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template with standard layouts

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:44:17 GMT

Is it possible to have a set of layouts premade in a *.tpl file?

Re: template with standard layouts

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:11:00 GMT

Yes

Check out what a good template file can do for you

http://www.archicadtemplate.com/overview_smaller/overview2.html

Re: template with standard layouts

Eduardo Rolon — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:11:12 GMT

AFAIK yes.

Re: template with standard layouts

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:15:38 GMT

but how?

Re: template with standard layouts

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:00:24 GMT

This may help further -

http://www.aecbytes.com/tipsandtricks/2008/issue30-archicad.html

Re: template with standard layouts

TomWaltz — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:53:54 GMT

dmn wrote:
but how?

1) Open Template
2) Make Layouts
3) Save Template

Re: template with standard layouts

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:10:37 GMT

I think you can also do the following:
1. Open Template file.
2. Open Organizer and Open other ArchiCAD file which has Layouts and Master Layouts you want to use.
3. With drag-and-drop copy needed Layouts and Master Layouts into you Template file.
4. Save Template.

Re: template with standard layouts

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:27:14 GMT

TomWaltz wrote:
dmn wrote:
but how?
1) Open Template
2) Make Layouts
3) Save Template

This is what I would like to be able to do, but it doesn't work that way. The Layouts are not saved when you save the template.

I could just make a standard pln that will be used in place of a template. I suppose I would have to make it read only, so it would not be overwritten.

Re: template with standard layouts

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:36:55 GMT

dmn wrote:
TomWaltz wrote:
dmn wrote:
but how?
1) Open Template
2) Make Layouts
3) Save Template

This is what I would like to be able to do, but it doesn't work that way. The Layouts are not saved when you save the template.

I could just make a standard pln that will be used in place of a template. I suppose I would have to make it read only, so it would not be overwritten.

Works for me.
After you have saved the template, when you create a New Project, do you select the new template as the basis of the new project?

Re: template with standard layouts

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:02:42 GMT

Okay, this is wierd. When I open the template from a fresh archiCAD session, the layouts show up, but when I try to start a new file from an existing session, the layouts and the masters are all dropped?

Re: template with standard layouts

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:08:32 GMT

dmn wrote:
Okay, this is wierd. When I open the template from a fresh archiCAD session, the layouts show up, but when I try to start a new file from an existing session, the layouts and the masters are all dropped?

Exactly how are you doing it? Write down all the steps of saving the template and using it with a new file.

Re: template with standard layouts

Djordje — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:07:08 GMT

dmn wrote:
Is it possible to have a set of layouts premade in a *.tpl file?

Yes.

Re: template with standard layouts

Jere — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:31:48 GMT

laszlonagy wrote:
dmn wrote:
Okay, this is wierd. When I open the template from a fresh archiCAD session, the layouts show up, but when I try to start a new file from an existing session, the layouts and the masters are all dropped?
Exactly how are you doing it? Write down all the steps of saving the template and using it with a new file.

I have the same issue. When you start a "new instance" of archiCAD, it starts a new project file based on the default graphisoft template, regardless of what template you choose. It's annoying, but not a big deal. In the 2nd instance I can then create a new project file using whatever template I want.

Re: template with standard layouts

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:05:26 GMT

This reminds me of a "feature" AC9 had. When I opened a Project it always said one Zone Stamp is missing. I reloaded the libraries and all was fine. So for the first time it did not get it right, for the second it did. This sounds something similar. I think GS should look into this. I let them know.