• [V8i] Element Template Settings for Area Patterning - Is Annotation = False

    While we complete our CONNECT Workspace, we have many projects being completed in V8i Ss10. Many of these use Element Templates and this may include Patterning with Cells. There is apparently a new setting for allowing Patterning and Hatching to be Annotative…
  • Dynamic view section - dynamic assignation of element templates

    Hello, I wonder how i can dynamically (according to my needs and purposes) change the styles of an element subjected to view/section callout (mainly in drawing space). The only way i have found is to assign Element template to an object but this…
  • How to convert some elements from a dgnlib to element templates

    hello everyone, I need to migrate some menus from V8i to CE. At first glance, it would be better the make new tabs and groups/buttons from the menus from V8i in CE. However since a few menus in V8i from one dgnlib are more about settings such as width…
  • Active Cell List from Element Template

    Hey everyone, So I shared an Idea over on the Idea board in regards to active cells in element templates. Please go to ideas and search for the idea titled " Active Cell List from Element Template " (idea no. MSR-I-666) and vote on it if you agree. I…
  • Copying element templates?

    I am trying to create an element template library with traffic signs. I wanted to attach item types to the element template so that when an element template was applied to an element the item type fields would be attached as well. Rather than hand type…
  • RE: What do I need to do to created a new tool bar and task menu?

    Hi Dan : Check the following keyins... lock templateassociation on; Template active Road\State Line; place smartline lock templateassociation on; Template active Road\Country Line; place smartline lock templateassociation on; Template active Road…
  • RE: Element Template field to pass a string to the key-in window

    Thanks Andrew, I am guessing that we will have to use the dgnlibs in the DGNLIBLIST in conjuction with level filters to overcome this, but that is not as productive as most newer users will ignore the filters and just take more time to locate what they…
  • CONNECT - Attaching Items to Element Templates

    Hi, Help says that Items can be attached to Element Templates. I just gave a try and it seems not working - there is no action when I select Item. Can someone confirm this functionality works? Video attached. Thanks, Krzysztof
  • [V8i] How to Specify Cell Library in Element Templates

    I have created element templates that set the active attributes based on client standards. So far they work great. We have multiple cell libraries from the client broken down by discipline, all these cell libraries are attached using the MS_CELL variable…
  • Test Tasks and element templates

    Are there any tools to quickly test customized element templates and tasks? We need to try out that all Tasks and templates are correctly working after some changes in customized workspace but it is very time consuming. I can quickly place all cells from…