About Standard Parameters

Customizing Standard Parameters
In this scenario, administrators will learn how to customize standard parameters using an example.
This scenario provides an example of dimension customization, but the procedure is the same when customizing other standard parameters (dimensions, annotations, dress-up elements, etc.) The procedure differs when customizing styles. For more information, refer to About Styles.

With the pre-defined ISO standard, a radius dimension extension lines reaches the center of the circle. You will modify the extension line so that it does not reach the center of the circle.

Select Tools > Standards to launch the standards editor. Choose the Drafting category, and then open the ISO.xml file from the drop-down list.

  1. Select the Dimensions node in the editor.

  2. Modify the Dimension Line: Extension on radius dimensions (value outside circle), Reach centerparameter value from Yes to No.

  3. Set the Dimension Line: Extension on radius dimensions (value outside circle), Overrun Length parameter value to 2.

  4. Click OK to save your modifications and exit the standards editor.

  5. Create an ISO drawing using the File > New command.

  6. Create a circle, and add a radius dimension to it. The dimension extension line does not reach the center, as it would have with the pre-defined ISO standard.

Defining a New Format 
In this scenario, administrators will learn how to create a new format using an example.
This scenario shows how to create a dimension tolerance format as an example, but the procedure is the same for other formats (dimension value, line thickness, etc.). Specific differences are indicated in the course of this scenario.

You want to create this new dimension tolerance format, with superimposed tolerance values and parenthesis as separators.

Select Tools > Standards to launch the Standard Definition editor. Choose the Drafting category, and then open the ISO.xml file from the drop-down list.

  1. Select the Tolerance Formats node in the editor.

  2. Click on the Add Instance button. A format called TOLXXX is created.

  3. Rename this format TOL_USER.

  4. Customize the values as follows:

    • Make sure you set every parameter.
    • You must use the symbol used by the computer system to set a parameter to a real value ("," or ".").
      Note: you can use a fraction to set a parameter.

  5. Click OK to save the ISO.xml file and exit the Standards editor.

  6. Create a new ISO drawing. The new tolerance style will appear in the tolerance combo box.