Not Aligning a View

This task will show you how not to align a right projection view to the parent front view. At creation, views are by default linked to the parent view. You will then reposition the parent view as well as the still-aligned child views.

 

Before You Begin, make sure you customized the following settings:

Grid:
De-activate the Grid icon from the Tools toolbar (bottom right).

View names and scaling factors:
Go to Tools->Options ->Mechanical Design -> Drafting option at the left of the dialog box, Layout tab) and check the View name and Scaling factor options.

 

Open the GenDrafting_part.CATDrawing document.
1. Right-click the frame of the view not to be aligned.

2. Select the View Positioning -> Do Not Align View option from the displayed contextual menu.

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3. Drag select the left projection view to the required location.

4. Click to position the left view.

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The Do not align views option can be performed on one particular view at a time as multi selection is not allowed.
If you need to align views, repeat the above scenario selecting the Align view option from the displayed contextual menu.

 

 

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