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AutoCAD 2025 Best Practices, Tips, and Techniques

You're reading from   AutoCAD 2025 Best Practices, Tips, and Techniques Boost productivity with interface tips, dynamic blocks, annotations, customizations, and more

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781837636723
Length 444 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Using All of the AutoCAD Interface 2. Chapter 2: Using More of the AutoCAD Interface FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Taking Advantage of Annotation 4. Chapter 4: Making the Most of Dimensions 5. Chapter 5: Making Tables Work for You 6. Chapter 6: Discover More About Blocks 7. Chapter 7: Discover the New Block Tools 8. Chapter 8: Learn to Automate with Dynamic Blocks 9. Chapter 9: Taking Layers to the Next Level 10. Chapter 10: Enhance Your Knowledge of Reference Files 11. Chapter 11: Enforcing Your CAD Standards 12. Chapter 12: Making the Most of Common Commands 13. Chapter 13: Using Commands to Improve Performance 14. Index 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Batch Standards Checker

You can batch-check your files for compliant CAD Standards. Using the Batch Standards Checker, you can use the associated standards (.DWS) files or check the standards with a new selection of standards (.DWS) files. The Batch Standards Checker also allows you to check the attached reference files:

  1. Using Windows Start | AutoCAD 2025, select the Batch Standards Checker utility.
  2. Using the Batch Standards Checker dialog, start with the Drawings tab, click the Add Drawings button , and select the following files:

    ..\ACAD_TipsTechniques\Exercise_Files\Chapter 11\11-2_Project 2.dwg and 11-2_Project 3.dwg

  3. Select the Standards tab, and select the option to Check all drawings using the following standards files.
  4. Click the Add Standards button and select the following files:

    XYZ_Layers.dws, XYZ_Linetypes.dws and XYZ_Annotation.dws

  5. Select the Plug-ins tab and verify that all plug-ins are selected and enabled as needed.
Figure 11.6: Batch Standards Checker
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