Creating views

Module(s): Associative Views

You can use the Create View tool to create a view based on 3D elements or existing views and sections.
The layer set on the Format toolbar is used for the label and cannot be changed. The view border is always created on the DEFAULT layer, regardless of this setting. The layer for the view is taken from the 3D components or you can specify it in the dialog box for hidden line images.

To create an associative view

1. Click Create View (How).
   

   Activate Create View in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Create Engineering Views, Details Associative Views

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   Associative Views

2. The following options are provided in the input options:
   • Normal: the viewing angle you specify in the following steps is based on the selected elements displayed in plan view.
   • Plane: the viewing angle you specify in the following steps is based on a plane you specify. For example, you get the real length of a roof plane by clicking within the circle when it comes to defining the viewing direction.
   • Free: the view is based on any view, e.g. an isometric view.
3. The remainder of the procedure varies depending on the setting you have made in the input options:
   • Normal: click the element from which you want to create a view or specify a region or click the border of an existing view or section in order to create a view based on all the elements in this view or section. Specify the viewing direction.
   • Plane: click the element from which you want to create a view or specify a region or click the border of an existing view or section in order to create a view based on all the elements in this view or section. Specify the viewing direction and the plane to which the viewing angle applies. Clicking within the circles sets the viewing direction so that it is perpendicular to the plane.
     You can define the plane by clicking three points of the plane. You can also click an edge and one point of the plane or the plane itself. Open an isometric view of the 3D components to click the points.
   • Free: display the 3D components in any view (e.g. isometric) by clicking Views on the View menu or using the Window toolbar and select the elements you want to display. Switch back to plan view.
4. Place the new view (a preview of the view is attached to the crosshairs) where you require. Various data entry tools are provided to help you position it accurately.
5. If you have created an Axis Grid and if at least one point where the axes intersect is in the area of the view, you can use the crosshairs to define the height of the axis labels.

   The program displays all the axes that intersect the reference axis selected automatically and that pass through a 3D component displayed in the view.

   Example of axis labels

   Note: When the axis grid and the 3D model are in different drawing files, the axis grid will not update automatically when you modify it (e.g. move the grid, change the width of the grid).

6. If necessary, enter a label for the view created and confirm your entry. The program proposes the label of the previous view.
   After you have entered text, you can make general text settings for the label and place it in the workspace.