Views

A View determines which Design Model items are shown on the Sheet that owns the View. Each View element defines:

• the viewing parameters (looking direction, scale).

• the size, position, and orientation of the View on the Sheet.

• the contents of the View (the Drawlist).

  If a Sheet has been created from a template, the Sheet will normally contain at least one View, depending on how the template has been set up by the System Administrator. An existing View can be modified by using the Modify > View options on the main menu, or more Views can be created on a Sheet by using the Create > View options. You must be at Sheet level or below before a View can be created.

Two methods of defining a View, are User-Defined and Limits-Defined.

User-Defined View

User-Defined Views are used to draw individual items or groups of items in the design model when the volume or limits of the items are not known. The size of the frame is independent of its contents. The scale can be automatically set to fit the design elements into the available view frame area.

Limits-Defined View

Limits-Defined Views are used to draw the contents of a specified volume of the model. The limits are defined in project co-ordinates and are represented by the size of the View frame at the selected scale. The View frame can include match lines with text showing the coordinates of the View limits.

Note: 2D drawing sheets can be populated using the 3D View of the design model within Draft. For more information, see Use the 3D View.