Format 2D View

View Group

Projection

Click to display a drop-down list with the following options:

Projection

Allows you to create an orthographic projection view of the objects in an existing 2D view, with a preview image of the view. Refer to Create Orthographic Projection View for further information.

Quick Projection

Allows you to create an orthographic projection view of the objects in an existing 2D view without a preview image of the view. Refer to Create Quick Projection View for further information.

Detail

Allows you to create a Detail view, which displays a selected area of an existing view. Refer to Create Detail View for further information.

Section

Allows you to create a section view, which is a simple section through an existing view. Refer to Create Section View for further information.

Quick Section

Allows you to create a section view, which is a simple section through an existing view, without a preview image of the view. Refer to Create Quick Section View for further information.

Section Group

Display

Click to turn the display of section planes on or off. A shaded area indicates an area that is removed from the view.

Functionality is available to modify the section planes. Refer to Modify Section Plane using Grip Points for further information.

Create

Allows you to create a section plane, an existing view can be modified to display only specific parts of it. Refer to Create 2D Section Planes for further information

Modify Cutting List

Allows you to modify the drawlist for the view. Click to display the Drawlist Management window.

Note:
The functionality is not available for hull views.

Refer to Define View Contents for further information.

Select Cutting List

Each section plane can be associated with a pre-defined cutting list, which is effectively a drawlist. Elements within the cutting list can be removed from the view, allowing for other elements to remain within the view even though a section plane exists. Refer to Apply Cutting List to Section Plane for further information.

Pick Section Plane

Click to apply a cutting list to a section plane. Refer to Apply Cutting List to Section Plane for further information.

Open/Closed

Select from the drop-down list to define the shape of a section plane.

Select Open to define a section plane as an open ended shape. For example, an L shape consisting of two planes.

Select Closed to define a section plane as a closed shape. For example, a rectangle.

Grid Group

Annotation

Allows you to define the display of reference grid annotations for the view. Refer to Reference Grid Annotations for further information.

Modify Group

Edit in 3D

Click to display a view in the 3D window and display the Format 3D tab. Refer to The 3D View and Format 3D Tab for further information.

View Limits

Allows you to define the view limits by supplying coordinates that define a 3D box. Refer to Modify View Limits for further information.

Matchlines

Click to turn the display of matchlines on or off. Refer to Modify Matchlines for further information.

SLR Widget

Allows you to modify a single line representation widget. Refer to Modify SLR Widget for further information.

Scale Group

Type

Allows you to set the type of scale for the view. Click to display a drop-down list with the following options:

• Architectural

• Engineering

• Metric

Scale

Allows you to select the scale for the view.

Click to display a drop-down list with the available options. The available options are determined by the selected scale type.

Select Auto to scale the model geometry in the view using the best-fit predefined scale, ensuring the model fits within the view frame.

Select Auto & Re-center to scale and center the model geometry in the view using the best-fit predefined scale, ensuring the model fits within the view frame.

Note:
For limits defined views with the lock view frame to limits functionality enabled, changing the scale also changes the size of the view. Refer to Modify View Limits for further information.

Direction Group

Down

Allows you to set the view direction.

Click to display a drop-down list with the following options:

• Down

• Up

• East

• West

• North

• South

• Iso 1

• Iso 2

• Iso 3

• Iso 4

Direction

Displays coordinates and indicates the current view direction. For example, D for down or E for East, W 45 S 35.26 D for ISO 1. You can input values in the field to specify the view direction. The field can be modified.

Rotation

Displays the current view angle. The field can be modified.

Representation Styles Group

View Type

Allows you to select the view type. Click to display a drop-down list with the following options:

• Global

• Local

• Model Wireline

• Universal

• Wireline

• Wireline Hidden

Style

Allows you to select a discipline specific view style.

Click to display a drop-down list with the available options.

For example, select PIPE+PIPEINSUL-Solid from the drop-down list to display pipe insulation as a solid line. Alternatively, select PIPE+PIPEINSUL-Dashed from the drop-down list to display pipe insulation as a dashed line.

Hatching Rule

Allows you to select discipline specific view hatching.

Click to display a drop-down list with the available options.

For example, select Hatch-Equip from the drop-down list to display hatching for equipment elements in the view.

Local Rules Group

Representation

Allows you to select and apply local view rules to items in the view's drawlist, overriding the selected discipline specific view style rules for those items. Refer to Create and Apply Local Rules for further information.

Hatching

Allows you to select and apply local hatching rules to items in the view's drawlist, overriding the selected discipline specific hatching style rules for those items. Refer to Create and Apply Local Hatching Rules for further information.

Drawlist Group

Manager

Allows you to create, modify and populate drawlists. Refer to Define View Contents for further information.

Quick Add

Allows you to quickly and easily add model elements to selected views. Refer to Quick Add for further information.

Point Cloud Group

Display

Click to display a drop-down list with the following options:

Display

Allows you to define the display of laser data for the view. Refer to Laser Data for further information.

Low Density Points

Low density point laser data is laser survey data that has not been defined as detailed laser data. Refer to Detail Laser Data for further information.

Click to remove low density point laser data from the view.

Repeat the command to add low density point laser data to the view

Update Group

Current Owner

Used to manually update the current owner with any database or settings changes.

Note:
Such changes are automatically applied if is set on the Status Bar.