View Tasks

These tasks operate on a specific drawing view.

Selected Create then Area ADP Library and then Template Drawing or Modify then Area ADP Library and then Template View from the main menu to access them.

Arrange Labels

Scans the view for existing labels and arranges them around the border of the view to the specified options as shown below.

Draw_MeasureLines

A series of lines are produced at the View limits to indicate a rule scale set to dimensions specified in the options.

The lines are produced in a unique LAYE element named as per the VIEW plus a suffix /Measure.

North_Arrow

A north arrow is added to the View and is orientated to indicate the true North direction of that view. The location of the north arrow can be set by creating a ‘reserved area’ on the template drawing.

Create a VNOTE below the template view with LVIS FALSE and under it create a RECTangle with its origin at the center and part-named with the string ‘n_arrow’. The task will look for this rectangle and use its position for the north arrow symbol. If the rectangle does not exist, then the symbol is placed at a default position defined as the top-left corner of the view.

The north arrow is orientated to conform to the actual north direction of the view. It also functions correctly with any of the Isometric views, Iso 1 to 4 inclusive. Any other view direction such as elevation view is not given a north arrow.

You can reposition the created SYMB element if required using the Draft standard application tools.

The north arrow SYMB will be created in a unique LAYE element which is named as per the VIEW plus a suffix /NorthArrow