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Have a look on this little example: You can get first insights on how easy it is to create a template, which can be made available in PARTdataManager for example via the 3D PDF data sheet function .
In this chapter the procedure is explained as a whole. All details are found in the then following chapters.
Create a
directory "_templates
" at catalog main
level.
Start the
PARTtemplateDesigner under $CADENAS/bin/x86/32
via
double-click on the file ptemplatedesigner.exe
.
-> The dialog box New/Open opens.
Alternatively you can open the dialog box New/Open anytime via File menu -> New.
In the directory tree, determine the test project / example project.
The chosen project defines the destination catalog and the example project.
The test project is used for the depiction during the template creation. It can be changed anytime.
Create new catalog template -> input field Name
Specify a unique name and click on .
Determine the desired Elements.
If you just want to get an overview on the whole procedure at this place, then only apply the elements Text (with "$NB."), Image (company logo), 3D view and Table for example as a rough draft.
Detailed information on all elements is found under Section 9.4, “"Elements" toolbar ”.
Click on the button Save as catalog template.
Thereby the
template is saved in the created directory "_templates
". Once with
<name>.template
and once with
"<name>.ptdef
".[70]
Create a
configuration file media.cfg
with the following
content in the directory "_templates
".
[TMPLATETYPES]
DIR=Verzeichnis
PRJ=Projekt
BOM=Stückliste
PDF=Datenblatt-PDF
Once the entry "PDF=Datasheet PDF" exists, in PARTproject, in the section Templates, the entry Datasheet PDF is displayed.
Creating the datasheet PDF template in PARTproject:
Hereto open the module PARTproject via PARTtemplateDesigner -> Preferences menu -> Template configuration -> .
Click on the button Edit template.
-> The dialog box Templates for PARTmedia opens.
Click on
the icon New
and enter the template name[71] in the input field with the file extension .pmt
. Close the dialog
box.
In the line "Datasheet PDF", open the list field and select the just entered entry.
-> By
this selection the file <name>.pmt
(here in the
example "training1.pmt
") is
created in the directory "_templates"
In the directory tree, select the Test project (here in the example "BL1 - Scharnierbolzen").
In PARTdataManager, call up the dialog box Export using PDF Datasheet format via icon PDF Datasheet .
In the list field at Plane select the created template.
-> The desired template is not displayed yet, because it is only assigned to the Test project.
In order to make the template available for the whole catalog, proceed as follows:
In the PARTtemplateDesigner, in the settings dialog for Template, click on the button .
In PARTproject, select the tab Documents.
Select the item Datasheet PDF. (The desired template has to be selected and displayed in the list field.)
In the
dialog area Derivation hierarchy, click on the icon Apply to the parent directory
. Inherit the file *.pmt
(here exemplary training1.pmt
) step by
step up to catalog level.
Test in PARTdataManager, whether the template is available for all projects now.
[70] The file
<name>.ptdef
can contain
two sections:
At catalogs, which are using a datasheet for the first time, the second declaration can be omitted.
The second declaration can optionally be used for catalogs, which are using both a datasheet according to the old standard and one to the new standard.
[71] Exactly that name, which you used in the template settings under "Name".