When a nailboard / cable drawing is created from a template containing tables such as wire lists, bills of materials, etc., the tables are automatically filled. To specify which objects are to be saved with the template, select the Tools > Settings > Nailboard > Templates / Tools > Settings > Cable drawing > Templates menu items and activate the corresponding check boxes.
- Create an empty nailboard / cable drawing or open an existing one.
- The template stores the following data:
- Drawing header
- Plot frame (drawing border of the plot frame is used)
- Tables such as wire lists, bills of materials, etc.
- User-defined properties
- Layers configuration
- Imported images and dwg / dxf files
- Drawn objects such as rectangles, circles, arcs, etc.
- Formatting of the active display configuration
- Translation editor settings.
- Select the File > Save as template menu items to save the template.
The Save as dialog is opened for you to browse to a suitable location and assign a name. - Click [Save].
Note:
The plot frame paper size is switched to the next-higher paper format when a wire harness does not fit on the original paper size when the nailboard is created from a template.
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