View Template Properties

Modify the many properties of view templates.

To access view template properties, click View tabGraphics panelView Templates drop-downManage View Templates.

Some properties are not available for all view types.

Name	Description
View Scale	Specifies the scale of the view. When you select Custom, you can edit the Scale Value property.
Scale Value 1:	Specifies a ratio derived from the view scale. For example, if the view scale is 1:100, the scale value is the ratio of 100/1 or 100. You can edit this value when you select Custom for the View Scale property.
Display Model	Hides the model in detail view. The Normal setting displays all elements normally. It is intended for all non-detail views. The Do Not Display setting shows only detail-view–specific elements. These elements include lines, regions, dimensions, text, and symbols. Elements in the model do not display. The Halftone setting displays all detail-view–specific elements normally, while model elements display in halftone. You can use the halftone model elements as references for tracing lines, dimensioning, and aligning. (See Define Halftone/Underlay Settings.)
Detail Level	Applies the detail level setting to the view. See Detail Levels.
Parts Visibility	Specifies whether parts and the elements they were created from will display in views. See Controlling Part Visibility and Appearance.
V/G Overrides Model	Defines visibility/graphics overrides for model categories. See Visibility and Graphic Display in Project Views.
V/G Overrides Annotation	Defines visibility/graphics overrides for annotation categories. See Visibility and Graphic Display in Project Views.
V/G Overrides Analytical Model	Defines visibility/graphics overrides for analytical model categories. See Visibility and Graphic Display in Project Views.
V/G Overrides Import	Click Edit to view and modify visibility options for imported categories. See Visibility and Graphic Display in Project Views.
V/G Overrides Filters	Defines visibility/graphics overrides for filters. See Visibility and Graphic Display in Project Views.
V/G Overrides Worksets	Defines visibility/graphics overrides for worksets.
V/G Overrides Design Options	Defines visibility/graphics overrides for design options. See Check the Design Option Settings for a View.
Model Display	Defines model display options for surfaces (visual styles such as wireframe, hidden line, and so on), transparency, and silhouettes. See Visual Styles and Graphic Display Options.
Shadows	Defines shadow settings for views. See Graphic Display Options.
Sketchy Lines	Defines settings for sketchy lines in views. See About Sketchy Lines and Define Sketchy Lines.
Depth Cueing	Defines settings for depth cueing in elevation and section views. See About Depth Cueing and Define Depth Cueing.
Lighting	Defines lighting settings, including the lighting scheme, sun setting, artificial lights, and the amounts of sun, ambient light, and shadows. See Graphic Display Options.
Photographic Exposure	For 3D views, defines exposure settings for rendering an image.
Background	For 3D views, specifies the background to display, including a sky, gradient colors, or an image.
Far Clipping	For elevations and sections, specify far clip plane settings. See Cut by the Far Clip Plane.
Underlay Orientation	For floor plans and reflected ceiling plans that use an underlay, specifies whether the underlay displays the corresponding floor plan or reflected ceiling plan. For example, for a reflected ceiling plan, you can display the corresponding floor plan as an underlay to assist with the placement of lighting fixtures.
View Range	Defines the view range for plan views. See View Range.
Orientation	Orients the project to Project North or True North. See Rotating Project North and Rotate a View to True North.
Phase Filter	Applies the phase properties to the view. See About Phase Filters.
Discipline	Determines the visibility of non-bearing walls and discipline specific annotation symbols.
Color Scheme Location	Specifies whether a color scheme is applied to the background or the foreground. For an example, see Applying a Color Scheme.
Color Scheme	Specifies a color scheme to apply to rooms, areas, spaces, or zones in the view. Select an existing color scheme, or create a new one.
System Color Schemes	Specifies color schemes for pipes and ducts.
Depth Clipping	Specifies depth clip plane settings for plan views. See Cut a Plan View at the Back Clip Plane.
Rendering Settings	Specifies settings to use when rendering an image of a 3D view.
Column Symbolic Offset	Specifies the offset of a beam join to a slanted structural column. This setting is available only when Detail Level = Coarse and Discipline = Structural or Coordination.