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Organize container templates into packages
Creating templates and views
Set the active view for a container
Add a view to a container template
You can add multiple views to each template,
creating as many customized layouts of the container’s attributes
as you need.
After you have added a view to a template, you
can edit the template file to customize the view layout. See
Customize a template view.
To
add a view to a template
- In
the left panel of the Asset Editor,
select a container that has a template assigned, then click the
Pin icon .
- From
the Asset Editor menu bar, select View
> Add > .
The Add View Options dialog
box appears.
- In
the Add View Options, do the following:
- Enter
a name for the new view.
This name will display when you select views
in the View > Name list in the Asset
Editor, or in the View Name field
in the Attribute Editor. When a container
is set to use this view, the name also displays as a heading in the
container’s Asset Editor and Attribute
Editor.
- Define
the view options you want. See
Asset Editor for
a description of each option.
Tip
- Leave
the Layout Mode set to Group
By Node if you plan to customize this view. This option
organizes the attributes into groups in the XML template file, making
it easier for you to find and organize them later. See
- Turn Expand
Compounds on if you want child attributes of compounds to
have their own individual interface controls in this view.
- Click Apply
and Close.
Depending on the Add View Options you
selected, the new view becomes the active view for the pinned container.
TipIf you plan to lock your container but you
want to give your team members the ability to switch between views,
publish the viewName attribute to your container after you add new
views to its template.