Can I make a view template for all view types?

[kgatzke]

I'm annoyed by a "feature" of Apply View Template, the View Type Filters.  I often create templates for use in plans, sections, 3D, etc. when doing QC and CA, like a template for comparing the steel shops model with the structural model (contrasting colors, other linked files off, annotations off, etc.).  What's annoying about this is the template is filtered to the view type the template originated on so that whenever I open Apply View Template to tweak the template in a non-plan view I get <None> as the selected template.  Every time I try to do this I have to set the View type Filter to <All> first and find my template, the template the view is ALREADY SET TO, out of a list of 50 or so other templates.

Is there any way to create a view template that filters to all so it doesn't matter what view type I'm in? 

[Alfredo_Medina · Accepted solution]

Instead of going to the View Template window by clicking on the View Template button in the properties of the view, go to View tab > Manage view templates. That will show all the view templates without filtering by type of view. Do the changes, click OK. After that, all the views that have a view template assigned (not simply applied) will update their graphics immediately. 

[kgatzke]

Well, that gets me off the hook for having to choose a view type filter but I'm still scrolling through a list of 50+ view templates.  It's easier for me to just go back to the plan view where I created it and click the view template from there.  Thanks.

[boyce.postma]

And then scroll through all your view filters since it doesn't go to current? This might be worse?

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Did you find a solution yet?

Thanks,

Roman

[kgatzke]

Not exactly, since you still have to search for the template in question out of a list of others.  It was better before they started filtering templates by view type, but try convincing Autodesk of that!  They don't fix the things they do that make us work harder and not smarter.