Creating a resizable template

A resizable template is a parametrized drawing that serves as the basis for creating a production-ready structure (.evd file). A template consists of a base (base component) to which you attach single and/or compound components. You save the resizable template as an .evr file.

IMPORTANT: Resizable templates do not change after you have used them as basis for a production-ready structure (.evd file). Templates' structure and parameter expressions remain as they were created originally, even if you changed them during the creation of the production-ready structure.

To create a resizable template

  1. Do one of the following:

The Material dialog box appears.

  1. Click Resizable Template.

  1. Under Project Properties, type general information for the project: name of the .evd file; title for the project; general description of what the project is about; relevant keywords; and the name of who created the project.
  2. Under Material, in Base type select the base type of the material. NOTE: The library of base types follows a tree-like structure, and as you browse deeper into it and select a type, in Name the program displays only the types that fall within the selected type group. For example, click the Base type drop-down list, select Folding Carton Cardboard, and then select White Lined Chipboard (WLC). When you later start browsing in Name, you will be browsing only the materials grouped under the WLC base type.
  3. In Name select the specific material that you will use for the project. NOTE: After you have selected a material, in Type you see its name.
  4. In Thickness, set the thickness of the material you will be using. TIP: For folding carton, 0.5 is the normally used thickness.
  5. In F/G Dir, set the direction of the material flute or grain. NOTE: The default value is set in the program's general options.

A blank drawing appears in which you start designing a resizable design by adding a base, individual and compound components.