Creating Principal Views

Principal Views lets you define or modify the first principal view and resize the view bounding box when selecting a 3D reference element during view creation.

Before you begin: Select the Change primary view plane and Resize view box according to 3D model check boxes in Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Mechanical Systems > 2D Layout for 3D Design > View Creation section.
  1. Select a plane to define the FRONT view plane orientation.

    Important: When no reference plane or surface is selected from 3D, then the view bounding box dimensions are computed from the standards.

  2. Click Principal Views .
  3. In the Principal View dialog box, select the LEFT and TOP check boxes, and then click OK.
  4. To change the view ratio, select the view in the 3D area and, on the context toolbar, select Change Ratio.

    You can also right-click the view in the Views and Captures panel and select xxx object > Change Ratio.

 

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