# Templates

From v3.3 onwards, you can generate template files which you can insert onto other project files. If you have for example, a standard pump or valve station which you would tend to use frequently, you can create a template of these stations for insertion into future projects. To create a template, create a model of the pump or valve station on a new flowsheet and then select: File | Save As Template. This template can then be inserted into any new or existing project you are working on by selecting: File | Insert Template and then select your template from those you have generated/saved. Figure 1 below shows a part-plan of a model which has been developed and now simply needs a pump station added upstream of the open pipe node 1 to complete the system. We have created a new Pump Station template file and as such, we can insert this template into the model to complete the system connectivity. Figure 1: Part-Plan of Piping System. Figure 2 shows the above model with the new pump station template file added to the flowsheet (File | Insert Template). Now all we need to do is drag the open pipe node 17 onto node 1 to complete the model connectivity. Figure 2: Part-Plan of Piping System with Pump Station Template added. Figure 3 shows the completed model with the new pump station template connected. Note, when connecting two open pipe nodes, FluidFlow automatically fits a bend (Node 1 in Figure 3). You may wish to delete or change the bend to the relevant node type depending on the requirements of your specific project. You can quickly make a change by right mouse-clicking on the node and selecting Change Component. You then simply choose the required component from the drop-down list provided. Figure 3: Part-Plan of Piping System with Pump Station Template connected. The "Templates" files can be located at: "[FluidFlow3 folder]\Templates". Editing a Template If you have already saved a template file which you subsequently wish to edit, we recommend inserting the relevant template file onto a new flowsheet, completing the edit, select "Save As" giving the same file name as the template meaning the original file is overwritten.