Creating Custom Report Templates and Defaults
You can edit properties from any report type and save them as a template or as the default. This can save repeated editing of properties (for example, your company’s name, color schemes, or plot attribute settings) when you create other reports. You can prepare a template by copying and pasting plot settings from one plot to another of the same display type. Once you create templates, you can access them from the Results > Report Templates menu and the Report2D > Report Templates > Apply Settings menu.
See Modifying the Background Properties of a Report for a discussion of format changes you can make to any report.
To save an edited report as a template:
- In the Project tree, right-click a report and select Report Templates > Save, Report2D > Report Templates > Save, or Report3D > Save As Template.
- Accept the directory, or save to the syslib directory.
- Enter a file name, which is given an RPT extension.
It is good practice to give the template a descriptive name, showing both the kind of format you begin with (such as rectangular plot or digital plot) and a description of the distinguishing edits (such as for company name, or color scheme). Once saved, this name appears on the PersonalLib menu.
The Save As Type field currently supports the Ansoft Report Format (RPT) format.
- Click Save to save the template to the PersonalLib menu.
The Save As Report dialog box appears. By default, the directory is your "...\ANSYS Inc\v251\AnsysEM\userlib\ReportTemplates" directory.
All RPT templates in the directory appear on the Results > Report Templates > PersonalLib menu. Select a report from the PersonalLib menu to open a report that you can then modify to add traces or perform other edits. Templates in the syslib directory appear on the Report Templates menu.
To save an edited report as a default:
In the Project tree, right-click a report and select Report Templates > Save Settings as default. You can also select Report2D > Report Templates > Save Settings as default or Report3D > Save Settings as default.
Related Topics
Modifying the Background Properties of a Report
Modifying the Legend in a Report