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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Get Familiar with the Work Area
- 3 Drawing Commands in AutoCAD Mechanical
- 4 Modify Drawings with Power Commands
- 5 Generate Standard Parts
- 6 Organize Objects with Layers
- 7 Create Hidden Lines
- 8 Reusable Detailing Tools
- 9 Power Dimensions
- 10 Add Part Lists and Balloons
- 11 International Drafting Standards
- Index
International Drafting
Standards
Setting a standard based on industry standards or a custom company standard helps to
maintain a common form of communication for consistent productions results. AutoCAD
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Mechanical supports ANSI, BSI, CSN, DIN, GB, GOST, ISO, and JIS industry standards. You
can also create a custom standard based on one of the industry standards and change some
or all the settings according to your company standard.
In this lesson, you use the annotating tools in AutoCAD Mechanical to create standards-based
tolerances, fits, datum identifiers, feature control frames, surface texture symbols, welding
symbols, and leader notes to meet these standards.
Set Drafting Standards
In mechanical drawings, the standard controls all geometry, symbols, and texts
sizes. You select an industry standard, or a custom company standard, when
you start working on a drawing. You can also import a standard template from
your project team or another company.
To set the standard, activate or modify a standard in the standards list of the
AM:Standards tab in the Options dialog box. You can also edit multiple elements
to match the settings specific to your company or industry standard in the right
pane of the AM:Standards tab. The active standard appears with an open book
icon at its left. See the following image.
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