Template Builder User Guide
Version 1.0 | Published August 10, 2017 ©
Template Preparation
The current version of Template Builder relies on templates being generated and organized using Viz Pilot's Template Wizard. The following procedures will give you a quick introduction on how to create and manage a template. For more information on how to work with Template Wizard, please see the Viz Pilot User's Guide.
Creating a Template
The following procedure explains how to create and save a template.
To create a template:
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Start Template Wizard
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Connect to your Viz Engine
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On the File menu, select Wizard
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Drag and drop the scene to the Selected Scenes pane (right)
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Click Finish
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On the File menu, select Save (Ctrl+S)
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Enter a Template name
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Select a Concept name (or create a new)
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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:
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On the Tools menu, select Template Manager
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Under the Concepts - All pane, click New
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Enter a name for the new concept and save it
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Open the other concept
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Drag and drop the template from the old to the new concept (and confirm the operation)
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Open the new concept
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Edit the template by selecting the correct Scene folder for your new concept
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Save and confirm the operation
To manage variants:
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On the Tools menu, select Template Manager
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Select your concept, then the template
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Under the Template variants pane, click New
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Enter a Description of the variant
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Select the Scene name that is a variant of the other
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Save and confirm the operation