Create Location Defined Detail View
- Last UpdatedJan 23, 2023
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Creates a location defined detail view that displays as an orthogonal view based on a location plane, view direction and view depth defined from an existing view
You are prompted to Select view
Note:
The prompt does not display if a view is already selected.
Click to identify the view to create a detail view from.
You are then prompted to Specify first point for location plane
Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the first point of the location plane. The coordinate value in the view direction of the first point selected for the location plane will be the centre of the new detail view (of relevance for views of extended limits in the view direction). Hence, if the view has a large depth, it is recommended to select the point by snapping to a model element which will display in the center of the detail view.
You are then prompted to Specify the second point for location plane or
Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the second point of the location plane. Orthogonal locking is applied automatically, the location plane is represented by either a horizontal or vertical line.
You are then prompted to Specify 'Depth in Front' or
The depth in front and depth behind is represented by a shaded box which is formed symmetrically around the location plane. The blue arrow indicates the view direction for the detail view. To specify the detail view direction, move the cursor to the appropriate side of the location plane. For example, if the required view direction is a view from the right, move the cursor to the right of the location plane.
Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the depth of the detail view.
You are then prompted to Specify a point or <Scale>
The view scale displays at the cursor.
Input values in the dimension fields or click to identify the location of the new view.
An outline is placed on the source view, indicating the area comprising the detail view. The command ends automatically.
Throughout the view creation process you can press ESC to cancel the command. Additional functionality is also available.
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Back |
Press the down arrow key and select Back to undo the last action. |
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Individual Depths |
Press the down arrow key and select Individual Depths to specify the depth in front and the depth behind values individually by specifying separate points for the respective depths. |
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Scale |
Press the down arrow key and select Scale to specify a scale for the view. Input the required scale at the prompt and press Enter. You are returned to the Specify a point or <Scale> prompt. |
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Height/Width |
Press the down arrow key and select Height or Width to define the view height or width (the available option is dependent on the view directions of the source view and the target detail view). The specified depth and length of the location plane represents the other two dimensions limiting the resulting detail view. If a Height or Width value are not specified, both the height and width of the detail view are derived from the length of location plane. |
A View Section Indicator (VSI) is applied to both the source view and the detail view. The VSI represents the limits and view direction of the location plane on the source view and displays a title on the location defined detail view. A VSI identifier character is allocated to the VSI in order to uniquely identify the detail view (For example, A)
The visual style of the of the VSI is configured by the administrator. The VSI definition in use is determined by the user defaults (refer to Modify User Defaults for further information) or system defaults (refer to Set System Defaults for further information), if unset, no VSI is created.
Once the Draw application has generated the VSI, it can be modified by the user as required. Modification of the VSI has no effect on the location defined detail view definition, any changes are purely cosmetic.
If a location detail view is deleted, the related VSI is removed from the source view.
The new VIEW element displays in the Draw Explorer.
