ANSI/ASME Standard Revision Update for Section Line Symbols

The section line symbol within AutoCAD Mechanical is updated to support the AWS Y14.3 - 2012 standard revision. To support AWS Y14.3 – 2012, all aspects of the section line symbol are revised to correspond with AWS Y14.3 - 2012.

AutoCAD Mechanical continues to support the AWS Y14.3 - 2003 standard revision to allow documents created in previous releases to be opened, edited, and saved without updating the section line symbol standard. By supporting AWS Y14.3 – 2012 and AWS Y14.3 - 2003, you can annotate new and as-built designs using the required standard revision.

Note: Saving the new revision of section line symbols in an older file format retains the symbol while associating to AWS Y14.3 – 2003 revision.

Option Dialog Box

In AutoCAD Mechanical 2024 toolset, the new ANSI standard revision is the default standard for a new drawing. When you open a legacy drawing, the default standard is changed to the old standard revision. You can change the standard revision in the Options dialog box.

Section Line Settings for ANSI Dialog Box

The new revision is displayed in the Modify Section View Style dialog box.

Properties Palette

View and modify all section line symbol properties in the Properties palette.