Editing View Properties

This task explains how to edit view properties.

Open the PointSketch.CATDrawing document.

1. Right-click on the front view and select properties. Choose the View tab.

2.Choose your options.

Visualization and behavior

	Display view frame: show/hide the view frame,
	Lock view: if you check this option, no more modification allowed in the view.
	Visual clipping: lets you reframe a view so as to display only part of it.

Scale and Orientation

	Angle: the angle between the view and the sheet,
	Scale: the scale of the view.

Dressup

Choose the dress-up elements you want to display in the view (for generated views only):

Hidden lines,

Center line,

3D spec,

Axis,

Thread,

3D Wireframe,

3D Colors,

Fillets: you can choose to view Boundaries, Symbolic, Original Edges, Projected Original Edges.

	Boundaries: thin lines, representing the mathematical limits of the fillets.
	Symbolic: original edges, projected in a direction that is normal to each corresponding surface.
	Original Edges: original edges, at the intersection of the two surfaces joined by the fillet.
	Projected Original Edges: original edges, projected on fillet surfaces in the direction of the view projection.

3D Points: projects points from 3D (no construction elements). You can choose from the following options:

	3D symbol inheritance: keeps the symbol from the 3D.
	Symbol: displays the symbol you choose from the drop-down list.

Note that if you delete generated center lines, threads or axis lines, you will NOT be able to generate them again (by updating the drawing), even if you select the appropriate dress-up options in the Properties dialog box. It is impossible to restore generated center lines, threads or axis lines that have been deleted.

View Name

Allows you to modify the name of the view. Among other things, you can create a formula for the view name.

Generation Mode

Lets you turn an exact view into a CGR view and vice-versa.

	Exact: Turns the view into an exact view (the geometry becomes available).
	From CGR: Turns the view into a CGR view (only the external appearance of the component is used and displayed; the geometry is not available).

If you select a mix of CGR and exact views, the options will be disabled. To activate these options, make sure you select views which are using the same generation mode.