Create Design Template

The Design Templates application makes the assumption that a new Template is based on an existing set of design elements (or on a predefined Design Template). The User must create design elements and copy them into the Design Template.

A Design Template is a set of design primitives, panels and nozzles that may be grouped together and then referenced from within another part of the Design Database (DB) as though it were a single item. In many ways, a Design Template behaves in a similar manner to a catalog component, except that the template items are stored in a special area of the Design DB, rather than in a separate Catalog DB. Design Templates can use the more powerful sets of primitives and parameterization facilities available from within Model. Unlike a catalog component, a Design Template can be split down into its constituent parts for selective manipulation and reporting.

A Design Template is used in a design by creating an instance of the template in the Design DB. When a Design Template is instanced, the contents are copied into the design hierarchy; they may then be modified locally as required.

A Design Template may be referenced from Equipment or Sub-equipment, a Panel Fitting, a Section Fitting or a Primary Joint.