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The CAD manager sets up a default Content Browser library for the project. When a user starts Content Browser
from the current project in Project Navigator, the project library is displayed. The user can then drag standard tools
into a project drawing.
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To create a standard tool catalog based on an existing project, the CAD manager opens the AEC Tool Catalog
Generator, browses to the project, and creates a tool catalog from the project drawings. He adds the new catalog
to a Content Browser library and connects that library to a project. From there, the tools can be used either directly
in the project or be used to build up a project-specific tool palette group.
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To transmit the project to an external subcontractor, the CAD manager creates an e-transmit package containing
all project drawing files, standards drawings, and standard catalogs, as well as the standard Content Browser library.
The subcontractor unzips the package to access these standard objects for use on the subcontracted design work.
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The CAD manager wants to create a hierarchical structure for standards. Some standards are specific to the project,
whereas others are specific to a customer or general company standards. By placing different standards drawings
in different locations, some can be copied and overwritten for a specific project, whereas others are referenced from
a central location and are read-only.
Prerequisites for Working with Project Standards
The following points need to be taken into consideration to work efficiently with the project standards feature:
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Project standards can be used only with projects. A drawing must be part of a project to be synchronized with
project standards. Project standards cannot be applied to standalone drawings. You can copy standard styles and
display settings into standalone drawings, but they will not be synchronized when the standards change.
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Project standards can be distributed among multiple standards drawings, if desired. However, there can be only
one drawing that is designated for the display settings in a project.
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Project standards can be stored in DWG, DWT, and DWS files.
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AutoCAD standards for layers, text styles, linetypes, and AutoCAD dimension styles must be placed in DWS files.
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Demand loading needs to be enabled for working with project standards. The XLOADCTL system variable must
be set to 2 (default value).
Setting up Standards in a Project
You can define one or more files to use as the source for standard styles and display settings. You can also specify
options for synchronizing the styles and display settings with the standards. Additionally, you can set up DWS files
for AutoCAD layers, dimension styles, text styles, and linetypes.
Creating a New Project with Predefined Standards
The quickest and easiest way to create a new project that already has standards associated with it, is to use an existing
project with standards as a template. When you use an existing project as a template, the following files and structures
are copied to the new project:
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All project DWG files and XML files
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AEC standards files
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AutoCAD standards files
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Project standards synchronization settings
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Sheet set template
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Project details
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Drawing template paths
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Keynote and detail component database paths
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Project tool palette group
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Tool content root path
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Project Content Browser library
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