Allows you to create new sign plan templates and edit existing templates.

Sign Assemblies need to have .sasm files created for them. To create a .sasm file, select the Export to Plan Templates check box in the Sign Assembly tab of the Create Sign Assembly or Edit Sign Assembly dialog box when creating or editing a sign assembly. Essentially, this means creating a sign plan using the Create Sign Assembly tool for each sign assembly to be included in the sign plan template.

If User-Defined Signs are to be included in the template, the User-Defined Sign Library file must be copied to the Assemblies folder where the .sasm files for the template reside.

After the .json files are created for each sign assembly to be included in the template, create a folder in the %appdata%\Transoft Solutions\GuideSIGN 2024.8.2\Contents User\Plan\Plan Templates folder to store the template. Copy the Assemblies\*.json folder and files to the template folder.

Preview and demonstration images need to be stored in the same folder as the template file.

Edit Sign Plan Template Dialog Box

Management Section

New

Click this button to create a new sign plan template from scratch.

Open

Click this button to open an existing sign plan template for editing.

Save

Click this button to save changes to the current template.

Save As

Click this button to save the current template to a new file. Specify a name for the new template and then click Save.

Template Section

Add

Click this button to add a line to the template. Choose from the items in the menu as required. See below for descriptions.

Delete

Select a line in the template and then click this button to remove the line from the template.

Up

Select a line in the template and then click this button to move the line up one position.

Down

Select a line in the template and then click this button to move the line down one position.

Descriptions of Template Commands

Notes:

Instructions and demo images are to help users pick the correct elements in their drawings.

Location:

Sign plan templates are created in the following folder:

%appdata%\Transoft Solutions\GuideSIGN 8.1\Contents User\Plan\Plan Templates

User-Defined sign libraries must accompany the user-defined sign's json file in the Assemblies subfolder.

Descriptions:

Note: If there are two uppercase names, the first is the name as it appears in the Add menu and the second is as it appears in the template.

TEMPLATE UNITS - (Required)

Demo Image: (Optional) Specify an image file location to be displayed in the Template Preview

Units: Specify the units required to run the template

Template Description: type a description of the signs and layout of the sign plan created by the template

TRAFFIC DIRECTION - INPUT TRAFFIC - (Required to determine Left and Right SIDE values)

Name: Specify a name for this traffic direction

Demo Image: Specify an image to display when the template user is picking this traffic direction

Instructions: Type a tooltip instruction for the template user to aid them in picking this traffic direction in their drawing

INPUT POINT - (Required to place assemblies, this is essentially a reference point)

Name: Specify a name for this point

Demo Image: Specify an image to display when the template user is picking this point

Instructions: Type a tooltip instruction for the template user to aid them in picking this point in their drawing

INPUT ALIGNMENT - (Optional as required to place assemblies, e.g. points and reference lines)

Name: Specify a name for this element (e.g. RefereceLine1, etc.)

Demo Image: Specify an image to display when the template user is picking this geometry

Instructions: Type a tooltip instruction for the template user to aid them in picking this geometry in their drawing

INPUT LINEAR GEOMETRY - (Optional as required to place assemblies, e.g. points and reference lines)

Name: Specify a name for this element (e.g. RefereceLine1, etc.)

Demo Image: Specify an image to display when the template user is picking this geometry

Instructions: Type a tooltip instruction for the template user to aid them in picking this geometry in their drawing

INPUT ISLAND - (Optional as required to place assemblies, e.g. points and reference lines)

Name: Specify a name for this element (e.g. RefereceLine1, etc.)

Demo Image: Specify an image to display when the template user is picking this geometry

Instructions: Type a tooltip instruction for the template user to aid them in picking this geometry in their drawing

INPUT ASSEMBLY - (Required to place an assembly)

Name: Specify the sign assembly name

Demo Image: Specify an image to display at this step when the template is being run

File: Specify a .sasm file or click Pick Sign Assembly to pick a sign assembly in the drawing (a file will be created).

Instructions: Type a tooltip instruction for the template user to aid them in picking this geometry in their drawing

OFFSET GEOMETRY - (Required as input for PLACE ASSEMBLY: AT, ALONG, e.g. horizontal clearance)

Name: Specify a name for this element (e.g. OffsetReference1, etc.)

Offset value: Specify an offset value

Offset From: Specify the name of the INPUT ALIGNMENT, INPUT POLYLINE, or INPUT ISLAND to offset from

Offset To: Specify which side to offset to

SET LOCATION - (At least one required as input for each PLACE ASSEMBLY: AT)

Name: Specify a name for this location (e.g. Sign1Post1, Sign1Post2, etc.)

Along Line: Specify the name of the INPUT ALIGNMENT, INPUT POLYLINE, INPUT ISLAND, or OFFSET GEOMETRY

At Point: Specify the name of the INPUT POINT

Distance As: Specify the distance from the post to the INPUT POINT

Alignment Stationing: (Optional) Specify the name of the alignment (Name in INPUT ALIGNMENT). Note: The stationing of the element specified in ALONG LINE will be used if this value is not specified.

SET LOCATION GROUP - (Optional, used as LOCATION in PLACE ASSEMBLY to place an array of sign assemblies)

Name: Specify a name for this location (e.g. SignGroup1, SignGroup2, etc.)

Along Line: Specify the name of the INPUT ALIGNMENT, INPUT POLYLINE, INPUT ISLAND, or OFFSET GEOMETRY

At Point: Specify the name of the INPUT POINT

Distance As: Specify the distance from the post to the INPUT POINT

Alignment Stationing: (Optional) Specify the name of the alignment (Name in INPUT ALIGNMENT). Note: The stationing of the element specified in ALONG LINE will be used if this value is not specified.

PLACE ASSEMBLY - (Required to place a sign assembly)

Name: Specify the sign assembly name

Facing Degree: Specify the sign facing angle which is measured counter-clockwise from the traffic direction to a normal of the sign face (i.e. 0 degrees is perpendicular to the traffic direction).

At Location: Specify the name of the LOCATION or LOCATION GROUP for the (first) sign support symbol in the sign assembly

Annotation Angle: Specify the orientation of the sign group

Assembly Data: Specify the Name of the sign assembly (Name in INPUT ASSEMBLY) or filename of the created .sasm file (File in INPUT ASSEMBLY)

Hints:

Positive values are distances back from the INPUT POINT (in regards to the traffic direction)

Negative values are distances ahead from the INPUT POINT (in regards to the traffic direction)

The Name fields of the INPUT commands are used in the Offset From, Along LIne, and Alignment lists

The Name field of the INPUT POINT command is used in the To Point, Start Point, and End Point lists

The Instructions field should instruct the user to pick certain geometry, for example:

Pick the edge of road on the right (in the travel direction)