Standards rigidly define the total appearance of the drawing. Items affected include drawing line thickness, dimension line thickness, text height, all aspects of the dimension construction (gaps, offsets, arrowheads, etc.).
In large companies and government work, standards must be supported - it is an absolute requirement.
Standards Claris CAD supports:
BS 308 - British standard for drafting.
JIS - Japanese standard for drafting.
ISO - International Standards Organization. This group set standards for most of Europe
DIN - The organization which sets many standards within Germany including drafting standards.
ANSI - American National Standards Institute. This organization sets many of the standards U.S. Y14.5 is a particular version of the ANSI standards which Claris CAD supports.