After a drawing has been created, you can select an appropriate template for this composite drawing. If you need to create a new template, see Create a Drawing Template for instructions.
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When selecting a template for a composite drawing, make sure that you select an Enterprise template, that is, a template that is suitable for composite drawings and which is compatible with other applications. Selecting a conventional template for a composite drawing will result in the inability of the software to resolve the macros in the drawing. You can, however, select an Enterprise template for a conventional drawing.
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Make sure that all the templates residing in the default location for composite drawing templates are Enterprise templates. These templates are suitable for composite drawings and are compatible with other applications. You define the default location in the Locations window of Options Manager.
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In Electrical Index, expand the hierarchy of the Documents folder until the required drawing is available for selection.
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Select an appropriate composite drawing and select Edit > Document Properties. Alternatively, you can also right-click the drawing and select Document Properties.
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On the Document Properties dialog, select an appropriate template from the Template name list.
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Select OK.
After the document template has been replaced, the software sets the drawing as "out-of-date".
This is indicated in the Properties window of the selected drawing. After opening
this this drawing, the software automatically refreshes all the data in the drawing
and the Out-of-Date property is set to No.