New templates can be created from existing templates.

1. On the Application menu, click New.

2. Select the template you want to use to create the new template.

3. Click OK to open the template.

4. Change the template the way you want. For example, you can display or hide different types of drawing sheets using commands on the View menu.

   • Set Up Background Sheets

     Select the View→Background Sheets command to access the title block and border data. This displays all of the background sheets that have been defined in the existing template as tabs at the bottom of the window.

     The background sheet is used for graphics that you want to display on more than one drawing, such as a border, title block, logo, or raster background picture (watermark). A background sheet can be displayed and printed along with any working sheet it is attached to.

     For background sheets, you can insert logo and border images using the Insert→Image command. You can add a title block by dragging and dropping a .dft, .dwg, or .dxf file onto the background sheet or placing it using the Place Block command.

   • Activate the 2D Model Sheet

     Select the View→2D Model Sheet command. This displays the sheet labeled “2D Model” as a single tab at the bottom of the window. There is only one 2D Model sheet per document.

     You can draw, design, annotate, and dimension on the 2D Model sheet. The 2D Model sheet is a special sheet used exclusively for working in 2D model space. It enables you to draw on the sheet and to annotate at a scale appropriate for the overall size of the part you are designing, yet it prints your drawing with annotations appropriately scaled to the output sheet size you specify.

     Tip:

     To add a scaled title block and border to a 2D Model sheet, use the Drawing Area Setup command. If you do not need to scale the drawing border, then you can drag and drop it on the 2D Model sheet.

   • Set Up Working Sheets

     Select the View→Working Sheets command to display the default working sheet, Sheet1, as a tab at the bottom of the screen. The working sheet is where drawing views of 3D models are created and placed. It is also where you place 2D model views of geometry located on the 2D Model sheet.

     For working sheets, you can select a sheet size, specify paper units, and assign a background sheet to be printed with it by right-clicking the sheet tab and then selecting the Sheet Setup command on the shortcut menu.

   Tip:

   Click here to learn how you can use drawing sheets.

5. You can add, delete, rename, and reorder working sheets and background sheets by right-clicking the sheet tab and then selecting the appropriate command on the shortcut menu. You also can add new sheets using the Insert→New Sheet command. If your active sheet is a working sheet when you select the New Sheet command, then it inserts a new working sheet. If your active sheet is a background sheet, then this command inserts a new background sheet.

6. When you finish creating or modifying background sheets, select the View→Background Sheets command again to toggle their display to off. This prevents someone from accidentally modifying the background sheets in the template.

7. On the Application menu, click Save As.

8. In the Save In box, specify the folder you want to save the new template to.

9. In the File Name box, type a unique name for the new template.

10. In the Save As Type box, enter the format you want to save the template to. The default is the format of the application you are running.