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This task shows you how to create a view from another element in an existing layout. You can create a 2D layout
view from:
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You can create:
an associative view from a 3D plane, 3D sketch, FTA view
an isolated view from a 3D plane, 3D sketch, FTA view and from a 3D face
To know more about creating a view from a FTA (Functional Tolerancing and Annotation) view, refer to
Creating/Modifying a View From FTA and Creating a Filtered View From a FTA capture. |
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Open the Disk4.CATPart
document. Select Start > Mechanical Design > 2D Layout for 3D Design
to open the layout in the 2D window, alongside the 3D window. |
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In this scenario, you will create a view from a 3D plane |
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Click New View From
in the Layout toolbar (Views sub-toolbar). The Tools Palette toolbar is displayed:
By default, the relevant view type is selected but you can modify it. |
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Auxiliary View: creates an auxiliary view.
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Section View: creates a section view.
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Section Cut: creates a section cut.
Create Datum: activate this option to create
an isolated view.
By default this option is not activated and the view is associative.
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This option is only available when selecting the New View From command. |
| If you right-click on the view frame, the contextual menu
also displays these four options,
and the Invert Normal option too (usually available from the view via the green arrow). |
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Select a plane from the specification tree or from the
geometry area (the xy plane, for example). A new auxiliary view item is
added to the specification tree.
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You could also select a 3D plane created using the 3D
Plane command
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For more information, refer to Creating a
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Click on the sheet at the location where you want the
view to be positioned.
An empty view is created and added to the specification
tree, displaying a blue axis in a red frame, as well as the view name and
scale.
You can now create 2D geometry in this view.
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Click New View From
in the Layout toolbar (Views sub-toolbar). The Tools Palette toolbar is displayed.
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By default, the created view type is the reference view type. It cannot be modified. |
Select a view from the specification tree or from the
geometry area, the front view for example. A new Front view item is added
to the specification tree. Click on the sheet at the location where you want the
view to be positioned.
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created using the sheet scale. The primary view scale, when it is different from the sheet scale, is not propagated to other "views from".
- If you change the sheet scale (defined in the sheet
properties), the scale of all existing views (defined in the view
properties) is multiplied by that of the sheet. For example, if
existing views already have a scale of 1/10, and if you change the
sheet scale to 1/10, then existing views will now have a scale of
1/100.
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Note how the view is previewed in the part window.
You need to zoom out, as the view box defined in the ISO_3D standard
used by the current layout has sides of 1000mm. For more information
on the standards, see Administration Tasks.
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An empty front view is created, with the same position in space as the front view from which it was created.
You can now create 2D geometry in this view.
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More About Creating a 2D Layout View From...... an existing layout view
You can use an existing layout view as a template for creating a new
layout view, in the same document or another. The newly created view has
the same type and position in space as its template view. However:
- There is no parent/child relationship between these views.
- The created view cannot be linked in position with another view.
- The view is created empty.
- If the created view is a projection view, then it also features an
associated view box which is equivalent to that of the template view.
Thus, it is possible to add projection views to this new view set.
- In a product context, a view created for a Part can be associative only with a
3D plane, sketch or FTA view belonging to the same Part.
- The view is created using the reference view scale.
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... a 3D plane, face or sketch
You can use an existing 3D plane as a support for creating a new design
view, whether this 3D plane is defined in the same document or not. You may
also use a sketch or a Functional Tolerancing and Annotation (FTA) view for the same
purpose.
The created design view has the
following characteristics:
- It is either an auxiliary view, a section view or a section cut.
- The view normal (N) can be inverted.
- The created view cannot be linked in position with another view.
- The view is created empty, except for the view name.
- The view is created using the sheet scale
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... inverse or rotate operations
You can use existing inverted or rotated features as a support to create
a non-associative view. However:
- Only the inverted and rotated features of a plane are selectable (for
example, the inverted orientation of a rotated plane is not available).
- The XY orientation of a view created from a rotated plane is not
guaranteed.
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