Create a Ply Book Template
A ply book template is a drawing template that contains ply views, flat ply views, and ply book related parameter callouts in notes and tables. You can create a ply book template and use it for creating standard ply books.
You can create notes and tables in a ply book template, and then enter callouts for the included ply parameters. When you create a ply book from the template, the callouts for ply parameters are replaced with the actual values.
The syntax for the callout of a ply parameter in a drawing template must be <Parameter name>:PID_. For example, the syntax for a callout of material name is &PTC_ASSIGNED_MATERIAL:PID_. When a ply book is created based on the template, the ply id and the session id of the composite model are added automatically after PID_ and the generated callout is replaced with the actual value.
Create a template for a ply book as follows:
1. Create a new empty drawing.
2. Click > .
3. Click > . The Template View Instructions dialog box opens.
4. To change the default name of the template view, type a name.
5. In the Type list, select the type of a drawing view such as a ply view or a flat ply view. When a template has a general view, you cannot create a ply view or a flat ply view in it.
6. In the Options and Values boxes, define the information to show in the drawing view.
7. Click Place View and select a location or draw a bounding box in the graphics window. You can place more than one view in the same template.
 |
When you create a template for a flat ply view, if you do not provide a scale value, you need to draw a bounding box to specify the size of the flat ply view.
|
8. Click OK.
9. Create one or more notes in the template and enter text or callouts for the included ply parameters. To learn how to create a note in a ply book template, see Create a note in a ply book template.
10. Create one or more tables in the template and enter text or callouts for the ply parameters in the cells of the table. To learn how to create a table in a ply book template, see Create a table in a ply book template.
11. To save the drawing template, click > . Open a folder to save the template and click OK.
Create a Note in a Ply Book Template
1. Click > 
Note > Unattached Note. The Select Point dialog box opens.
Note > Unattached Note. The Select Point dialog box opens.2. Use the commands on the dialog box to select a location in the template.
3. Type the text or callouts for ply parameters. The syntax of a callout for the ply name is &PLY_NAME:PID_.
4. Click OK.
Create a Table in a Ply Book Template
1. Click Table. The Table tab opens.
2. Click 
Table and drag the mouse to select the number of rows and columns.
Table and drag the mouse to select the number of rows and columns.3. Click to stop selection. The table attaches to the pointer.
4. Select a location on the template to place the table.
5. Select a cell and click 
Text Editor. The Text Editor dialog box opens.
Text Editor. The Text Editor dialog box opens.6. Type the text or callouts for ply parameters. The syntax of a callout for the ply name is &PLY_NAME:PID_.
7. Click OK.
8. Use the commands in the Format tab to set the properties of the table.