Templates

To set a default template to be used when a new drawing is created:

1. Click File/Drawing Templates/Select Current.
   
   

2. Click Browse.
   
   

3. Select the template to be used and click Open.
   
   

4. Click OK.
   
   

5. Click the New icon or File/New.
   
   

6. To change to a different template, follow the steps above and select a different template name.

1. Set the paper Orientation to landscape or portrait.
   
   

2. Choose a sheet size using the drop-down arrows or enter a custom size paper settings.
   
   

3. Click Sheet Edge Marks to determine where sheet marks will appear. Sheet edge marks represent where the edge of the paper is and will let you know if something does not fit on a page.
   
   

4. Click whether the sheet marks will appear only on the screen or on both the screen and the printout.
   
   

Allows you to choose your title block location as well as what type of borders will appear on your template.

1. Select a Title Block Location
   
   

2. Select a border setting.
   
   

Allows you to decide what type of margins and the size of the title block.

1. Set the margins.
   
   

2. Set the Title Block Measurements.
   
   If the Title Block Location chosen was the first or last choice on the Format tab, the only measurement to be set is Height (default is 2”).
   
   If the Title Block Location chosen was either the second or third option(partial page), both Height and Width must be set (Width defaults to 7.5”).
   
   

Allows for a logo to be placed on a template on this tab the location and size of the image may also be specified.

1. Click Browse.
   
   

2. Locate and select the .bmp or .jpg image file to be used in the title block.
   
   

3. Set the image location.
   
   

4. Set the image size.
   
   

Allows for individual lines of text to be added to a template.

1. There are five possible lines of text. Enter the text in the fields.
   
   

2. The buttons to the right of each field will enter the Date Code on that line. The Date Code will automatically enter the current date in the title block.
   
   

1. Select the scale sizes for which a template will be created. Multiple sizes can be selected.
   
   

2. If the scale desired is not shown, click a drop-down arrow and select the desired scale.
   
   

3. Click Create.
   
   

4. Click OK.
   
   

1. Click File/Drawing Templates/Select Current.
   
   

2. Erase the template name in the Drawing tab and click OK.

Click the File pull down, go to Drawing Templates, and then click on Apply. This allows for an existing drawing to accept a new or a revised template.