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Each drawing contains a copy of the standard it uses, and
retains this version until you explicitly switch the drawing to another
standard or update this copy. |
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In this task, you will learn how to switch a drawing to
another standard when several standards have been defined by an
administrator. |
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Open any existing CATDrawing file. |
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Select File > Page Setup. The Page Setup
dialog box opens, displaying the standard currently used by the drawing.
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From the Standard drop-down list, choose another
standard.
A message informs
you that this action cannot be undone.
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Click OK
to validate and close the dialog box.
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The parameters of the chosen
standard are copied into the drawing and replace the previous
parameters. This may have an immediate impact on the appearance of the
elements inside the drawing.
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Note that styles are not
affected by this change, i.e. styles in this standard file that are
different from the previous standard file will not be re-applied to
existing elements. Indeed, styles are applied when creating elements (as
they define the default values to be used for creation). If needed, style
parameters can be re-applied to an element using the Style toolbar:
simply select the element whose style you want to update and select the
updated style in the Style toolbar.
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Note that sheet styles are
re-applied to existing sheets when you are switching to another standard.
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If you modify styles in the
standard itself and then update the standard file used by the
drawing, the elements which have already been created will NOT be
modified (i.e. their default values will remain as previously).
Updating the standard will only have an impact on the next elements
to be created.
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