Create a Sheet with a Limits-defined View
- Last UpdatedDec 03, 2025
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A Sheet with a Limits-defined View can be created by firstly selecting Create > Sheet > Explicitly from the main menu to display the Create SHEE form.
Note: You must be at Drawing level or below in the hierarchy.

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Select OK to display the Sheet Definition form, which has two tabs.
This form can be used to define a Sheet that does not contain any Views.
General tab selected:

With this tab selected, you can apply various settings to define the sheet.
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Title |
Enter a title for the sheet. |
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Width |
Enter a value for the sheet width or select a sheet size from the dropdown list. |
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Height |
Enter a value for the sheet height. |
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Backing Sheet |
Select an option for the backing sheet. |
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Apply |
Applies the setting to define the sheet. |
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Reset |
Resets the form by clearing all entered settings. |
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Dismiss |
Closes the form. |
Intelligent Text tab selected:

With this tab selected, you are able to select an output format for the positioned code words.
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After making any required changes to the default values set in the Sheet Definition form, select Apply to create the Sheet.
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To create a Limits-defined view, select Create > View > Limits-defined from the main menu to display the Create VIEW form.

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Select OK to display the Limits-Defined View form, which has four tabs.
General tab selected:

Limits tab selected:

Scale tab selected:

Intelligent Text tab selected:

The Limits-Defined View form is similar to the User-Defined View form (see Modify an Existing View to Make it User-defined), but it has an additional Limits tab for setting the limits of the view. It also has a Matchlines checkbox, which switches matchlines on and off. In addition, the Scale options are slightly different.