Saving and Retrieving User-defined Views

A view is a display of the drawing on the screen. You can give any view a name and save it to display later.

The Views command lets you save, restore, and control named views.

To manage views:

Do one of the following:

• On the menu, click View > Views.
• Type Views.

  The Views dialog box distinguishes between three view types: Model, Sheet, and Defaults. Each type displays a list of named views.

To save named views:

1. Do one of the following:
   • On the menu, click View > Views.
   • Type Views.
2. Click Add view .
3. In the Views dialog box:
   1. In Name, type a view name.
   2. In Class, type a new class name or select a class. Or, you can leave Class set to <None>.
   3. Under Boundaries, set options:
      • As displayed. Uses the boundaries of the current display.
      • Specify later. Allows you to define a windowed area of the current view. Click Specify later  and define a rectangular area in the graphics area, then press Enter.
   4. Under Background:
      • Ignore default. Specifies whether to display a background with the named view.
      • Edit background color. Defines type and properties of the background for named Model views whose ShadeView mode is not set to 2D (see Defining the Background for Named Views).
4. Click   twice.

To restore named views:

1. Do one of the following:
   • On the menu, click View > Views
   • Type Views.
2. From the drop-down list, select a view to restore.
3. Click .

To edit view boundaries:

1. Do one of the following:
   • On the menu, click View > Views.
   • Type Views.
2. From the drop-down view, select the view whose boundaries you want to edit.
3. Click Modify view .
4. In the graphics area, specify new boundaries, and press Enter.
5. Click .

To delete named views:

1. Do one of the following:
   • On the menu, click View > Views.
   • Type Views.
2. From the drop-down list, select the view to delete.
3. Click Delete view .

  You cannot delete the view Current, or preset Defaults views.

Defining the Background for Named Views

In the View command, use the Format Background dialog box to define the type and properties of the background for named Model views.

View backgrounds display only in Model Viewports and require that ShadeView mode is not set to 2D.

To access the Format Background dialog box:

1. Do one of the following:
   • On the menu, click View > Views.
   • Type Views.
2. In the Views dialog box, click Add view .
3. In the New view dialog box, enable Ignore default.

   - or -

   Click Edit Background Color.

   The Format Background dialog box appears.

To define a background for named views:

1. In the Format Background dialog box, specify a Type (Solid, or Gradient).
2. If you selected Solid,
   1. Under Select color, click Choose Solid Color.
   2. In the Colors dialog box, specify an Index color or Custom color.

   If you selected Gradient,

   1. In Angle, specify an angle to rotate the gradient background.
   2. Select or clear Two colors to specify whether to compose the gradient fill from two or three colors.
   3. Click Choose top color to specify a standard color or custom color in the Colors dialog box for the top of the gradient fill.
   4. Click Choose middle color to specify a color for the middle of the gradient fill (not available if you selected Two colors).
   5. Click Choose bottom color to specify a color for the bottom of the gradient fill.
3. In the preview area, view the specified background for the named view.
4. Click .
5. Type ShadeView to set the ShadeView to a mode other than 2D.

  To delete the background of a named view, run the View command and select the named view. In the Properties tree view, expand General and set Background override to <None>.

Access

Command: Views

Menu: View > Views