Create view templates

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We're looking at the floor two plan view

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and looking in the project browser here,

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we can see that we have a floor two dimensions and a floor two furniture plan as well.

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I'll open both these views

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and looking at each of the views,

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we can see that they display the objects on level two in different ways.

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So the furniture plan here has colors applied to the furniture in the rooms.

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The dimensions plan here has the furniture hidden

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and just shows the detail required to place dimensions.

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And the floor two floor plan

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has everything displayed including these section markers and elevation markers.

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Now,

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we need to create similar dimensions and furniture views for floors three and four.

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The first, I'll swap back to the floor two dimensions plan.

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And before we create the view template,

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we need to apply a black solid field to the walls.

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So to do this, we'll click the edit button next to the visibility graphic overrides.

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And now in the model categories here, we'll search for walls

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and now we can click the override button

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under the cut patterns here

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and we'll set the pattern to be a solid fill

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and then we can click the color swatch and pick the color black

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and now click OK

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to save the color,

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then OK, to save the override.

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And they're finally OK?

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To save the changes that we've made to the visibility graphic overrides.

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And now we can see all of those walls are colored in black.

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We'll create the view template from this view.

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So to do this, we'll go to the view ribbon tab

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and from the graphics panel here, we'll click the view template, drop down

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and then pick create template from current view.

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We need to give it a name first. So we'll call this dimensions plan

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and then we'll click OK?

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And we'll go to the view template properties now.

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So we can see we have several view templates in the bottle

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and the dimensions plan. One is selected

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looking at the list of parameters. We can see that we have the view scale,

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detail level,

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visibility,

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graphic overrides for all of the different categories as

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well as other parameters such as the color schemes

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and looking at the include column here, we can see that they're all selected,

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which means that when we apply this view template,

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all of these options will be applied to that view.

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I'll unselected the scale at the top here,

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which means that when we apply this view template,

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the scale of the view would not be changed.

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So we click OK to save this dimensions plans template.

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Now we need to create the dimension views for floors three and four.

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So to do this, we'll go to the view ribbon tab here and from the create panel,

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we'll click the plan views, drop down

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and then click floor plans.

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And now from the bottom here, we'll unselected, do not duplicate existing views.

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And now in the list of views, we can choose floor three and four and then click. Ok.

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And now looking in the project browser,

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we can see we have new views for floor three and floor four.

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So right, click over floor four and choose rename

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and we'll name this to be floor four dimensions.

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Now to apply the view template, we'll go to the view vin tab and on the graphics panel,

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we'll click the view templates drop down

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and click apply template to current view.

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So now we can select the dimensions, plan template

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and then click, OK

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to apply that template to the view.

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And we can see now that all of the furniture has been switched off

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and we have the override to display the walls in black as well.

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Now let's do the same for floor three.

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So we'll open up the view

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and now we'll right click over it

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and choose rename

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and we'll name this floor three dimensions.

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And now as an alternative way to apply the template, we can right click over the view

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and choose apply template properties.

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And again, we can pick the dimensions plan template

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and then click, OK.

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And that will be applied to this view as well.

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So now we have the floor three,

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floor four and floor two dimensions plans all being displayed the same.

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However, the views are not locked to the view template at the moment.

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So for example, here in, in floor four, if I click the edit button next to visibility,

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graphic overrides

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and we scroll down to the walls category. Here,

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we can click the override that's coloring the walls black.

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And then here if we click on the color swatch and change it to blue

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and then we can click OK to save the new override

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and then OK to safety, visibility graphics

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and we can see the walls in this view have been changed to be blue.

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However, in the other views here,

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they're still shown in black.

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So now I'll swap to the floor two furniture plan

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and we'll create a view template of this view here.

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So from the view ribbon tab on the graphics panel,

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we'll click the view templates drop down

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and then click create the template from current view.

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I'm wondering this furniture plan.

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Um We won't make any changes here. So we'll click OK to save the new view template.

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And now we need to create the furniture plan views for floors three and four.

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So we'll go back to the view ribbon tab and from the plan views drop down,

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we'll click floor plans

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and again, we'll uncheck the do not duplicate existing views option here

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and then choose floor three and floor four

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and click. OK, to create those new views.

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So once again will right click and rename this

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first view here to be floor four furniture.

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Now let's rename

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the floor three view as well. So we right click,

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choose rename and call this floor three furniture.

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And now

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to apply the view template to this view,

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we will do this through the properties palette.

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So scrolling down, we can get to the identity data panel

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and we see we have a parameter here for view template.

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So we'll click the none button next to this.

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Then we can see the view templates that we have available.

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So we choose the furniture plan template

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and then click, OK?

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And we can see this few updates to match the template.

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So we have the furniture and the walls all

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colored along with the color scheme for the rooms,

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but actually looking at the properties palate.

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Now a number of parameters are grayed out.

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And if I click to edit the visibility graphics here,

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we can see that these are also grayed out.

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And this is because the view is now locked to the view template.

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And the only way we can make changes to this is to edit the view template.

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So now I'll open up the floor three furniture plan

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and again from the properties palette here,

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we'll click the none button next to view template.

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And select the furniture plan template

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and then click, OK.

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And we can see that we've got that applied to this view as well. Now,

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so I'll swap back to the floor two furniture plan

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because although we created the template from this view,

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we didn't apply it to this view.

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So again, in the properties palette, click the none button next to view template

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and then choose the furniture plan template

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and click, OK, to assign this to the floor two furniture view.

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So now if we need to make changes to the way these objects work,

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we need to edit the view template.

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So I'll close down the views to leave just the three furniture plans open.

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And now from the view ribbon tab on the windows panel here,

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we'll click tile views so that we can see all three of those.

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And then from the navigation bar here, we'll click zoom all to fit.

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Now, if you want to change the color of the furniture,

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we'll go to the view ribbon tab

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and from the view templates drop down here, we'll click manage view templates.

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Now we can see we have all of the templates shown in the list here.

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So let's filter this to show just the templates for plan views.

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Now we can pick the furniture plan template

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and then looking down the list of parameters here.

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We can click the edit button next to the VG override filters.

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And this we can see now provides the orange color to the furniture.

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So we'll click on the pattern over right here

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and then we'll click the orange color swatch here

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and change it to be green.

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And now we can click OK, to save that color and OK to save the override,

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we'll click OK to close the visibility graphics. And then finally OK, once more

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to update the view template.

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And now in all three of those views that have the view template applied,

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we can see the furniture has turned green

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and that now completes creating the view templates for this model.