Drawing View dialog box

Edits properties of drawing views. Specifies a model and setup for a base view.

Tip: Default settings and values in the Drawing View dialog box are defined in the current standard and can be changed by using Style and Standard Editor.
Access:

To create a view, click the Base command on the Place Views tab.

To edit a view, right-click the view in the browser or the graphics window, and then select Edit View from the menu.

Component tab

Selects the source file to use in a drawing view.

File

Specifies the source part file to use for the drawing view. Click the arrow to select from the list of open files or click Browser to locate the file.

Member

For an iPart factory, selects the member to represent in the view.

Display Options tab

Sets the display options for the drawing view. Select an option to add it to the view. Clear the check box to remove it from the view. Only those options applicable to the specified model and the view type are available.

All Model Dimensions

Associates model dimensions to the view. Select the check box to retrieve the model dimensions. Only those dimensions that are planar to this view and were not used in existing views on the sheet display. Clear the check box to place the view without model dimensions.

If dimension tolerances are defined in the model, they are included in the model dimensions.

Thread Feature

Sets the visibility of thread features in the view. Select the check box to display thread features. Clear the check box to hide them.

Weld Annotations

Associates model weld caterpillars and end fills to the view. Select the check box to get the model weld annotations. Clear the check box to place the view without model weld annotations.

User Work Features

Recovers work features from the model into the view. Select the check box to include the work features. Clearing the check box does not recover them.

This setting is used only for initial view placement. To include or exclude work features in an existing view, expand the view node in the Model browser and right-click the model. Select Include Work Features and then specify appropriate work features on the Include Work Features dialog box. Or, right-click a work feature and select Include.

To exclude work features from the drawing, right-click the individual work feature and clear the Include check box.

Interference Edges

Enables the visibility of associated drawing views.

When selected, associated drawing views are to display both hidden and visible edges that were previously excluded due to an interference condition (press, or interference fit conditions, threaded fasteners in tapped holes where the hole feature is modeled with the minor diameter).

This option is enabled only when you edit or create drawing views of assembly or presentation files.

Tangent Edges

Sets the visibility of tangent edges of the selected 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.

Hatching

Sets the visibility of the hatch lines in the selected section view.

Align to Base

Sets the alignment constraint of the selected view to its base view. When the check box is selected, an alignment exists. Clear the check box to break the alignment.

Definition in Base View

Controls the display of detail circles, section lines, and their associated text. Select the option to display the annotations.

Orientation from Base

Specifies camera orientation of a dependent view when base view is rotated or re-oriented. When selected, the dependent view inherits the new orientation from the base view.

Cut Inheritance

Switches on and off the inheritance of a breakout, break, section, and slice cut for the edited view. Select the check box to inherit the corresponding cut from the parent view.

Note: The available options are determined by the type of the edited view.

View Justification

Sets the justification of the view. Click the arrow to select Centered or Fixed.

Additional options

Orientation

Sets the view orientation.

Select a standard orientation from the list. The list is available only when you create a base view.

Click Change View Orientation to specify a custom orientation in the Custom View window.

Tip: By default, a parent view and its child views keep the same orientation. To break the orientation inheritance, double-click a child view. Open the Display Options tab in the Drawing View dialog box, and clear the Orientation from Base box.

View/Scale Label

Click Toggle Label Visibility to turn visibility of the view label on or off.
 

Scale

When placing a view, sets the scale of the view relative to the part. When editing a dependent view, sets the scale of the view relative to the parent view.

Enter the scale in the box or click the arrow to select from a list of commonly used scales.

Note: You can enter a scale that is not on the list. The new scale appears above a line in the list and is available until you close Autodesk Inventor LT.
Tip: Edit the standard settings to customize the list of pre-defined scales. On the ribbon, click Manage tab Styles and Standards panel Styles Editor and then click the current standard. Then add or remove scales in the Preset Values list on the General tab.
 
Scale from Base sets the scale of a dependent view to be the same as the scale of its parent view. When selected, the dependent view maintains the same scale as its parent view. To change the scale of a dependent view, clear the check box, and then set the scale
Note: If the Scale from Base check box is selected, you cannot change the scale of a dependent view.
 

View Identifier

Edits the view identifier string.
 
Edits the view label text in the Format Text dialog box.

Style

Sets the display style for the view. To change the display style, click a command.

Displays hidden lines in the view.

Removes hidden lines from the view.

Displays shaded model in the view.

Sets the display style of a dependent view to be the same as that of 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.

Note: You can control hidden line visibility after drawing view creation using the Hidden Lines command accessed from the context menu of a component. Click the Hidden Lines to toggle between views. Right-click the part in the browser and select Hidden Lines.

Enable/Disable Feature Preview

Select the check box to preview the drawing view before it is created.

Create projected views immediately after base view creation

Make sure the box is checked if you want to create a base view and projected views at the same time. Projected views are relatively positioned to the base view. During the edit, the check box is disabled.

Raster View Only

Select the check box to generate raster drawing views. Raster views are pixel based views that generate much faster than a precise view and are useful for documenting large assemblies. After creation, use the context menu to convert a raster view to a precise view, or a precise view to a raster view.

A raster view is framed by a green box in the display. A raster view in the browser is represented by a diagonal red line in the view icon .

Some commands are not available in a raster view.