View Properties Tab (New View/Shot Properties Dialog Box)

Defines the area of the drawing to display and controls the visual appearance of the objects in the view and the background assigned to a named view.

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Defines the area of the drawing that is assigned to the named view.

Current Display: Uses the current display as the new view.
Define Window: Uses a window as the new view, which you define in the drawing area by specifying two opposite corners.
Define View Window Button: Temporarily closes the New View and View Manager dialog boxes so that you can use the pointing device to define the opposite corners of the New View window.

Provides options for saving settings with the named view.

Save Layer Snapshot with View: Saves the current layer visibility settings with the new named view.
UCS: For model and layout views, specifies a UCS to save with the new view.
Live Section: For model views only, specifies the live section applied when the view is restored.
Visual Style: For model views only, specifies a visual style to save with the view.

Controls the appearance of the background for the named view when a 3D visual style is applied or the view is rendered.

Background Type: For model views whose visual style is not set to 2D Wireframe, specifies the background type (Solid, Gradient, Image, or Sun & Sky) applied to the selected view. Opens the Background dialog box or the Adjust Sun & Sky Background dialog box.

Note: The Sun & Sky option is only available when the LIGHTINGUNITS system variable is not set to a value of 0.
Save Sun Properties with View: Specifies whether sun and sky data is saved with the named view. The option is automatically selected when choosing Sun & Sky for the background type. Saving sun and sky data to a named view is optional when using a background type other than Sun & Sky.
Current Override: Displays the current override type (if one is defined).
Preview Box: Displays the current background (if one is defined).
[...] Button: If the Override Default Background option is selected, displays the Background dialog box so you can change the current background selection.