To Define a Feature Template

To define feature templates

1. In the Maintenance workspace, open an industry model drawing or an enterprise industry model project.
2. In the Industry Model explorer, select a feature class that will be a part of the template.
3. Right-click and click Create Template From Selection.
4. Select the template features in the drawing.

   Related attribute features (no geometry) are selected automatically. Select related geometry features manually.

   Note: You can now delete the features that you used to create the template.

To define a template for a transformer bank that can be used for data acquisition (example)

1. In the Maintenance workspace, open a project.
2. Click Home tab > Display panel > Generate Graphic.
3. In the drawing, create the features to include in the feature template.

   For example, use AutoCAD tools to draw lines that mark the position of the points. Then, digitize a transformer feature and two junction features. Enter their attribute values. Digitize the conductors between the features.

4. In the Industry Model explorer, select the feature class for the template.

   The template must contain a feature of the class you select.

5. Right-click and click Templates > Create From Selection.
6. In the drawing, select the features that belong to the template. Click to finish the selection.
7. In the drawing, select the origin point for the template.

   This is the point whose coordinates are local (0,0). This point will be used when you instantiate the template by digitizing an origin. Click to specify the orientation of the template.

8. On the Create Template dialog box General tab, enter a name for the template, such as Transformer - Junction.
9. Select Group Features When Moving, Rotating, Or Deleting.

   This option keeps a multi feature template together as a group when you instantiate it.

10. On the General tab, make sure that you selected only the template features. Click Delete to remove a feature from the template.
11. On the Access tab, optionally select the feature classes for which the template will be available.
12. Click Save.