Instantiating Text Templates

You can instantiate the text template stored in catalog

1. Select Tools > Catalog Browser.

   The Catalog Browser dialog box appears.

2. Select the catalog and then the chapter which contains the text templates you want to use.

   The text templates are displayed in the right-hand pane, in the Item name column.

3. Right-click a text template and select Use Item > Instantiate Text.

   Important: You can also double-click the text template.

4. In the drawing or layout, perform either of the following operations:

   • If the text template is linked to the element you want to annotate, select this element.
   • If the text template is not linked to the element you want to annotate, select the element to annotate and then the element to which the text template is linked to.
   • If you do not want to annotate any particular element, click anywhere in the free space.

The annotation is created with the relevant information.

You can instantiate the text template stored in the current drawing or layout.

1. Click Instantiate Text in the Text toolbar.

2. In the detail sheet, click the text template you want to instantiate.

3. Double-click the sheet which contains the element you want to annotate.

4. Perform either of the following operations:

   • If the text template is linked to the element you want to annotate, select this element.
   • If the text template is not linked to the element you want to annotate, select the element to annotate and then the element to which the text template is linked to.
   • If you do not want to annotate any particular element, click anywhere in the free space.

The text is created with the relevant information.

Note: You can also instantiate an existing text by right-clicking it and select Text.n object > Instantiate Text.