Allows you to create a new guide sign or street name sign based on a previously saved template. You can use both templates supplied with the software and the ones that you or other users of the software have created (see Using Sign Creation Features -> Creating Sign Templates and Create Template from Sign).

The multi-sign creation functionality allows you to create multiple street name signs from the same template. The comma delimited list of the text elements is saved to a .csv file which can be edited in any text or spreadsheet editor (e.g. Microsoft® Notepad or Microsoft® Excel) and saved for future use. You can also save your multi-sign projects to use them when necessary.

Select Template Dialog Box (Guide Sign)

Panel Information Section

Displays the current panel style, the units which the software uses to match the drawing's units, and the M.U.T.C.D. Edition.

Note: The units and M.U.T.C.D. Edition determine the choice of templates under Browse for template (e.g. if the current M.U.T.C.D. Edition is the 1988 one, the M.U.T.C.D. 2003 Edition templates will not display under Browse for template). For information on how to specify the units and M.U.T.C.D. Edition, see Program Settings' General - Design Category.

Sign Type

Allows you to specify one of the following types of sign to be created from a template:

• Guide
• Street Name

Browse for template

Allows you to select a template.

Number of objects to display

Allows you to specify the number of templates displayed in the preview area below.

Preview Area

Displays the preview of the templates contained in the sign type folder that is currently open under Browse for template.

Button	Option	Click to...
	Previous / Next	Preview the next / previous group of templates.
	Zoom In / Zoom Out	Zoom the selected template to the full viewing area.
	Information	Get information on the selected template.

 

Select Template Dialog Box (Street Name Sign)

When Street Name is selected in the Sign Type list under Panel Information, the following Sign Creation Mode is available in the dialog box.

Sign Creation Mode Section

Allows you to select one of the following street name sign creation modes:

Option	Click to...
Single Sign	Create a single street name sign after clicking OK.
Multi-Sign	Create multiple street name signs after clicking OK. Select a street name sign list file (.csv) and then click Open.
Open Existing Project	Load an existing multiple street name sign creation project after clicking OK.
Create Sign List	Create a .csv file with a header line which shows how data must be formatted so it can be read by the GuideSIGN Plus multi-sign system.