Alibre Design

Chapter 12 - Drawings6. In the work area, sketch the border and title block using the sketch tools.7. Create text labels or standard information such as your company's name andaddress. From the Sketch menu select Text > Label. Text labels can be usedfor making title block labels such as Scale, DRW, PART NO., etc.8. Set up fields that collect data from the user for variable information such as Drawnby, Date, Designed For, Drawing Number, Scale, etc. From the Sketch menuselect Text > Field. Text fields can be used for making title block fields to receivedata that corresponds with SCALE, DRW, PART NO., etc.9. Save the custom template as a drawing see "Saving and Using a Custom Templateas a Drawing" on page 385 or as a symbol see "Saving and Using a CustomTemplate as a Symbol" on page 386.12.6.2 Customizing an Existing Template‣ To customize an existing template:1. Open a new drawing workspace. The New Sheet Properties dialog box appears.2. Select the Template option and select a template from the list. To open a customtemplate not listed, click Browse and select the template from the CustomDrawing Template dialog. Note: If you have previously browsed to anothertemplate folder, you can use the Default button to reset the template list back tothe system template folder.3. Click OK in the Sheet Properties dialog box.384