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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
May. 04, 2006
William Steinbock, Crestwood, KY (US);
Barry Bentley, Elverson, PA (US);
Gino Cortesi, Honey Brook, PA (US);
William Steinbock, Crestwood, KY (US);
Barry Bentley, Elverson, PA (US);
Gino Cortesi, Honey Brook, PA (US);
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, Exton, PA (US);
Abstract
An element template system allowing users to define a named set of element symbology properties to be associated with a graphic element is provided. When the element template is active, it sets the active drawing settings to match the template and associates newly created elements with the active template. Once elements are associated with an element template, the template can be used for checking for compliance with a graphics standards for that project. The element templates technology can be used to update elements and existing files to match a specific set of template properties. The element templates defining a particular graphic element are stored in the same design file as that graphic element so that when the graphic element design file is transported the element templates are also transported with the file, thereby eliminating a need to be coupled to a database or other form of external data.