Drawing View Editor Ribbon Contextual Tab

Changes the properties of the selected drawing view object.

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Model Space Selection

Find

This option is available only if you are editing a base view that was generated from model space.

Return To Layout

Find

Switches to the layout containing the drawing view.

Representation Panel

This panel is visible only when you are editing a view created from an Inventor model. The options you can view and edit depend on the properties of the selected model. You can only edit the values for Design View.

Design View

Find

Specifies the assembly design view representation to show in the selected view.

This option is available only if the selected view is created from an Inventor assembly (*.iam) that contains design view representations.

Positional

Find

Specifies the positional representation to show in the selected view.

This option is available only if the selected view is created from an Inventor assembly (*.iam) that contains positional representations.

Level of detail

Find

Specifies the level of detail representation to show in the selected view.

This option is available only if the selected view is created from an Inventor assembly (*.iam).

Weldment

Specifies the weldment state to show in the selected view. The list does not explicitly show the preparatory state. Instead, it displays the names of the components in the pre-welding preparatory state.

This option is available only if the selected view is created from an Inventor weldment assembly (*.iam).

Member

Specifies which member from an iAssembly factory or iPart factory to show in the base view.

This option is available only if the selected view is created from an iAssembly factory or an iPart factory (*.iam, *.ipt).

Sheet Metal

Specifies the sheet metal view to show in the selected view.

This option is available only if the selected view is created from an Inventor sheet metal file (*.ipt).

Presentation

Specifies the presentation view to show in the base view.

This option is available only the selected view is created from an Inventor Presentation document (*.ipn).

Appearance Panel

Hidden Lines

Specifies the display style to use for the selected view.

Scale

Specifies the absolute scale to use for the selected view. You can select a standard scale from the drop-down list, or directly enter a non-standard scale.

Edge Visibility

Displays a list of objects to show in the selected view.

• Interference edges. Displays a line to show where two intersecting solid bodies meet.
• Tangent edges. Displays a line to show smooth edges formed by surfaces intersecting tangentially.
• Foreshortened. Shortens the length of tangential edges to differentiate them from visible edges.
• Bend extents. Displays sheet metal bend extent lines. Sheet metal bend extent lines indicate the location of transition about which a bend hinges or folds, in a flattened sheet metal representation.
• Thread features. Displays thread lines on screws and tapped holes.
• Presentation trails. Displays the lines (in drawing views from exploded views) that show the direction along which a components are moved into assembled position.

Cut Inheritance

Specifies if the drawing view inherits the section cut from the parent view, when the parent view is a section view. This option is available only when editing drawing views derived from a section view.

View Options

Displays the View Options dialog box. This dialog box specifies how to anchor the selected view, and how to display Inventor Reference Parts.

Modify Panel

Move

Moves the selected view to another place in a layout.

Hatch Panel

Show Hatching

Specifies if hatch is displayed in the selected drawing view.

Edit Panel

OK Find

Saves changes and closes the Drawing View Creation Ribbon Contextual Tab.

Cancel Find

Cancels the most recent edit and closes the Drawing View Creation Ribbon Contextual Tab. If Defer Updates in on, cancels the entire editing session.

Defer Updates

Prevents the selected drawing view from reacting to a property change until you click OK or turn off Defer Updates. This option is typically used for drawing views of large models, where applying each property change in real time may take time.