Create ABA Template Sheet
- Last UpdatedAug 13, 2025
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Created an ABA template sheet.
By default, the ABA Template Sheet window displays when OK is clicked on the ABA Template Drawing window. Refer to Create ABA Template Drawing for further information.
The Sheet Name and Description display at the top of the window.
To create a variant of the master, click Copy as Variant. The current element is changed to the variant and is only available during a modify phase.
Input a suitable title for the sheet in the Sheet Title field.
Select the paper size for the sheet using the Paper drop-down list.
Select the orientation of the paper using the Landscape or Portrait radio buttons.
To set the paper size manually, input the required values into the Width and Height fields.
Select the Unset option button to specify that no Backing Sheet is used.
To select a BACK element as the Backing Sheet, select the Reference option button and select the BACK element from the drop-down list.
To select a .plt file as the Backing Sheet, Select the Filename option button and input the path of the required file in the field.
Click 
to add the selected task in the Available list to the Selected list.
Click 
to remove the selected task from the Selected list and add it to the Available list.
By default the Name and Description elements in the Available and Selected lists are sorted alpha numerically (A-Z, 0-9). To reverse the order, click the column header of the relevant list.
You can scroll up, down or across the required list:
Click 
to scroll to the left side of the currently selected list.
Click 
to scroll to the left of the currently selected list.
Click 
to scroll to the right of the currently selected list.
Click 
to scroll to the right side of the currently selected list.
Click 
to scroll to the top of the currently selected list.
Click 
to scroll up the currently selected list.
Click 
to scroll down the currently selected list.
Click 
to scroll to the bottom of the currently selected list.
To modify the currently selected task in the Selected list, click Modify Task to display the default modify window. For example, if the *Keyplan_View task is selected the /*Keyplan_View window displays.
You can modify the task options.
Select the required keyplan from the Keyplans drop-down list.
Input the keyplan position in the Position X and Y fields.
Input the keyplan angle in the Angle field.
Input the keyplan scale in the Scale X and Y fields.
Click Apply to confirm the modifications or Cancel to discard any changes and close the modify window.
If a task function has a matching window it displays in place of the default.
Once the sheet is configured correctly, click OK and the Template View window appears. Refer to Create and Modify ABA Template View for further information.