Create new drawing type

shane mcwhirk · External Since: Apr 22, 2006 Posts: 4

How can I create a new category in the Choose Drawing Type window? When I
create a new drawing I use several of My Templates. It would be nice to
have a shortcut that would open several of my created templates at once
instead of individually.

Michel LAPLANE · External Since: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 246

Use the tools=>option=>advanced=>path and add it in template path (separate
different path with ";").Add the path where your template are.
If you want to keep some image of you template. First add in your template
some shapes that will reflect the features of your template. In the
file=>properties check "the save prewiew" and save your file as template.
Reopen the template as original, open the drawing explorer, right click on
the root and choose protection to check preview. Delete all the shapes in
your model (and in the stencil document of your model to decrease the size
of your model) and save. Hope it can help
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> How can I create a new category in the Choose Drawing Type window? When I
> create a new drawing I use several of My Templates. It would be nice to
> have a shortcut that would open several of my created templates at once
> instead of individually.
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John Marshall, MVP · External Since: Jan 26, 2004 Posts: 1477

and save a copy before the deletions so that you still change the sample
drawing in the future.

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"Michel LAPLANE" <mich.laplane DeleteThis @wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
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> Use the tools=>option=>advanced=>path and add it in template path
> (separate different path with ";").Add the path where your template are.
> If you want to keep some image of you template. First add in your template
> some shapes that will reflect the features of your template. In the
> file=>properties check "the save prewiew" and save your file as template.
> Reopen the template as original, open the drawing explorer, right click on
> the root and choose protection to check preview. Delete all the shapes in
> your model (and in the stencil document of your model to decrease the size
> of your model) and save. Hope it can help
> "shane mcwhirk" <sandsmfg DeleteThis @gci.net> a écrit dans le message de news:
> 1283njplq4ndqec DeleteThis @corp.supernews.com...
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>> How can I create a new category in the Choose Drawing Type window? When I
>> create a new drawing I use several of My Templates. It would be nice to
>> have a shortcut that would open several of my created templates at once
>> instead of individually.
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