TEMPLATES and keyplans

[mmermel]

I love having a template file with my sheet border being filled in using fields. Makes perfect sense. My border file is x-referenced into the template sheet. The fields are in the template sheet and all is right with the world - until I get to the keyplan.

I've tried using the keyplan as an element brought into the template; tried using a relative path; but when I create a new project the template still references the original keyplan.

Is anyone referencing the keyplan into their template, or is everyone handling that chore after setting up a project? I can copy my prototype project, templates and all, which maintains pathing to the elements folder, but then I have all of the copied template files to contend with.

Any advice would be appreciated.


Thanks
Mitch Mermel
CAD Manager
Matern Professional Engineering

[Anonymous]

I've seen it bothways.

Keyplan referenced seperatly, which means each file is created they need to
bring in the xref. Not a big issue when it's your office doing all the
sheets, but can be when other trades are creating their own sheets. Giving
the other trades a KeyPlan drawing to xref in would be best.

The other way, where the keyplan is part of the template, involved a special
template created for that one job. A good idea when the job requires 100's
of sheets. And all the trades use your template for the job. The template
does need to gice a space for each trade to import there LOGO, etc...

Depends on the size of the job, and the amount of different firms creating
drawing for the job. And don't forget about coordination drawings, if it's
part of the contract. They to need a KeyPlan.

[Anonymous]

have you tried "no path" ? (should find the one in the dwg folder first)

of course that means the keyplan is in the same folder.......

wrote in message news:4853576@discussion.autodesk.com...
tried using a relative path