Adding template to layout.

I would like to keep my drawings, templates, and layouts separate. I've been told it is good practice.

I made a template with borders and areas for the info that I need. I want to add it to the layouts that I create for each drawing. I tried right clicking the layout tab and clicking "from template" and then selecting the template file I made. But, it doesn't show up in the new layout. What am I missing?

Thanks for your time!

Check to see if there isn't another Layout tab added next to your current one.

Check to see if there isn't another Layout tab added next to your current one.

Yes there is. I was talking but that layout, the new one.

Thanks.

It's not very clear what your trying to accomplish. Please be more specific.

It's not very clear what your trying to accomplish. Please be more specific.

Ok, armed with my 5 days of autocad experience I'll try to explain what I want to do and maybe you can let me know how to make it work.

I have drawings of parts and assemblies. I can turn on and off layers and create viewports to see them the way I want. I can create different layouts to plot from but the borders around them are blank and have no spaces to place my text info. I made a my own layout and saved it as a .dwt because the default layouts in the wizard are to complicated, distracting and hog to much space for my needs.

I have been trying to make a new layout with the template I made by selecting the layout tab > layout from template then selecting my .dwt.

But when I do the template doesn't show up anywere in the layout. I've paned all over looking for it in case it is in a wierd place but it's not there.

How do I get my template to show up in the layout?

Thanks

Solved ; )

Not solved, it only worked right once?

This sounds more like your wanting to insert a border and title block. You will need to insert one as a block or as an xref. A drawing template file contains standard settings that you want to see every time you start a new drawing which can contain a border and title block.

When you do the template as you have described then it will just add another layout with the dwt file you choose.

Solved ; )

Excellent. I was posting my previous reply while your eureka moment happened. Glad to hear you got it solved. Have a good weekend.