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    Add Template Command
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    Allows template commands to be added to the template while editing.

    Add Template Command Dialog Box

    INPUT TRAFFIC DIRECTION

    Click this item to add a traffic direction command to the template. Traffic Direction is used to orient the sign facing angle.

    INPUT POINT

    Click this item to add an input point command to the template. The point is a reference from which sign support symbol posts are measured and specified in the SET LOCATION command.

    INPUT ALIGNMENT

    Click this item to add an input alignment command to the template. When the template is run, an alignment element in the drawing can be picked to act as a reference line, which is used in placing an assembly.

    INPUT LINEAR GEOMETRY

    Click this item to add an input linear geometry command to the template. When the template is run, a line, arc, or polyline/complex chain element in the drawing can be picked to act as a reference line, which is used in placing an assembly.

    INPUT ISLAND

    Click this item to add an input island command to the template. When the template is run, a closed polyline/complex chain in the drawing can be picked to act as an island.

    INPUT ASSEMBLY

    Click this item to add an input assembly command to the template. The Input Assembly command is used to specify a sign assembly that will be placed when the template is run. When the template is run, the user can pick a sign assembly in the drawing if the File parameter is not specified.

    OFFSET GEOMETRY

    Click this item to add an offset geometry command to the template. Offset geometry is like the horizontal clearance of a reference line.

    SET LOCATION

    Click this item to add a set location command to the template. The set location command sets the center of sign support symbols.

    SET LOCATION GROUP

    Click this item to add a set location group command to the template. When the template is run, a start and end point will be required to place the specified number of sign assemblies between them (like an array).

    PLACE ASSEMBLY

    Click this item to add a place assembly command to the template. The Place Assembly command is used to specify a sign assembly, it's sign facing angle, a LOCATION for the first sign support symbol.