Managing Template Links

You can manage the template links.

All Multi-Discipline Drafting objects such as Grid, Elevation mark, Floor plan, Sheet, many more use template principles. These templates are stored in chapters or a catalog and are imported in the drawing when used by a particular object. The link to the reference in the catalog is kept. It can be managed with the commands described in the next section.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Open a drawing containing a view created using a template.

Synchronize a Template

The template imported in the drawing is synchronized with its reference in the catalog. All objects using the same template are updated accordingly.

  1. Select an object.
  2. From the Smart Template Management section of the action bar, click Synchronize Template .
    The selected object is synchronized with its template.
    Note: Objects isolated from its reference cannot be synchronized.

Open a Template

You can open the reference template linked to a particular object (for example, annotation or dress-up template).

  1. Select an object.
  2. From the Smart Template Management section of the action bar, click Open Template .
    The reference template linked to the selected object is opened.
    Note: If the objects are isolated from its reference, the reference template cannot be opened.

Isolate From a Template

You can isolate all the objects, using the same template, from the reference.

Object synchronization is not available, if the reference template is modified.

  1. Select an object.
  2. From the Smart Template Management section of the action bar, click Isolate from Template .
    The selected object is isolated from its reference.