Different Templates/Styles Question

[EagleBee93]

how can I create two different drawing templates (either DWG’s or IDW’s) where the only difference is the dimension style.  I want one for fractional dimensions and one for decimal dimensions.  Currently, if I open a template in which I have saved the style as decimal, but the library style defaults to fractions, the template will load the library style dimensions and override what I actually want.

[Frederick_Law]

I setup both in Style.  Decimal is default.

I think you can setup 2 Object Defaults.  Pick the one when you need.

I try to keep only one template.

[blandb]

Your object defaults dictate what are used by default. I'm thinking your could create another Drawing standard and have that drawing standard use a new object default that sets all your dims to be decimal. Then when you start your new drawing in the styles editor, just choose the standard you want to start with. This would not change anything after it is placed though. Alternatively you could just copy the template and create a new object default and change the object defaults for it, but I think you would also need to create a new standard for it as well. It has been a minute on that and I'd have to test it to make sure because if you change the default standard object defaults, I don't remember if that would also change it for the other template as well.

[johnsonshiue · Accepted solution]

Hi! Each style has to be unique. In your case, you need to create a new dimension style for the fractional dimension. And save the style back to the library. As long as the styles in the library and the template are in sync, the library styles will not dictate the template styles.

Many thanks!