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Modifying Views and View Templates
At the beginning of this lesson, you created new projects using different templates, and you noticed that
each template had a unique set of predefined views. In this exercise, you create the views required for your
template. In addition, you create and apply the underlying view templates that control the initial appearance
of the views.
View templates help standardize the look of all views by providing the initial settings for a view. You can
also apply a template to an existing view at any time using the Apply View Template command. The view
inherits view properties such as View Scale, View Range, Discipline, Detail Level, and the visibility settings
of categories and subcategories. In this exercise, you will first modify view templates, and then create new
views that will automatically use those templates.
Create and modify view templates
1 Click Settings menu ➤ View Templates.
2 For Name, select Structural Framing Plan.
These settings are applied when you create a new plan view by adding a new level. At any time,
you can apply a view template to any view. These values represent the starting point for each
plan view.
By modifying the view templates according to your specific needs, you save time and increase
consistency.
3 Specify each value as needed. Keep in mind that these settings are the default settings for this
view type.
4 If necessary, rename or duplicate the view template, and make modifications.
5 Repeat the steps above for each of the view templates in the Name drop-down list.
6 Click OK.
Apply view templates
7 In the Project Browser, expand Views ➤ Structural Plans, and double-click Level 1.
8 Click View menu ➤ Apply View Template.
TIP To select the view template directly from the Project Browser, select the view, right-click, and
select Apply View Template.
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