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.

VIEW (Command) Find

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Settings

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.

Background

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.