ISO Standard Revision Update for Taper and Slope Symbols

The taper and slope symbol within AutoCAD Mechanical is updated to support the ISO 3040:2016(E) standard revision. To support the ISO 3040:2016(E), all aspects of the taper and slope symbol is revised to correspond with ISO 3040:2016(E).

AutoCAD Mechanical continues to support the ISO 3040:2009(E) standard revision to allow documents created in previous releases to be opened, edited, and saved without updating the taper and slot symbol standard. By supporting ISO 3040:2016(E) and ISO 3040:2009(E), you can annotate new and as-built designs using the required standard revision.

Note: Saving the new revision of taper and slot symbols in an older file format retains the symbol while associating to ISO 3040:2009(E) revision.

Options Dialog Box

In AutoCAD Mechanical 2024 toolset, when opening a legacy drawing, the default standard is changed to the old standard revision. You can change the standard revision in the Options dialog box.

Taper and Slope Settings for ISO Dialog Box

The new revision is displayed in the Taper and Slope Settings for ISO dialog box.

Properties Palette

View and modify the taper and slope symbol properties in the Properties palette.