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Opens a drawing border template in SmartSketch Drawing Editor for editing. You can then place drawing property labels and manual graphics. This command displays the Select Template dialog box, which lists the available templates.

Graphic objects used in the templates must be embedded, not linked, using the Insert > Object command in SmartSketch Drawing Editor when editing the drawing or the drawing template.

Select Template Dialog Box

Using Layers

When you place drawing property labels, SmartSketch Drawing Editor automatically makes the DwgTemplate layer active. The labels must be on this layer to preserve them when you update the drawing. You should not place manual markups on the DwgTemplate layer. Layers are viewed using Tools > Layers in SmartSketch Drawing Editor.

If you use other native SmartSketch Drawing Editor commands (such as Place Line or Place Dimension) to add manual markups to the template, put them on any layer in the template in order to preserve the changes when you update drawings.

For more information on layers, see Layers (SmartSketch Drawing Editor Tools Menu) in the Orthographic Drawings User's Guide.

Importing Border Files from Other Software

You can use a border file you created in MicroStation (DGN) or AutoCAD (DWG) as a border template in 3D drawings. You can import the DGN or DWG file to SHA (the native SmartSketch Drawing Editor format) and place a drawing area within the border. For more information, see Import a Border File and Create a Drawing Area.

  • You can create new border templates. For more information, see Create Border and Layout Templates.

  • The drawing area is the area on a border template in which you place views. Each border template has a drawing area. When you create new drawings, a layout template and a border template merge together to form the new drawing. A single view layout arrangement works with multiple border sizes. For more information on using layouts with borders, see Edit Layout Template Command (Tools Menu).