Create a Drawing Template - Intergraph Smart Electrical - Help - Hexagon

Intergraph Smart Electrical Help
Language
English
Product
Intergraph Smart Electrical
Search by Category
Help
Smart Electrical Version
10

To complete this procedure, you must modify the UAC security option to be granted the same rights as the Administrator user. For more information see Set UAC Admin Security.

  1. Select File > New > Template.

  2. Select the new blank template and select File > Sheet Setup.

  3. On the Sheet Setup dialog, select the required page size and orientation for the template from the list; for example, A4 Wide.

  4. To add a border or title block, select Edit > Insert > Symbol.

    • You must create the border or title block file in advance with suitable dimensions for the template using Catalog Manager or a suitable graphics application such as SmartSketch.

    • The inserted symbol is embedded in the template. For this reason, if you modify a border or title block symbol and you want the change to appear in all of your templates, you must reinsert the symbol in each template individually.

    • For composite drawings, make sure that you select a title block symbol created especially for composite drawings.

  5. On the Select Symbol File dialog, navigate to the required file and select Open to display it in the drawing view.

  6. To position the border on the template, do one of the following:

    • Press the ESCAPE key to lock the border on to the template in the correct position relative to the origin.

    • Drag and drop the border in the position you require.

  7. To add text to the template, select Edit > Insert > Text.

  8. You can add other drawing objects in the appropriate file format or text if required by selecting Edit > Insert > Symbol.

  9. Select File > Save and type a name for the file in the required location.

  • Drawing templates are saved in a special format that is recognized only in Smart Electrical. Files in the format have an .spe extension, and you can only create them in Smart Electrical.

  • Make sure that you save your templates in the locations specified in the Locations window in Options Manager. Note that templates for composite drawings reside in a different location from the conventional drawing templates. See the Intergraph Smart® Electrical Options Manager help for further information.