Overlay View dialog box

Creates an overlay view to show an assembly in multiple positions in a single view. A base view, projected, or auxiliary view is the parent for an overlay view.

Specifies a positional representation and design view representation for position and visibility characteristics.

Access:

Ribbon: Place Views tab Create panel Overlay And then click the view to use as the parent view.

Positional Representation	Specifies the positional representation to use for the overlay view. The Master positional representation can be used. A positional representation can be used in multiple overlay views.
View Representation	Specifies a design view representation to use for an overlay view. The design view can be different from the parent view to allow an overlay view that shows only needed components. Each overlay view can use a different design view representation. Select the Associative check box to update the view when changes are made to the associative design view representation in the assembly environment.
Label	Indicates the label text used for the overlay view. The Use Positional Rep Name check box sets the name in the browser and label, if applicable. Clear the check box to enter a name in the box. The Toggle Label Visibility controls the visibility of the overlay view label. Click the command to change the label visibility. The Edit View Label edits the view label the Format Text dialog box.
Display	Specifies the appearance of tangent edges and work features. The Tangent Edges sets the visibility of tangent edges the overlay view. Select the check box to display tangent edges. Clear the check box to hide them. Foreshortened sets the display of tangent edges. Select the check box to shorten the length of tangent edges to distinguish them from visible edges. Work Features specifies if work features are visible in the overlay view. Select the check box to show work features.
Style	Sets the display style for the view. To change the display style, click a command.
		Sets the display to show hidden lines.
		Sets the display to remove hidden lines.
		Sets the display to a shaded rendering.
		Style from Base sets the display style of a dependent view to be the same as its parent view. When the check box is selected, the dependent view uses the same display style as its parent view. To change the display style, of a dependent view, clear the check box.
	Layer sets the line style for the overlay view. As Overlay sets all view items to the line type specified by the Layer style. As Part sets geometry to standard line styles used in the part model. All reference models use reference line styles.