Create and Modify Text Template

DRAW Administrator Guide

Label Library : Create and Modify Text Template

Sets the definitions for a text template.

Unlike SYTMs, TXTMs have no members. Instead, they hold text strings (in their BTEX attributes) to which users can refer when creating GLABs to add to drawings. These text strings can include #‑coded intelligent text, which is replaced by the corresponding attribute settings from the Design DB when the labels display on the drawing sheets.

The existing text templates display in the Available Templates list.

Select a text template from the list to view and modify the template details. The properties display underneath the list. Modify the properties as required.


	Create a new template	Displays the Create Text Label Template window. Refer to Create Text Label Template for further information.
	Delete selected templates	Click to delete the selected text template from the Available Templates list. A confirmation window displays asking you to OK the deletion. Click Yes to delete the selected text template. If a text template which has been assigned to objects is deleted, those objects are automatically assigned to the AVEVA Default style.
	Copy values from TEXP	Allows you to copy the values from an existing text string (TEXP) element. Refer to Copy Text Properties from Text String for further information.
	Explore the template hierarchy	Click to display the Hierarchy Browser window, indicating the location of the default text template hierarchy.
	Create a new template with starting values created from the selected one	Allows you to copy an existing text template. Refer to Copy Text Label Template for further information.

Click OK to save any changes and close the Text Templates window

Create Text Label Template

Creates a text label template.

Note:

The Create Text Label Template window is similar to the Hierarchy Browser window. Refer to Hierarchy Browser for further information.

Browse the hierarchy to select the library element that the new template is to be created under. Input a name in the Name field, or leave it blank if the style is to be assigned a name automatically.

To open a drop-down menu consisting of elements that can be created at the current level, click New above the left-hand part of the window.

The icon above the right-hand part of the window is used to specify whether templates display as thumbnails, a simple list, or a list with details.

Click Create to create the new text template. The new text template is then created and added to the Available Templates list in the Text Templates window.

Click Cancel to discard any changes and close the Create Text Label Template window.

Copy Text Label Template

Creates a new text label template as a copy of an existing text label template.

To copy a text template, select it from the Available Templates list and click Create a new template with starting values created from the selected one. The Create Text Label Template window displays. Refer to Create Text Label Template for further information.

Browse the hierarchy to select the library element that the new text template is to be created under. Input a name in the Name field, or leave it blank if the text template is to be assigned a name automatically.

Click Create to create the new text template. The copy of the selected text template is then created and added to the Available Templates list in the Visual Styles window.

Copy Text Properties from Text String

Replicates the Text template properties of an existing text string.

To replicate the text template properties of an existing text string, on the Text Templates window, click Copy values from TEXP.

You are prompted to Select TEXP

Click to identify the text string using a cursor pick in the 3D view. The text properties of the currently selected template are populated with the properties of the text string.