To create a print template, follow these steps:
Go to the component tab Create print template.
Select the Print template and click it into position in the 2D view.
Figure 1
To select the print template in the drawing area, click the manipulation area of the print template between the dotted yellow line and the solid black line.
Adjust the size of the frame using the two yellow square snap points.
Create a title block within the template frame (see Figure 1), using the:
Rectangle to define the actual areas.
Placeholder to assign text variables that refer to entered project information.
Text tool to enter static text that can be manually changed by double-clicking the text components.
Bitmap image tool to add a logotype.
Background tool to secure that no objects will print in the title block.
To set the properties of the selected template frame, right-click between the dotted yellow line and the solid black line (i.e. the manipulation area of the frame). Select Print template properties in the popup menu that appears. The Template frame properties dialog opens where a number of properties can be set for the selected frame.
Click the Create template button in the same dialog. A Save As dialog appears where the visual print template that you have created now is named and saved as a .tbl file. Click Save.
The next time when you would like to print using the print template that you have created, load it into your print frame. Double-click the edge of the print frame to open the Print template properties dialog and insert the print template.
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