topic Re: Cannot export drawing template in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Cannot export drawing template

Anonymous — Sun, 29 Apr 2018 23:30:18 GMT

I am not even seeing the option to export a drawing as a template in the ribbon.

I have started drawings from several different designs, started a new one, tried different formats, saved and didnt save, restarted fusion.........

Re: Cannot export drawing template

lichtzeichenanlage — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 08:21:37 GMT

You're right. It looks like there is no way to export a template. Not in the ribbon, the data panel or in the web front end (what usually has more export options than the desktop client).

But - you can copy / past the template via the data panel. And this works across projects, too.

Re: Cannot export drawing template

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 13:24:11 GMT

Hmmm, This turns what used to be a very usefull and seamless feature into a bit of an annoying task....Also, how does this help me when creating new models??

Will I have the option to use that template when creating a new drawing from a new model, as long as that template is living in the project folder??

short answer is no. And if the design that the "template" was generated from contains x-refs, you wont be able to copy it to another project folder......

Thats what was great about the save as template tool: it broke the reference to the model, giving you a clean draft layout that you could select in a drop down menu prompt right before you moved into the drawing space.

Im interested to hear the Devs reasoning behind eliminating this feature, as its an essential for small business owners like myself who send out multiple different types of sheet formats with all my pertinent title block info. I cant commit to create drawings in a software when I have to Import and build out a title block EVERY time I create a drawing.

Re: Cannot export drawing template

lichtzeichenanlage — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 14:30:38 GMT

Not sure what you're talking about. Are you talking about drawing templates, copy small designs (not drawings) or about tile blocks?

@Anonymouswrote: ...
Also, how does this help me when creating new models??

Sure not - how should a Drawing Template designing something? Or am I getting something wrong?

@Anonymouswrote: ...
Will I have the option to use that template when creating a new drawing from a new model, as long as that template is living in the project folder?...

Yes you can do this. One templates, many designs, many drawings

Perhaps this video gives you an idea about the drawing templates in Fusion 360

@Anonymouswrote: ...
And if the design that the "template" was generated from contains x-refs, you wont be able to copy it to another project folder...

Design generated from a template? How can a Drawing template contain x-refs? Are you talking about including drawings in drawings?

@Anonymouswrote:

Thats what was great about the save as template tool: it broke the reference to the model, giving you a clean draft layout that you could select in a drop down menu prompt right before you moved into the drawing space.

I'm not aware that Fusion 360 has such a function. Can you remember when Fusion had this?

Re: Cannot export drawing template

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 14:48:11 GMT

Okay, so the answer is:

File>New Drawing Template.

Previously, you chose from the "Output" button on the drawing environment ribbon to select "output as template"

As far as the Xrefs go, I was referring to the fact that before this file>new drawing template option was implemented, you could not enter the drawing space without saving and linking a design you were already working on. This linked any and all xrefs to the drawing itself , which keeps you from moving it to another project folder, making the "copy and paste a blank drawing" work around less effective and just about useless.

Having the Placeholder view option is also essential, which can only be accessed in template design environment.

Your methods ignores this functionality, and does not provide a user with "true" templates, as you have shown in your screenshot, your creating drawings "From Design"...........That is the "link" thats troublesome.

Re: Cannot export drawing template

cmiller66 — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 17:19:21 GMT

Hi bravo1delta9,

There were indeed a few changes made around templates last year. As you mentioned, in the past a drawing had to be associated to a design, then if you set your drawing up the way you wanted, you could export as a template for re-use later.

The same functionality is still available, it's just been moved. If you have a drawing set up the way you want, and want to use it as a template, you can click File > Save As and change the Type to Drawing Template (*.f2t).

But, if you already have a template set up the way you want (even if it's in a different project) you can use it for new drawings, by browsing to it when you create a new drawing:

Once a template is created/saved it can be re-opened and edited for future use (these changes won't be retroactive to existing drawings). As a first step I'd recommend getting the template set up with logo, notes, etc. then move on to the placeholder views.

Hope that answers your question, if not please let me know.

Thanks,

Chris

Re: Cannot export drawing template

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:28:12 GMT

Hi,

Could I ask if this template functionality is the same as of 2019? I current teach to 100+ students, I would have assumed that I could export a template file from fusion and then easily get students creating engineering drawings using this template/drawing border.

As it stands it seems the only way to allow another user to make use of a template is to add them to a project where the template resides, this simply isn't a viable solution for an education environment and unfortunately means that we must use the standard drawing template (which is actually missing a lot of key info....)

Thanks

Re: Cannot export drawing template

cmiller66 — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 17:00:15 GMT

Hi Joe,

The easiest way to share this is (assuming the template is in your project), right-click it in the data panel and select "Share Public Link", then check Share and "Allow item to be downloaded." You now have 2 options:

1. Paste that hyperlink in a browser > Download the template > Note: You will need to append .f2t to the downloaded file, then send this file to your students. They can upload it to their projects. Or:

2. Send your students the link, then they'll need to download, rename, and re-upload to their project.

Hope this helps.

Thanks,

Chris

Re: Cannot export drawing template

leonsgraham — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 01:11:17 GMT

I tried this method with the "Share Public Link" to export a drawing template but Fusion 360 didn't recognise the file. The downloaded file didn't have the .f2t extension, so I added it but still didn't recognise it. During the file open I selected "Autodesk Fusion 360 files" and "All support files" but no success.

I found another way by downloading a drawing that used the template in it, with the "Share Public Link" method. Then open this file with Fusion 360 to upload it into the cloud. Then select New Drawing -> New Drawing Template. In the Create Drawing Template box browse to the drawing. Then the template is loaded up with all the title block details. It could then be saved as a drawing template.

Re: Cannot export drawing template

FormStudio — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:50:49 GMT

I had to move a few templates across from my account to a shared teams hub and was able to do that via the following steps.

1. Open existing drawing (not template) that uses the template I want to reference - from personal account

2. File> Save As> (name) > Type >Drawing Template *.f2t

3. Open Fusion Account in web browser > navigate to folder where I saved the *.f2t

4. To the right of the name I selected 'Download' (it downloads an f2t format file)

5. Swap to the new Fusion Team Hub

6. Navigate to folder where I want to place the template files

7. Upload the *.f2t file I just downloaded to the new team hub folder

From there it's basically ready to use as a template.

From what I can see it brought everything across that I wanted including notes, logos, parts lists, revision lists etc.

Hope that helps.