Batch Standards Checker Window

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Check Drawings for Standards Violations

The Batch Standards Checker audits a series of drawings for standards violations and creates an XML-based summary report detailing all violations. To use the Batch Standards Checker, you must first create a standards check file that specifies the drawings to audit and the standards files used for the audit.

The Batch Standards Checker contains the following tabs:

The Batch Standards Checker toolbar contains additional options.

Drawings Tab (Batch Standards Checker)

Allows you to create a list of drawings to audit for standards violations.

Drawings to Check: Lists the drawings to audit for standards violations. To add a drawing, click Add Drawing. To remove a drawing, click Remove Drawing. An exclamation mark precedes any drawings that the Batch Standards Checker can't locate. Drawings are audited in the order in which they are listed. To reorder drawings in the list, click Move Up or Move Down.
Add Standards File: Opens a standard file selection dialog box, where you can locate and select a drawing to audit.
Remove Drawing: Removes a drawing from the list displayed in Drawings to Check.
Move Up: Moves the currently selected drawing up one position in the list displayed in Drawings to Check.
Move Down: Moves a standards file down one position in the list displayed in Standards Used for Checking All Drawings.
Description: Provides summary information about the drawing file currently selected in Drawings to Check.
Check External References of Listed Drawings: Determines if external references (xrefs) are added to the Drawings to Check list. If checked, external references are added to the list as soon as you start a batch standards audit.

Standards Tab (Batch Standards Checker)

Allows you to specify what standards files are used to verify named objects during the batch standards audit.

Check Each Drawing Using Its Associated Standards Files: Specifies auditing each drawing using the standards files that are associated with it. If this option is selected, the remaining options on the tab are not available.
Check All Drawings Using the Following Standards Files: Specifies ignoring the standards files that are associated with individual drawings and using the ones you select in Standards Used for Checking All Drawings instead.
Standards Used for Checking All Drawings: Lists the standards files used to audit the drawings. To add a standards file, click Add Standards File. To remove a standards file, click Remove Standards File. If conflicts arise between multiple standards in this list (for example, if two standards files specify layers of the same name but with different properties), the standards file that is shown first in the list takes precedence. To change the position of a standards file in the list, select it and click Move Up or Move Down.
Add Standards File: Adds a standards file to the list displayed in Standards Used for Checking All Drawings.
Remove Standards File: Removes a standards file from the list displayed in Standards Used for Checking All Drawings.
Move Up: Moves a standards file up one position in the list displayed in Standards Used for Checking All Drawings.
Move Down: Moves a standards file down one position in the list displayed in Standards Used for Checking All Drawings.
Description: Provides summary information about the standards file currently selected in the list.

Plug-ins Tab (Batch Standards Checker)

Lists the standards plug-ins that are installed on the current system. A standards plug-in is installed for each of the named objects for which standards can be defined (layers, dimension styles, linetypes, and text styles). In the future, it is expected that third-party applications will be able to install additional plug-ins.

Plug-ins Used When Checking Standards: Displays a list of all the standards plug-ins on the current system. You specify at least one plug-in to use when auditing a drawing by selecting from the list. The selected plug-ins are used when checking standards for the entire series of drawings.
Description: Provides summary information about the plug-in currently selected in the list.

Notes Tab (Batch Standards Checker)

Allows you to add notes to the XML report.

Enter Notes to Include in Report: Allows you to enter additional notes for inclusion in the report.

Progress Tab (Batch Standards Checker)

Provides summary information about the status of the current batch standards audit.

Batch Standards Checker Toolbar

New	Creates a new standards check file with a .chx file name extension. Standards check files specify what drawings and standards files are used by the batch audit.
Open	Opens a standard file selection dialog box, where you can select a standards check file.
Save	Saves the current standards check file.
Save As	Opens a standard file save dialog box, where you can specify a name and location to save a standards check file.
Start Check	Begins a batch audit using the currently loaded standards check file. This button is available only when you have added drawings, associated a standards file, and selected at least one plug-in to use when checking for standards violations.
Stop Check	Stops a previously started batch audit operation. This button is available only if a batch audit is currently in progress.
View Report	Displays an HTML report summarizing the results of the batch audit. This button is available when a batch audit report is available for viewing. The contents of the report are included with the standards check file.
Export Report	Exports an HTML report that can be distributed to other users. This button is available only when a batch audit has been completed and a report is available to export. This button also allows you to optimize existing XML reports that were created with a previous version of the CAD Standards feature, in order to improve report printing quality.