refer to a saved standard by loading it. To load a saved standard, select
Drafting Standard and click
Load From External File.