Creating a View Using Generative View Styles

This task shows you how to create a 2D Layout for 3D Design view using generative view styles. Generative view styles are defined by an administrator and specify the appearance and behavior of a generated view.

You can use generative view styles with the following commands: New View, New Section/Auxiliary View, New Section From 2D Planes, New View From and New Axonometric View. For the purpose of this scenario, you will create a front view using generative view styles.

Before you begin:
  • Open a 2D layout representation of a 3D shape or assembly.
  • Double-click Sheet.1 in the tree to open the layout in the 2D window.
  • Deselect Disable Generative View Style definition on layout views option of Generative view style section in Administration.

    This activates the generative view style functionality.

See Also
About Generative View Styles
  1. From the View Layout section of the action bar, click Principal Views .

    The preview of the 2D view frame along with the robot is displayed in the sheet. Depending on a possible selection, the robot lets you change either the primary view type (no selection), or the view box orientation.

  2. Click on the sheet to position the new view.
    The View Creation dialog box appears.
  3. In the Style list, select the generative view style of your choice or select (No Generative View Style) if you do not want to apply a generative view style.
    Note:
    • When you create a view by applying a generative view style, the selected style gets embedded in the layout. However, if the generative view style file that was set on a view is updated, the style embedded in the view itself is not updated, unless you do so specifically.
    • You can update the embedded version of the generative view style with the newer version by clicking Update in the Generative View Styles dialog box available from Tools > Generative View Styles.
    • If you want to disassociate the current embedded generative view style from the view, you can right-click a view and select (No Generative View Style) from Properties.

    The selected generative view style is applied to the view.

  4. Click OK.

    A primary view is created with the selected generative view style applied to it. The generative view style will be taken into account when generating a drawing (or a View from 3D in a drawing), from the layout view. The view displays a blue axis in a red frame. In addition, the FRONT item is added to the tree.



  5. Optional: Create a view from 3D. Refer to Creating a View from 3D for more information.
    The view is created in the drafting using the selected generative view style. In our example, Color option is set to Yes in Tools > Standards > generativeparameters > [standard file] > Drafting > ViewDressup > 3DInheritance > Solid > Color. Note that you may obtain a different result. This result depends on the parameters defined in the generative view style you selected.