Creating a Template

The following procedure explains how to create and save a template.

To create a template:

1. Start Template Wizard

2. Connect to your Viz Engine

3. On the File menu, select Wizard

4. Drag and drop the scene to the Selected Scenes pane (right)

5. Click Finish

6. On the File menu, select Save (Ctrl+S)

7. Enter a Template name

8. Select a Concept name (or create a new)

9. Click Save as New

Managing Concepts and Variants

The following procedures explain how to organize a template for use with more than one concept and variant, for example, a Blue and Red concept with a lower and upper third graphic. As a prerequisite, all scenes should have the same type of data in order to use the same template.

To manage concepts:

1. On the Tools menu, select Template Manager

2. Under the Concepts - All pane, click New

3. Enter a name for the new concept and save it

4. Open the other concept

5. Drag and drop the template from the old to the new concept (and confirm the operation)

6. Open the new concept

7. Edit the template by selecting the correct Scene folder for your new concept

8. Save and confirm the operation

To manage variants:

1. On the Tools menu, select Template Manager

2. Select your concept, then the template

3. Under the Template variants pane, click New

4. Enter a Description of the variant

5. Select the Scene name that is a variant of the other

6. Save and confirm the operation