Modifying a Sheet  

This task shows you how to:
Open the Disk4.CATPart document. Select Start > Mechanical Design > 2D Layout for 3D Design to open the layout in the 2D window.

Changing the standard, sheet style and orientation of a sheet

  1. Select File > Page Setup from the menu bar. The Page Setup dialog box is displayed.
     

  2. Select the JIS_3D standard. A message informs you that this action cannot be undone.

    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.

    • Styles are not affected by this change, that is 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.

    • Sheet styles are re-applied to existing sheets when you are switching to another standard.

  3. Click OK to continue. The A0 JIS sheet style is automatically selected. Among other things, the sheet style defines the sheet format, paper size, scale and default orientation.

  4. Optionally choose another sheet style.
     

    Another way to change the sheet style (also called format) is through the Properties dialog box: to open it, right-click the sheet, and select Properties.

  5. Optionally change the default orientation from Landscape to Portrait.

  6. Click OK to validate and exit the dialog box. The sheet is modified accordingly.

  • Only one standard can be associated to a given part, which guarantees standard homogeneity within the part. In the case of a part containing a mix of layout elements and 3D annotations (Functional Tolerancing and Annotation elements), changing the standard of a layout also changes the standard used for 3D annotations. Refer to the About standards section in Creating a Layout for more information.
  • You cannot replace a standard by an older one (for example, you cannot replace a standard created in R16 by a standard created in R15).
 

Updating the standard
Performing this task requires that your standard file has been modified by the administrator.
When a standard file is modified by the administrator, there is no automatic update of the sheets which use this standard. Each sheet contains a copy of the standard it uses, and retains this version until you explicitly update this copy or change the standard as explained previously. 

  1. Select File > Page Setup. The Page Setup dialog box is displayed.

  2. If your standard file has been modified by the administrator, click the Update button. A message informs you that this action cannot be undone.

  3. Click OK to continue. The most recent version of the standard file is embedded in the sheet, thus reflecting the latest changes performed by the administrator.

    • The most recent version of the updated standard is copied into the layout sheet and the previous standard parameter values are replaced by the latest ones, reflecting the latest changes an administrator or user may have performed in the standard file. This may have an immediate impact on the appearance of the elements in the sheet.

    • Note that styles are not affected by this update, that is styles modified in the updated 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, new 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.

  4. Click OK to validate and exit the dialog box. The sheet is modified accordingly.