Use this dialog box to attach reference templates to a drawing, to assign a priority in cases where duplicate styles are in multiple templates, and to access settings for controlling what is referenced into the drawing from the attached reference templates.
- Attach a New Template
- Attaches a reference template to the drawing. Reference templates can be DWG or DWT files. Select the file type from the Files of Type list at the bottom of the Open Template File dialog box.
- Delete Selected Templates
- Deletes a reference template from the list. After the template is deleted from the list, it is no longer checked for updates. The styles that have been copied into the drawing are kept in the drawing.
- Check Template Status
- Checks the attached templates for any updates.
Note: You can use the AeccRefTemplateAutoUpdate variable to control whether template updates are pushed to drawings. For more information, see "To control automatic updates from reference templates" in To Work With Reference Templates.
- Template Name
- Displays the name of the reference template file (DWT or DWG).
If you want to remove unused components from the drawing while still preserving the template path in the dialog box, you can clear the check box next to a template name. For more information, see To Work With Reference Templates.
- Status
- Displays the current status of the reference:
- Pending is displayed if you have attached a template but you have not yet clicked Update in the Attach Reference Template dialog box.
- Loaded is displayed if a template has been loaded by clicking Update.
- Needs Reloading is displayed if a previously-loaded template has been updated. Click Update to reload the template.
- Path Not Found is displayed if an attached template cannot be found in the originally-specified path. Styles in such a template are kept in the drawing.
- Date
- Displays the date and time that the reference template was most recently saved.
- Saved Path
- Displays the path in which the reference template is stored. You can edit this path if the location has changed.
- Move Up
, Move Down
- Changes the priority of the template. The template at the top of the list has the highest priority. A style in a higher-priority template takes precedence if there are duplicate styles present in the attached templates.
Note: Styles in a reference template always take priority over styles in the current drawing, so a "Standard" surface style in a reference template will replace a "Standard" surface style in the current drawing.
- Manage Referenced Settings
- Opens the Manage Referenced Settings dialog box, which you can use to control what is referenced into the drawing from the attached reference templates.