Limits

The Limits tab becomes available when a valid View Location is defined and allows you to define the depth, orientation and view limits.

Volume Criteria

The volume criteria displays the view location(s).

Depth Behind

Input a value in the field to define the elements that display in the view, measured from each location plane. All elements that are positioned within the depth value display in the multi-location view. The default is 100mm.

Depth in Front

Input a value in the field to define the elements that display in the view, measured from each location plane. All elements that are positioned within the depth value display in the multi-location view. The default is 100mm.

Orientation

Input a value in the field or select from the drop-down list to modify the view orientation. Only a view orientation along the same plane can be used. For example a view in the X orientation can be modified to -X.

View Limits

The view limits are derived from the location planes that serve as a basis for the locations and the depth, and is extended by 5%. This offset cannot be modified. The multi-location view is limits defined, which means the view holds the limits of what to display and does not depend on the implicit limits specified by the actual content of the ID list. Limit restriction on the view is essential for multi-location views that typically refer to ID lists with rule-based contents (based on element type) and not individual model elements. For rule-based ID lists, the limits derived from the content can, in the worst case, be the world.

Limits on the view and limits on the ID list are maintained by the multi-location functionality to represent the actual collection of elements to be considered for the view. The view is then further reduced using the geometrical information of the section planes to define the multi-location view result.

For multi-location views based on a frame position (for example, FR23) or coordinate values (for example, X=1000), the extension of the view is, in some cases, clipped smaller than the ship extents. As a work around, you can manually adjust the section planes from which the clipping is derived.

The Lock View Frame to Limits property is initially set to No for multi-location views.

Refer to Modify View Limits for further information.

Click Continue to continue the process or Cancel to discard any changes and close the Create Multi-Location View window.

If a view scale is defined, you are prompted to Specify the centre point or

Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the centre of the view.

If a view scale is not defined, you are prompted to Specify the first corner or

Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the first corner of the view.

You are then prompted to Specify the opposite corner or

Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the opposite corner of the view. The view is created.

Throughout the view creation process you can press ESC to cancel the command. Additional functionality is also available.

The new VIEW element displays in the Draw Explorer.