Many times in dealing with clients you will need to make revisions to furniture plans. By using Cap Standards, you can globally replace a Cap Standard within a drawing, saving time in the revision process.
There are two ways to redefine a Standard:
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Redefine using the same name.
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Redefine using a new name, and then use Block Replace to switch some of the original Standards with the new one. See Replace a Cap Standard for details.
To change an existing Cap Standard within a drawing, follow the steps below. Do not use the Cap Complete Explode command.
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Click
on the Cap Standard toolbar. You may also use the Office ribbon.
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Select the Cap Standard you need to revise in your drawing. Press Enter to confirm your selection.
Notice that the tag disappears, and if you hover over the parts in the workstation, they can now be selected individually. -
Change the workstation as needed.
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Go through the steps of creating a new Cap Standard.
Name the new Standard with the same name as the existing Standard. Use the down arrow to the right of the name to pick the same name.
Note: Make sure when you create this new Standard that you give it the same insertion point that the previous Standard had. That way when you redefine the block it will remain at the same insertion point. -
When you are at the point where you save the standard to a Custom Catalog, pick the Catalog that has the standard in it. Do not select the standard itself.
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Click Finish.
You will get two confirmation dialog boxes. One to replace the standard in the Custom Catalog, the other to replace the standard in the drawing.
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Click Yes for both.
Notice in your drawing that all of the Cap Standards with the same name have been revised.