Printout Report Template

Selecting contents as described in the chapter Printout Report Manager involves a lot of effort. Therefore, it is possible to save a compilation, including graphics, as a template and use it for other models. This allows you to efficiently create printout reports from templates. Some templates are set up during the installation.

Importing Templates

To use a template for the current printout report, go to the bottom left of the Printout Report Manager dialog box and click this button: . The "Printout Report Templates" dialog box appears.

Dialog Box "Printout Report Templates"

The "List" includes various templates for the printout of the structural analysis and the design add-ons. The preset printout report templates cannot be modified.

If you have created user-defined templates (see the section Creating Templates), you can select one of these entries in the list and, if necessary, adjust the report items. Click OK to apply the settings of the template to the current printout report.

The buttons below the "List" have the following functions:

	Create a new printout report template
	Copy the selected printout report template
	Define settings of the selected template as default for new printout reports
	Delete the selected user-defined printout report template

Creating Templates

To save the settings of the current printout report, including graphics, as a template, click Edit Printout Report in the Edit menu of the printout report. Alternatively, click the button in the printout report toolbar. The "Printout Report Manager" dialog box appears. Click this button at the bottom left: .

Saving Selected Printout Report as Template

The "Printout Report Templates" dialog box appears.

Saving Printout Report Template

The new template appears as the last entry in the list. You can change the preset description in the "Name" section.

Save the new printout report template by clicking OK.