Element Templates

Mark, I am not sure that I follow you question, basically a template define properties of elements. this includes the level that the elements are placed on , color, style , weight etc. so when you pick your template this set that information for you so that when the element is placed it is placed with those attributes. does this help, if not can you provide more information on what you are trying to accomplish ?

Mark,
Maybe a brief description on what you are looking to do may help. We can certainly explain what templates are and the options they have, but a workflow/steps/etc... of what you need will be more beneficial in helping us get you an answer.

Bill
That sounds like the sort of thing we are after, but how do you set that up so you can turn off the individual level. I can create the template add the different level colour etc but when placing a element using the template it only places the top level or colour etc.
What am i missing ?
Mark

before I attempt to explain this, are you familiar with Standards checker ? because the "multiple" options that you are asking about come in to play when this functionality is used.

I'm hoping Tim can help you there. We have a programmer who sets our tools to select the proper template level, and I'm not sure how he does it.

You can add multiple instances of the same property to a template, each with a different setting. If there are multiple instances of the same property, the first one in the list will be the default that is used when the template is activated. If there are multiple instances of the same property and you do not want to use the default property, before drawing the element use the appropriate toolboxes to select “secondary” properties that match those in the template. If the Active Element Template icon is locked, the placed element will be associated with the template. The element will also pass the Standards Checker's tests of element templates.

When multiple instances of the same property exist in one template, they appear in the Properties pane under the property's name. Each instance of the property has a number next to it in parentheses. The first instance is the default. The default property value is visible if the list of “secondary” properties is collapsed below the property's name.

The orignal poster  Mark stated  and I quote "fill and shape all applied to different levels" 

I must not be understanding this  but as far as I can tell templates may offer you multiple options but it cannot create

 a shape or polygon that the fill and  out line are on different levels to eachother..

The orignal poster  Mark stated  and I quote "fill and shape all applied to different levels" 

I must not be understanding this  but as far as I can tell templates may offer you multiple options but it cannot create

 a shape or polygon that the fill and  out line are on different levels to eachother..