template/ sheet format question

[pejaer]

I am trying to setup a template that can be somewhat "flexible on the fly" but the inability to customize the document properties in SHEETS is preventing this from happening....here is what I mean:

I want to create a template that has a standard first page sheet, then optional 2nd, 3rd, etc sheets that I can add by using the "add sheet" function. The problem is, all of my "Document Properties" that are nicely saved in the template do not carry to the new sheet. It looks like all this info is a default setting in the sheets, and can't be changed.

Does anyone know how I can save my document properties as a default or "custom set" that can be applied quickly to new sheets?

Thanks
-Paul

 

[uGlay]

Do this.

Create a drawing file and make 3, 4 pages (or however many you want)

Then add all the custom properties to that one file.

Add your t-blocks to each page.

Save and Close

Copy the file 3, 4 times and rename, then open each one and delete the pages you dont want. Then do a save as template (drwdot) of each one and give them the names you want.

After this you should be able to insert different t-block pages and they'll all have the same custom props. good luck.

SW2008 Office Pro SP3.1
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU
2.2GHz, 2.00GB RAM
QuadroFX 3700
SpacePilot/SpaceNavigator

 

[fcsuper]

I recently covered how to set up multiple sheet formats for a single drawing template:

http://www.fcsuper.com/swblog/?p=99

There's one other method that allows you do this, mentioned in part 1 of that article:

http://www.fcsuper.com/swblog/?p=98

Matt Lorono
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources
Co-moderator of Solidworks Yahoo! Group
and Mechnical.Engineering Yahoo! Group

 

[pejaer]

Thanks guys. I got it to do what I want....nice website Matt!

 

[fcsuper]

Thank you.

Matt Lorono
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources
Co-moderator of Solidworks Yahoo! Group
and Mechnical.Engineering Yahoo! Group