To Create a Detail View With a Closed Clipping Curve as Its Border (AutoCAD Mechanical Toolset)

You can use any closed contour (placed on an Inventor linked drawing view) to encapsulates the area to detail.

Note: Inventor Link is available only on 64-bit systems, and it is not installed by default.

Before you begin, create a closed curved shape around the portion of the view to detail. You can use a closed spline or create any closed curved shape.

1. In the drawing area, right-click and choose New View.
2. In the Create Drawing View dialog box:
   • View Type: Detail
   • Scale: Enter a value for the view scale.
   • Accept the other defaults, and then choose OK.
3. Select the vertex in the base view to attach the detail view.
4. On the command line, enter s to select the curved shape.
5. Select the closed curve you created to define the detail area.
6. Specify a location for the detail view by moving the mouse until the curve shaped viewport is in the desired location.
7. Press ENTER.