You can audit a drawing
file for violations of standards and then fix violations. The Batch
Standards Checker audits more than one file at a time.
After you associate a standards file with
a drawing, you should periodically check the drawing to make sure
it conforms with its standards. This is especially important when
more than one person is updating the drawing file. For example,
in a project with multiple subcontractors, one subcontractor may
create new layers that do not comply with the standards you have defined.
In that case, you need to be able to identify the nonstandard layers and
fix them.
You can use the notification feature to alert
users that a standards violation has occurred while working in a
drawing. This feature allows you to fix a standards violation just
after it has occurred, making it easier to create and maintain drawings
that comply with standards.
Check a Single Drawing
You can use the CHECKSTANDARDS command to view
all standards violations in the current drawing. The Check Standards
dialog box reports each nonstandard object, along with any suggested
fixes.
You
can choose to fix or ignore each reported standards violation. If
you ignore a reported violation, it is flagged in the drawing. You
can turn off the display of ignored problems so that they are not
reported as violations the next time you audit the drawing.
If no fix is provided for the current standards
violation, no item is highlighted in the Replace With list, and
the Fix button is not available. If you fix a standards violation
that is currently displayed in the Check Standards dialog box, the
violation is not removed from the dialog box until you click the Fix
or the Next button.
Once the entire drawing has been audited, the
Checking Complete message is displayed. This message summarizes
the standards violations that were found in the drawing. The message
also shows the violations that were fixed automatically, the violations
that were fixed manually, and the violations that were ignored.
NoteWhen a nonstandard
layer contains multiple violations (for example, a violation where
there is a nonstandard layer name and one for nonstandard layer properties),
the first violation that is encountered is displayed. Subsequent
violations that exist on the nonstandard layer are not evaluated,
and therefore, not displayed. You will need to run the command again
to check for additional violations.
Check Multiple Drawings
You
can use the Batch Standards Checker to analyze multiple drawings
and summarize standards violations in an HTML report. To run a batch
standards audit, you must first create a standards check (CHX) file.
The CHX file is a configuration and report file; it contains a list
of drawing and standards files, as well as a report on a standards
check.
By default, each drawing is checked against
the standards files that are associated with it. Alternatively,
you can override the default and choose another set of standards
files to be used.
After the batch standards audit is complete,
you can view an HTML report with details of the audit. You can also
create notes that are included in the HTML report. This report can
be exported and printed. In a collaborative environment, you can
distribute the report to drafters so that they can fix any problems
with their sections.
Use Notification of Standards
Violations While Working in a Drawing
You can set options for notification in the
CAD Standards Settings dialog box and with the STANDARDSVIOLATION
system variable. If you select Display Alert upon Standards Violation
in the dialog box, then an alert is displayed when a violation occurs
while you work. If you select Display Standards Status Bar Icon,
an icon is displayed when you open a file associated with a standards
file and when you create or modify nonstandard objects.
By default, if an associated standards file
is missing or if a violation occurs while you work, a pop-up message
appears in the lower-right corner of the application window (the
status bar tray).
You
should check a drawing for standards violations using the Check
Standards dialog box before using the notification options. This
prevents triggering a notification alert carried over from a previous
session. After a drawing has been checked and fixed, the notification
options trigger an alert only if a new violation occurs.
Display Alerts for Named
Objects
If
you select Display Alert upon Standards Violation, you are notified
of violations when you create or edit only named objects (linetypes,
text styles, layers, and dimensions). Standards violations that
do not affect named objects do not trigger a notification alert.
Also, if a named object was marked as ignored in the Check Standards
dialog box, that object no longer triggers a notification alert,
even though the named object is nonstandard. Changing nonstandard
named objects, such as setting a nonstandard layer as current, does
trigger a notification alert.
After an alert is displayed, you can choose
to fix or not fix the violation. Choosing to fix the violation opens
the Check Standards dialog box. If it is already open, the dialog
box addresses the specific violations that just occurred. You can
resume your previous work in the Check Standards dialog box after
you respond to the most recent standards violations. Alternatively, if
you do not want to fix violations when alerted, you can click Do
Not Fix to dismiss the alert.
If you open a drawing that has one or more associated
standards files, an Associated Standards File(s) icon is displayed
in the status bar. If an associated standards file is missing, a
Missing Standards File(s) icon is displayed in the status bar. If
you double-click the Missing Standards File(s) icon and then resolve
or dissociate missing standards files, the Missing Standards File(s) icon
is replaced by the Associated Standards File(s) icon.
NoteIf you select Display
Alert upon Standards Violation in the Check Standards dialog box
and you fix a violation, you can return to a fixing operation where
you left off. If you select Display Standards Status Bar icon and
you click the icon and fix a violation, you must return to a standards-fixing
operation from the beginning.
To audit a drawing for
standards violations
- Open a drawing that has one or more associated
standards files.
An Associated Standards
File(s) icon is displayed in the status bar. If an associated standards
file is missing, a Missing Standards File(s) icon is displayed in
the status bar.
NoteIf you click the
Missing Standards File(s) icon and then resolve or dissociate missing
standards files, the Missing Standards File(s) icon is replaced by
the Associated Standards File(s) icon.
- In the drawing with one or more associated
standards files,
The Check Standards dialog box is displayed
with the first standards violation reported under Problem.
- Do one of the following:
- If you want to apply the item selected
in the Replace With list to fix the violation reported under Problem,
click Fix. If there is a recommended fix in the Replace With list,
it is preceded by a check mark. If no recommended fix exists for
the current standards violation, the Fix button is not available.
The Check Standards dialog box automatically
displays the next standards violation under Problem.
- Manually fix the standards violation.
Click the Next button to display the next violation.
- Select Mark This Problem as Ignored.
Click the Next button to display the next violation.
Selecting Mark This Problem as Ignored flags
the standards violation so you can prevent it from being displayed
the next time you use the CHECKSTANDARDS command.
- Click the Next button to display the
next violation.
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have cycled
through all standards violations.
- Click Close.
To turn the display of
ignored problems on or off
- In a drawing with one or more associated
standards files,
- In the Check Standards dialog box, click
Settings.
- In the CAD Standards Settings dialog
box, select or clear Show Ignored Problems. Click OK.
To turn notification for
standards violations on or off
- In the Configure Standards dialog box,
click Settings.
- Do one of the following:
- To turn off standards notifications,
select Disable Standards Notifications.
- To be notified by alert, select Display
Alert upon Standards Violation.
- To be notified by the display of an icon
in the status bar, select Display Standards Status Bar Icon.
- Click OK.
To start the Batch Standards
Checker
To create a standards check
file for the Batch Standards Checker
- In the Batch Standards Checker, click File menu
New
Check File. (You can also click New on the Batch Standards
Checker toolbar.)
- On the Drawings tab, click the + button
(Add Drawing).
- In the Open dialog box, select a drawing
to audit.
- (Optional) Repeat steps 3 and 4 if you
want to add additional drawings to the standards check file.
- (You can also click the
Save As button on the Batch Standards Checker toolbar.)
- In the Save As dialog box, in File Name,
enter a name for the file.
- Click Save.
To open an existing standards
check file
- In the Batch Standards Checker, click File menu Open
Check File. (You can also click Open on the Batch Standards
Checker toolbar.)
- In the Open dialog box, locate and select
a standards check file.
- Click Open.
To specify a standards
override for a standards check file
- Create a standards check file or open
an existing one.
- In the Batch Standards Checker, Standards
tab, select the Check All Drawings Using the Following Standards
Files option.
- Click the + button (Add Standards File).
- In the Open dialog box, select a standards
file to use as an override. Click Open.
- (Optional) Repeat steps 5 and 6 if you
want to add additional standards files as overrides.
- In the Batch Standards Checker, click File menu Save
Check File. (You can also click Save on the Batch Standards
Checker toolbar.)
To audit a set of drawings
for standards violations
- Open an existing standards check file,
or create a new one.
- In the Batch Standards Checker, click Check menu Start
Check. (You can also click Start Check on the Batch Standards
Checker toolbar.)
When the batch audit
is complete, the report is displayed in a browser window.
You can cancel the batch
audit at any time by click Stop Check.
NoteYou cannot check
encrypted files using the Batch Standards Checker.
To add notes to the batch
audit report
- Create a standards check file or open
an existing one.
- In the Batch Standards Checker, Notes
tab, enter notes to be included in the report.
- Click File menu Save
Check File. (You can also click Save on the Batch Standards
Checker toolbar.)
To view a previously generated
batch audit report
- Open the standards check file that generated
the report you want to view.
- In the Batch Standards Checker, click Check menu View
Report.(You can also click View Report on the Batch Standards
Checker toolbar.)
The report is displayed
in a browser window.
- Select one of the following options to
filter the data displayed in the report:
- Overview. Summarizes
the number of problems encountered in each audited drawing.
- Plug-ins. Summarizes
the standards plug-ins installed on the system used to run the batch
audit.
- Standards. Summarizes
the standards files used to check the drawings in the batch audit.
- Problems. Provides
detailed information about each problem that was encountered.
- Ignored Problems. Provides
detailed information about problems that were flagged as ignored.
- All. Shows all
available standards audit information.
- In the For list, select individual drawings
to view their audit information.
To export a batch audit
report
- Create a standards check file or open
an existing one.
- In the Batch Standards Checker, click Check Export
Report. (You can also click Export Report on the Batch
Standards Checker toolbar.)
CommandsCHECKSTANDARDS
Checks
the current drawing for standards violations.
STANDARDS
Manages
the association of standards files with drawings.
System VariablesSTANDARDSVIOLATION
Specifies whether a
user is notified of standards violations in the current drawing
when a nonstandard object is created or modified.
Utilities
