Displays the controls used to add templates to the model.
Properties
Opens the Plate Template Properties Dialog, which you use to view and modify the properties, including process and marking properties, of the template that you are about to place in the model.
Part
Select the detailed profile part to which you want to add the template. You can select the part in a graphic view or in the Workspace Explorer.
Rule
Indicates if you are using a customized filter to select the part.
Template Type
Indicates the template type on which to place the template.
Plate
Places templates on plate parts.
Profile Face
Places templates on profile faces.
Base Plane
Selects the base plane for the template. The base plane is an offset balance plane of a plate or a panel. The base plane is an alignment plane for all of the templates in the template set. For more information on the available base planes, see Plate Template.
Base Control Line
Overrides the automatically generated base control line, and starts Sketch2D so that you can draw the base control line. The base control line is a basic alignment line for the templates within the set on the plate. It is also a reference for creating the template table.
Add Template
Starts Sketch2D so that you can draw a custom template location.
Bottom Line
Selects the action to perform from the list.
Pick Bottom Line
Selects a bottom line to modify.
Pick Point
Selects a point on the base control line for creating a bottom line.
Edit Bottom Line
Starts Sketch2D so that you can modify the bottom line.
Delete
Deletes the manually edited bottom line.
Finish
Displays a dialog box asking if you want to accept or reject the changes. If you click Accept, the software displays a preview of the template set. This option creates the template using the parameters that you have defined.
Cancel
Clears the selection.
Accept
Accepts the selection.
Switch Upper/Lower
Reverses the seam location definition in the upper and lower direction.
Switch Fore/Aft
Reverses the seam location definition in the fore and aft direction.
BasePlane
Select the base plane type from the list. The available options include the following:
Most Planar Natural
Generates a plane based on the planar portion of the plate surface. The planar portion should be at least 30 percent.
Average of Corners Plane
Generates a plane based on the number of vertices of the plate surface. The system takes the normal from the plane defined by each combination of three vertices and calculates these normals based.
By System
Generates the base plane based on system defaults.
User Defined
Defines the base plane either by the Six Plane Control methods (see Define planes) or the By Three Points method.
Parallel Axis
Uses the coordinate axis which is most in line with the normal of the plate to define the base plane.
True Natural
Generates the base plane from the normal at the center of the plate surface.
By Three Points
Selects three vertex points to define the plane for the base plane. The software highlights the nearest vertex point to the cursor in red. When you select a vertex, it displays in yellow. This option is only available when User Defined is selected in the BasePlane list.
Side
Selects the side for the template.
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WebLeft
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WebRight
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TopFlange
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BottomFlange
Template Type
Selects the related template for its base plane and side. This option is only available if you select a plate that has defined templates defined.
Frame System
Selects a frame system to associate with the template. The list contains the frame systems from the catalog rule, as well as the frame system inherited from the parent assembly.
Process List
Selects a template process from the list. A process is a rule-based geometrical definition of a template based on particular manufacturing information. For example, template spacing is a process.
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Default_TemplateProcessProfile
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Frame_TemplateProcessProfile
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Perpendicular_TemplateProcessProfile
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UserDefined_TemplateProcessProfile
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Even_TemplateProcessProfile
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AftForward_TemplateProcessProfile
Marking List
Select a process from the list.
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Default_TemplateMarkingProfile