Switching a View to Another Generative View Style

Generative view styles are defined by an administrator and specify the appearance and behavior of a generated view. You can, however, switch a view which uses a given generative view style to another style. This topic explains how to achieve this task.

Before you begin:
  • Open a drawing representation.
  • Generate a front view using a specific generative view style. In our example, we have specified that hidden edges should be displayed in orange, using a specific linetype and thickness.


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Applying the Generative Style of a View to Another View
  1. Go to Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Mechanical Systems > Drafting > Administration tab, and clear the Disable generative view style usage check box.
    This activates the generative view style functionality.
    Important: If you clear Disable generative view style usage check box in Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Mechanical Systems > Drafting > Administration tab, under Generative view style, then the 3D colors check box is not available in the Properties > Generation tab any more.
  2. Right-click the front view and select Front view object > Generative View Style > Set View Style.

    The Choose a style dialog box appears, displaying the list of available generative views styles.

    Tip: You can also right-click the view and select Properties > GVS tab, and choose the required generative view style from the available styles and click OK.
    Important: The generative view styles available in the list depend on pre-defined set of parameters by the administrator.
  3. Select a style, CustomGenerativeStyle for example, and click OK.
  4. To update the view, click Update .

    The view is updated and the parameters defined in the selected style are applied to the view.

    In our example, hidden edges are projected in black, with a different linetype and thickness than previously. Note that you may obtain a different result. This result depends on the parameters defined in the generative view style you selected.