View templates
View templates store view settings — scale, detail level, visibility, filters — and apply them to many views, so every plan in a set looks the same and stays that way.
In this lesson you will
- Create a view template from a set-up view
- Understand apply vs assign
- Choose which settings a template controls
- Build templates into your project template
What a view template controls
Scale, detail level, visual style, Visibility/Graphics overrides, filters, view range, phase filter, underlay and more. Each setting has an Include checkbox — only included settings are controlled.
Creating one
- 1Set up a view exactly as you want (e.g. a 1:100 general arrangement plan).
- 2View › View Templates › Create Template from Current View.
- 3Name it clearly:
ARC - Plan - GA 1:100. - 4Untick Include for settings you want free per view (e.g. view range if floors differ).
Apply or assign
- Apply Template Properties — a one-off copy of settings; the view can then drift.
- Assign (the View Template property of the view) — the template controls the view; included settings are greyed out and update when the template changes.
Assign templates to all sheet views; change the template once to restyle every plan in the set.
A template set
Typical architectural templates: GA plans, furniture plans, reflected ceiling plans, elevations, sections, details, presentation. Build them into your office project template, and use Default View Template on view types so new views get the right template automatically.
Quick reference
| Command / tool | How to start it | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Manage View Templates | View › View Templates | Edit templates |
| Create from Current View | View › View Templates | New template |
| View Template (property) | Properties of a view | Assigns a controlling template |
Common mistakes
Can't change a view's VG settings — greyed out.
A template controls them; edit the template or untick Include for that setting.
Views look inconsistent.
Assign templates rather than applying them once.
Exercise
Standardise your plans
- Set up a GA plan with furniture hidden and a filter for fire-rated walls.
- Create a template from it and assign it to both floor plans.
- Change the template's detail level and watch both views update.
- Create a furniture-plan template and assign it to duplicates.
You should end up with: Consistent plans controlled by templates.
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Lesson quiz
What's the difference between applying and assigning a template?
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