How to copy and use Style Library

How to copy and use Style Library

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How to copy and use Style Library

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I am trying to create different Style Libraries to suit different customer standards. My company does work for a number of different customers all of whom have different drafting standards and requirements. I can create different styles within the style library to suit changes between view preferences, text fonts and dimension styles etc, but when it comes to changing layer colours and line-types, the system doesn't seem to work.

 

For example: I complete a job for company A in the styles/colours/line-types that they prefer..... all good. The next job is for company B who use a completely different set of requirements. I switch the style library standard to the relevant company, the text styles, dimension style etc all update perfectly, BUT the layer colours remain as set for company A. I have tried to create individual Style Libraries to suit each company, but after selecting a new location - then what? (The help page is wrong - you can't accept the default location as a dialogue box won't let you) How do I tell what Style Library is current? How do I switch between each one? Does it need to be referenced in the Project File? If so - where? Is the Style Library stored with templates files so that I could save each template with the appropriate Style Library - but how?

 

 

Cheers

 

Phil Smith

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Paul-Mason
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You need to change the layer colours in the  LAYER settings in the styles and standards make the changes you need then save the changes as Company A and Company B etc, then when you do a drawing for them you'll need to select these form the ANNOATTE - DIMENSION - FORMAT - and select the standard you want then add your dimension

 

Screen Shot 29-05-19 at 01.56 PM.PNG

 

All the dimensions shown in the above image have different customise settings, such a leader colour, text colour etc.

 

 

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Frederick_Law
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Its difficult to switch standard in drawing.

You need to create template for each standard and start the drawing.

That include Symbol, Titleblock and border.

Make sure the template only use the correct standard.

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