To View an Object in a Display Representation

Use this procedure to see how an object appears in different display representations and view directions.

  1. Click Manage tabStyle & Display panelDisplay Manager.
  2. Click .
  3. Reposition the Floating Viewer and the Display Manager so that both are visible.
  4. Expand Representations by Object, and select an object.
  5. In the right pane, select a display representation.
    Note: Overrides to the default display representation, made in the display properties of an object style or an individual object, do not show in the Display Manager.

    The Floating Viewer displays the object in the display representation.

    Floating Viewer displaying a curtain wall

  6. Use the controls in the Floating Viewer to view the object from different view directions and with hidden lines removed or with shading.
  7. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to view objects in various display representations.
  8. Click to close the viewer.