Chapter 7: How to Create Templates
A template is an individual copy of the artwork stored in the library. This artwork can be reused in different scenes. Once a template is stored in the library, you can access it from any project, as many times as needed.Dragging a template into your project copies the content in it. It does not link it to the original, which means you can modify this individual copy.
Creating a Template from the Stage View
From the Stage view, you can create a template from a panel’s layer or a selection of layers. Note that if a motion was created on the selected layer, it will be included in the template.
To create a template from the Stage view:
- In the Library view, select a folder to store your template.
- In the Stage view, select one or more layer tabs and drag them to the right side of the Library view.
- In the Rename dialog box, rename the new template. If you want to rename a template after it is created, right-click it and select Rename.
You can insert layers and panel templates into the Stage view.
To insert a template in the Stage view:
- In the Thumbnails view, select the panel in which you want to insert the template.
- In the Library view, select the template you want to insert.
- Drag the selected template to the Stage view.
‣ | If you drag a template of an entire panel into a selected panel, it will add all the content of the template into the existing selected panel. |
Creating a Template from the Thumbnails View
From the Thumbnails view, you can create a template from an entire panel. Note that if there is a layer or camera motion in the selected panel, it will be included in the template.
To create a template from the Thumbnails view:
- In the Library view, select a folder to store your template.
- In the Thumbnails view, select a panel and drag it to the right side of the Library view.
- In the Rename dialog box, rename the new template. If you want to rename a template after it is created, right-click it and select Rename.
- Click OK.
You can insert layers and panel templates into the Thumbnails view.
To insert a template in the Thumbnails view:
- In the Thumbnails view, select the panel in which you want to insert the template.
- In the Library view, select the template you want to insert.
- Drag the selected template to the selected panel in the Thumbnails view.
Creating a Template from the Timeline View
From the Timeline view, you can create a template out of an entire panel or a sound clip. Note that if there is a layer or camera motion in the selected panel, it will be included in the template.
To create a template from the Timeline view:
- In the Library view, select a folder to store your template.
1. | In the Timeline view, select a panel or sound clip and drag it to the right side of the Library view. |
- In the Rename dialog box, rename the new template.
If you want to rename a template after it is created, right-click it and select Rename.
- Click OK.
You can insert layers, panel, and sound clip templates into the Timeline view.
To insert a template in the Timeline view:
- In the Timeline view, select the panel in which you want to insert the template.
- In the Library view, select the template you want to insert.
- Drag the selected template to the selected panel in the Timeline view.
‣ | If you are inserting a sound clip template, drag the template into a sound layer in the Timeline view. |