drawing templates ?

I am considering making a drawing template and have a few questions.

Will the format in the template update if the original format changes?

There is a BOM table in the format that has many parameters in it.

How do I get these parameters into the template drawing?

See link

Ptc knowledge base list doc http://www.ptc.com/cs/tpi/114055.htm

How To Create a Drawing Template That Automatically Assigns Drawing
Parameters (Attributes) the Same Value as Model Parameters.

Is this the correct method to use to get model parameters into a
template drawing?

Do you think it is worth while to make drawing templates?

All the Best
MC

 

Let's make it 4 out of 6 (I lead a Product Engineering Group)....
The only useful purpose I've ever seen for drawing templates is during ProE
sales demonstrations when they whip out a template; pull in a prepared
model; & then (like magic) there's a finished drawing. Managers love it.
Templates would be great (...and our jobs would be boring) if everything we
designed were the same overall size; required the same view projections,
dimensions, notes & etc. Now standard drawing formats; start parts; start
assemblies & symbols are quite a different story. Your time would be far
better spent in those areas.

 

Thanks Ben,

After looking over the pros and cons of drawing templates and taking
into account
your advice. I have decided to keep it simple. 95 % of my drawings
start with a standard company D sheet. So what I have done is make that
format a template drawing file.
Than made my config.pro drawing_template point to this new drawing
template.
What this saves me is retrieving the format each time I make a drawing.
All I do is leave the use template box checked at the bottom of create
drawing window and it pulls my new drawing template.


Three clicks or less
Mike