Editing a Sheet and/or its Background

This task shows you how to edit a sheet, as well as how to edit the background of a sheet.
Editing a sheet sets it as the current one (if necessary) and activates the main view, which supports the geometry directly created in the sheet.

Editing a sheet background sets the sheet as the current one (if necessary) and activates the background view, which is dedicated to frames and title blocks and to the instantiation of 2D components.
Open the Disk4.CATPart document. Select Start > Mechanical Design > 2D Layout for 3D Design to open the layout in the 2D window. The main view is currently active.

  1. To activate the background view, use one of the following methods:

    • From the specification tree, right-click the sheet (Sheet.1) and select Edit Sheet Background.

    • Select Edit > Sheet Background.

    The background view is activated. You can start adding a frame and a title block, or instantiating 2D components.

  2. To go back to the main view, use one of the following methods:

    • From the specification tree, right-click the sheet (Sheet.1) and select Edit Sheet.

    • From the specification tree, double-click the sheet (Sheet.1) or a view (in this case, the selected view will be activated).

    • Select Edit > Working Views.

    The main view is activated. You can add geometry, dimensions, annotations, dress-up and so on.