Creating a View using Generative View Styles

Generative view styles are defined by an administrator and specify the appearance and behavior of a generated view. This task shows you how to create a view using generative view styles. You can use generative view styles to create any type of view.

Before you begin:
  • Open a 3D part representation.
  • Define a new drawing sheet.
See Also
Working with Standards and Generative View Styles
About Generative View Styles
  1. From Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Mechanical Systems > Drafting > Administration section, clear the Disable generative view style usage check box.
    This activates the generative view style functionality.
  2. To create a reference view like the front view:
    1. From the View Layout section of the action bar, click Front View .
    2. In the Creation Options panel, select one of the generative view styles available from the list. For example, select DefaultGenerativeStyle. The parameters defined in this file will be used when creating the view.
      Panel for reference views

    3. In the 3D area, select a plane of the 3D part or a plane surface, to define the reference plane.
    4. Click anywhere on the sheet to generate the view.
      The view is created using the selected generative view style. This result depends on the parameters defined in the generative view style you selected.
  3. To create a derived view from a reference view:
    1. From the action bar, click a command that creates a derived view (projection, section view, and others) from the existing reference views.
    2. In the Creation Options panel, select one of the generative view styles available from the list. For example, select DefaultGenerativeStyle. The parameters defined in this file will be used when creating the view.
      Panel for derived views

    3. Under the Propagate Graphic Properties and Propagate Operator Specifications list, click the properties or specifications of the reference view to be propagated to the derived view.

      Only those properties and specifications are available for selection which are applied to the reference view.

    4. Click anywhere on the sheet to generate the view.
      The view is created using the selected generative view style. This result depends on the parameters defined in the generative view style you selected.