Element property templates are sets of pre-defined property values for elements. You can create a template for a particular element and apply the template when creating new instances of the element instead of setting the properties each time you create an element. You can create multiple templates for an element type.

Each element has a default properties template associated with it. The default template of an element applies the default property values to the element. You cannot modify default templates. If you do not apply any template to an element, Designer applies the default template to the element. You can reset an element to its default property values by applying the default template.