Import/Export Dimstyles, MultileaderStyles, etc.

[bamckenzie69]

I am trying to get our office up to speed with Annotative text, dimensions, keynotes, etc. I have a "standards drawing" with the styles set up in it, but I cannot figure out how to import those styles into other drawings. I can copy a dimension, multi-leader, keynote-leader, Mtext, etc. and paste it into a new drawing, but is there a way to import the styles rather than having to open the "standards drawing" all the time? I tried making a Tool Palette with the items on it, but when I insert the Dimstyle from the Tool Palette, it is no longer Annotative. When I try to use the Style & Display manager I can find AEC Dimstyle, but not regular Dimstyle, Multileader, nor Textstyle. Any help would be appreciated.

[dkoch]

I would suggest having office-standards for text, dimensions, etc. in your template file(s). For existing files that do not have that content, much of the AutoCAD items (as opposed to AutoCAD Architecture items) can be imported from a file that does have them using DesignCenter. If both files are open, use the Open Drawings tab; if the source file is not open, you can use the Folders tab and navigate to the source file.

[bamckenzie69]

We have added stuff to the template, but I was looking for an easy way to get it into existing drawings. Design Center seems like the best way. Thanks.