### 13.1.3. Customizing the Vista TF Template Files

When you run Vista TF, one of each of the *.cont, *.aert, and *.cort data files are copied from the Vista TF template directory into your working directory as required (that is, if they are not already present in the working directory). The exact *.cont, *.aert, and *.cort files that are copied (and then used during a run) depend on the Machine Type setting in the Setup cell properties. You can use custom versions of any of the *.cont, *.aert, and *.cort files. To customize one of these files:

1. Import the template you want to customize by right-clicking the Setup cell and selecting one of the Import Template commands.

   The selected template file is copied to the working directory. If you import the same template file more than once, the name of the copied file is changed automatically to produce a unique file name; the last one imported will take effect when you start a run.

2. From the Workbench main menu, select View > Files to see the template files you have imported.

3. Right-click the template file that you want to customize, and select Open Containing Folder.

4. Open the template file in a text editor and change it.

   In these files, do not change setting values that are between a pair of braces (“{” and “}”). You can change setting values which are not wrapped in braces.

   The settings of the template files correspond with the settings of the *.con, *.aer, and *.cor files which are described in Specification of the Control Data File (*.con), Specification of Aerodynamic Data File (*.aer), and Specification of Correlations Data File (*.cor).

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