Creating a Custom Standard

If you need a drafting standard with other settings than those provided by the available pre-defined standards, you must copy a basic standard and create a custom standard

To modify values in a standard, you must create a custom standard. You can edit custom standards only.

To create a custom standard:

1. Do one of the following:
   • On the ribbon, click Mechanical Content > Manage > Standards.
   • On the Mechanical toolbar, click Standards .
   • On the menu, click Mechanical Content > Standards.
2. In the Toolbox - Standards dialog box, select the standard to use as base for your custom standard and click Copy.

   Note: You can select a basic or a custom standard.

3. In the New Custom Standard dialog box, type the name of the new standard and click OK.

   The new standard appears in the Custom standards list.

4. Select the new standard and click Edit.
5. Click Close.