CAD Standards

About

Associates one or more standards (DWS) files to drawing DWG files.

There are two methods to check the compatibility of drawing DWG files with the standards DWS files and validate or ignore the mapping of entities properties.

  1. Using the CAD Standards commands inside BricsCAD.
  2. Using the standards_app.exe stand alone application.

Using the CAD Standards commands inside BricsCAD

The CAD Standards commands are listed in the CAD STANDARDS ribbon panel.

The steps for checking and validation are as follows:
  1. Launch the STANDARDS command to associate standard DWS files with the working DWG drawing file and choose which plug-ins will be checked.

  2. Launch the CHECKSTANDARDS command to check for compatibility between desired plug-ins from the current drawing and the standards drawing and validate or ignore the recommended matching.

    The LAYTRANS command will be used to associate layers in the current drawing with layers in other drawings or standard drawings.

Using the standards_app.exe stand alone application

The standards_app.exe is a stand alone application stored in the BricsCAD installation folder (by default: C:\Program Files\Bricsys\BricsCAD V25x64).

Run the standards_app.exe application to open the CAD Standards Validation dialog box. The application will check the compatibility between drawing (DWG) files and the standards (DWS) files according to the chosen plug-ins.

  1. File menu
  2. Drawings
  3. Standards
  4. Plugins
  5. Options
  6. Output
  7. Start Check
  8. Stop Check
  9. View Report
  10. Export report

File menu

Displays management options for CHX files. A CHX file lists the drawing (DWG) and standard (DWS) files and options for checking them. It can be used from ACAD or created from scratch.

New
Creates a CHX file from scratch.
Open
Opens the CAD Standards Validation dialog box to choose an existing CHX file.
Save
Saves the CAD Standards Validation configuration into a CHX file.
Save as
Saves the CAD Standards Validation configuration to a different CHX file.

Drawings

Lists the drawing files (DWG) added for checking.

With right-side buttons you are able to:
  • : add a new drawing to the list.

  • : remove the selected file.
  • : move up in the list the selected file.
  • : move down in the list the selected file.

Standards

Lists the drawing standards (DWS) file used for standard checking.

Note:
  • You can create your drawing standard file by saving a DWG file in which you define layers, dimension styles, line types, and text styles as a DWS file.
  • The right-side buttons work the same as for drawing (DWG) files.

Plugins

Lists the plug-ins that will be used for checking operation.

A plug-in refers to a property or set of entity properties in standard files. Only checked plug-ins will be considered for checking operations.

The available plug-ins are:

Layers
Checks that names and properties of Layers in a drawing comply with standards.
Linetypes
Checks that names and properties of Linetypes in a drawing comply with standards.
Dimension Styles
Checks that names and properties of Dimension Styles in a drawing comply with standards.
Text Styles
Checks that names and properties of Text Styles in a drawing comply with standards.

Options

Lists the checking options:
  • Autofix properties: automatically applies the standard properties to the target named object.
  • Check external references: includes external references in checking.
  • Check drawings using their associated standards files: checks the drawing files that contains their associated standards file.

Output

Displays a report of the standards checking.

Start Check

Runs the checking.

Stop Check

Stops the checking.

View Report

Opens the report into the StandardsApp readable window.

Export report

Exports the checking result in a report (LOG) file.