Before placing a drawing view for a volume drawing, you must have a View Style. See Define View Style Command (Tools Menu) in the Drawings and Reports Reference Data.
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Right-click a volume drawing component in the Management Console, and then click Edit Template on the shortcut menu.
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Select a template on the Select Template Dialog and click OK. The drawing template opens in the SmartSketch Drawing Editor.
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Click Place Drawing View on the toolbar.
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Click a point on the drawing sheet to define the first corner of a rectangle, and hold the mouse button down while dragging the mouse diagonally. Release the button at a second point. The drawing view highlights on the drawing and the Drawing View Properties Dialog displays.
You can use PinPoint ( or ) to place views precisely.
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Define the necessary information on the View Tab (Drawing View Properties Dialog) Name and Description boxes.
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In the Style box, select a view style.
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In the Orientation box, select an orientation such as Looking Plan.
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In the Scale box, select a scale, or choose Custom and define the values in the boxes to the right.
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If you choose Custom, you must type values that are greater than zero in the boxes at the right.
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The software converts the values that you type to the default unit of measure. For example, if you type values of 1 in to 1 ft, the software might convert those values to mm.
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Specify additional information as necessary on the Format Tab (Drawing View Properties Dialog), and click OK. Save the file and exit the SmartSketch Drawing Editor.
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To associate volumes with the view, switch to the Space Management task and click one of the Place Drawing Volumes commands.
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You can resize a drawing view by dragging its handles.
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You cannot undo a drawing view delete operation. A message box displays when you press Delete for a selected view, providing a chance to cancel the operation.