Modify Sheet Variant Template

Sets the sheet variant template used for ABA drawings.

ABA is designed to deal with sets of drawings produced from a template, which then need a few minor variations from the original template. For example, a template for producing piping general arrangement can be satisfactory for 95% of drawings, but needs an additional isometric view to clarify some details on the remaining 5%. The changed template is treated as a variant of the original rather than a new template.

The original template is known as the ‘master’ and the template with minor changes is known as the ‘variant’. There can be only one master but several variants.

The master/variant process works as:

• New drawings always use the master template.

• Variants can only be selected from the existing drawing list on the Process Drawings Control window.

• The M or V1, V2 annotations indicate whether a drawing uses the master or variant template, in the list of selected drawings.

• It is not possible to make a variant revert to a master.

The Modify Sheet Variant window allows you to select a template variant for a drawing.

Click Apply to update the template variants or Cancel to discard any changes and close the Modify Sheet Variant window.