5 Replies Latest reply on Mar 7, 2018 2:23 PM by Matt Peneguy

Overall drafting standard is set to ANSI, but drawing shows ISO

Owen Kolstad Mar 7, 2018 8:53 AM

I'm in Solidworks 2017 and I'm using a template for the drawing document with the "Overall drafting standard" set to use the ANSI. However, the drawings continue to come up with what appears to be the ISO standard. I go to the Document Properties > Overall drafting standard and it says it ANSI. I click the dropdown and select something else, then click the dropdown again and select ANSI, click OK, and the drawiwng changes to ANSI. Am I doing something wrong?

Re: Options > Document Properties > Overall drafting standard is set to ANSI, but drawing shows ISO

Matt Peneguy Mar 7, 2018 11:22 AM (in response to Owen Kolstad)

Owen,
Anything in the Document Properties tab is a per file setting. So, if a drawing file was created with an ISO standard. That standard is carried with the file. You have to change it for each existing file. To fix it for new files you create, change it in the template used to create drawings.
Good news is that it can be changed automatically with either #Task(maybe, I haven't used it) or a macro(definitely).
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- Re: Options > Document Properties > Overall drafting standard is set to ANSI, but drawing shows ISO
  
  Owen Kolstad Mar 7, 2018 11:51 AM (in response to Matt Peneguy)
  
  Thanks for the prompt reply to my question. The template used to start the model is set to ANSI. The sketches created in the model are dimensioned like ANSI (always horizontal text). The template for the drawing is also set to ANSI and the Document Properties say it is ANSI, however the dimensions come in appearing like ISO (text is frequently angled). I can correct things by re-selecting ANSI, even though it appears I had already selected ANSI. Is there a way to fix this so it doesn't happen with every new drawing?
  
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    Matt Peneguy Mar 7, 2018 11:56 AM (in response to Owen Kolstad)
    
    Hmm. I'm guessing your template got modified. If a setting underneath gets changed it overrides the overall drafting standard. Open your template and drill down to see these settings are set to "ANSI":
    Can you post one of these drawing files?
    
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      Owen Kolstad Mar 7, 2018 12:20 PM (in response to Matt Peneguy)
      
      Thank you that fixed it. I went through each item (Anglle, Angular Running, etc) and changed them all to ANSI. Then saved the template and when I used the template again, it works. This has been driving me crazy for a while. Thanks for the support.
      
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        Matt Peneguy Mar 7, 2018 2:23 PM (in response to Owen Kolstad)
        
        Yeah, it's the little things like that with SW that'll have you tearing your hair out. That is until you understand the reason behind why it works the way it does... At least most of the time.
        
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