A Cap Standard, also known as a Typical, is a tool to select multiple furniture parts and group them so you can store, edit, and re-use the parts within a Standard as one block, or as individual parts if needed.
There are many reasons to use Cap Standards:
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Increased Efficiency: Using Cap Standards in AutoCAD adds efficiency because the single name of the Standard represents an entire group of furniture (a Worksheet file).
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Increased Accuracy: Copying and inserting a single block that represents multiple components will prevent errors of omission or duplication.
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Installation Drawings: Plotting drawings without component tags makes a more legible installation drawing (a single name represents numerous parts).
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Globally Replaceable: Another important benefit is that Cap Standards are globally replaceable.
Other considerations when creating Cap Standards:
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Panels should not be included in the Cap Standards because the standards may be attached back-to-back. Including panels could result in double the panel count.
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Each standard has a base point by which you drag the standard just before it is inserted in a drawing. When picking the insertion point, select a node on the innermost corner of the station (opposite the "door"), often in the back of a corner worksurface.
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Create the A-STDTAGS layer to put the tags on. Do this because a standard tag appears when you insert the standards, and you will be able to turn the tag off if it is on a separate layer.
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