HiI am currently creating templates for my drawings in order to standardise their use which includes the creation of templates, multileader styles, text styles etc... and placing them in custom tool palettes. I am also looking to add standard blocks such as fasteners and steel sections to my tool palettes however this has thrown a bit of a curveball. Basically I want all the blocks that I place in the tool palettes to move with the .dwt file I have created. At the moment it would appear that the source of the block is within the filing structure of the computer as apposed to just the template file it is placed in. Is there anyway to resolve this, or have the blocks so that they are stored within the template so that if the template is moved onto say a stand alone laptop elsewhere the blocks that appear in the tool palettes would go with the dwt file?thanks all in advance of anytime spent on this or answers.

The blocks would have to be saved as part of your template file or you would have to use the same folder structure on the laptop as you do on the desktop and make sure the files are in sync.


John Connor2012-05-01 11:34:15

John is right. I'd advise using a special folder or file(s) for block definitions that are used in palettes in order to keep the template file size manageable (and reduce any risks involved with corruption of the template files - but you should already know the value of backup!)