Display the Contents of the View

To display the contents of the View, the Update Design option is selected in the Update Design on Apply? panel at the base of the User-defined View form.

1. Select Apply to display the contents of the View.

   

   Notes: Whenever any settings on the User-Defined View form are changed, Update Design must be selected in the Update Design on Apply? panel (at the base of the form) and committed by selecting Apply. Alternatively, select Graphics > Update > Design from the main menu before any changes will display.
   
   If a black background to the drawing is not wanted, it can be changed by selecting Colour Settings > Background Colour from the shortcut menu within the Drawing View.

2. Having modified the View to make it user-defined, the View can be displayed by selecting Display > 3D View from the main menu.

   

3. An equipment item can be added to the 3D View by:

   1. Left-clicking the item in the Design Explorer and dragging it to the 3D View.

   2. Right-clicking on the item in the Design Explorer and choosing the 3D View > Add option from the shortcut menu.

   3. Selecting it in the Design Explorer and clicking the Add to View icon on the 3D View Window toolbar: .

      Note: An item can be similarly deleted from the 3D View by selecting it and clicking the Remove from View icon , also on the 3D View Window toolbar.

      Draft will add the equipment to the 3D View.

      

      Any change in the 3D View can be reflected back into the 2D View. There are several ways of doing this.

      The controls shown below determine how the Views are synchronised:

      

      If On Demand is selected in the dropdown list, then the Views will not synchronize until they are directed to. The following icons can be used to do this:

      	Update the 3D View to reflect changes made to the 2D View.
      	Update the 2D View to reflect changes made to the 3D View.
      	Pick 2D View to associate to the 3D View: This allows the current 3D View contents to be associated with a different 2D View. When using this tool the user is asked to identify a 2D View to associate with the current 3D View contents. This functionality is particularly useful whenever different views are required of similar content.

4. The Views can be set so that they automatically synchronize. To do so, select Auto Update from the dropdown list:

   

   Selecting Background performs a similar function, with the difference being Auto Update synchronizes immediately and Background synchronizes during idle-time.

   Note: Choosing Auto Update or Background can slow the system down significantly if working with large drawings. These options should be used with care.

   Whichever method is used, the two Views are automatically synchronized:

   

   Note: If items are added or deleted from the 2D View, the change is not automatically reflected back into the 3D View. The Update 3D View from 2D View icon must be used.