AVEVA™ E3D Design

Create Detail View with Polygonal Selection

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Creates a detail view that displays a selected area of an existing view using a polygonal selection.

You are prompted to Select view

Note:
The prompt does not display a view is already selected.

Click to identify the view to create a detail view from.

You are then prompted to Specify the first corner or <Share Drawlist>

Input P at the prompt and press Enter.

You are then prompted to Specify a point or

Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the first point of a polygon to specify the area of the view.

You are again prompted to Specify a point or

Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the second point of a polygon to specify the area of the view.

You are again prompted to Specify a point or <Finish>

Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the next point of the polygon. The selected area is shaded.

The prompt is repeated allowing you to create multiple polygon points.

Input F at the prompt and press Enter to end the creation of the polygon.

You are 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.

Note:
Intelligent grip points are retained for the detail view.

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


Share Drawlist	Press the down arrow key and select Share Drawlist to reference the drawlist from the source view drawlist.
New Drawlist	Press the down arrow key and select New Drawlist to create a new drawlist as a copy of the source view drawlist.
Polygon	Press the down arrow key and select Polygon to create a detail view with a polygonal selection.
Rectangle	Press the down arrow key and select Rectangle to create a rectangular detail view. Refer to Create Detail View for further information.
Back	Press the down arrow key and select Back to undo the last action.
Finish	Press the down arrow key and select Finish to end the creation of the polygon.
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.

The new VIEW element displays in the Draw Explorer.