About Standards

Standards are used to define the drawing representation to which IGES 2D data are imported

The standard options are found in the IGES 2D section of the Preferences.

Drafting
The imported data are put in a drawing representation. This drawing representation uses styles defined in a pre-defined or a customized standard such as ISO, JIS, ANSI, ASME. The Drafting list lets you select this standard.
  • The content of this list depends on which standards have been created and/or customized by your administrator.
  • The most suitable format (A0 ISO, A1 ISO, etc.) for each sheet (layout) is automatically determined, i.e. the smallest format in which the drawing can be totally included is selected.
    • If the standard is ISO, the format is chosen among A0 ISO, A1 ISO, A2 ISO, etc.
    • If the standard is ANSI, the format is chosen among A, B, C, etc.
    • If no standard format fits the sheet, the format is set to the largest one i.e. A0 ISO and made invisible with a message "No standard format can be applied to this sheet" in the report file.
    • In export/import loops, the automatic determination of the standard may lead to format changes.
    • If you are not satisfied with this automatic result, use the Page Setup command to modify the format.

Information on what has been determined automatically is written in the report file.

For more details about standards, see Administration in the Drafting User's Guide.

Notes:
  • Fonts are mapped with those defined by default in the standard.
  • Kanji fonts are supported (font code 2001).