Creating a View From an Existing Layout View

You can use an existing layout view as a template for creating a new, empty, layout view, in the same representation or another. The newly created view has the same type, scale and position in space as its reference view.

Notes:
  • There is no parent/child relationship between the created view and its reference view.
  • The created view cannot be linked in position with another view.
  • 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 3D shape can be associative only with a 3D plane, sketch or a 3D Tolerancing & Annotation view belonging to the same 3D shape.

Before you begin: Open a 3D shape representation containing a layout.
See Also
Views from a Reference Element
Creating a View Using Generative View Styles
  1. From the View Layout section of the action bar, click View From Reference .
  2. Select the required option from the Tools Palette:
    • Auxiliary View: Creates an auxiliary view.
    • Section View: Creates a section view.
    • Section Cut: Creates a section cut.
    • Axonometric View: Creates an axonometric view.
  3. Select a view in the tree or from the geometry area, the front view for example. A new front view item is added to the tree and the Tools Palette disappears.

    Note: By default, the view is created with the same type as the reference view. This one cannot be modified.

  4. Click at the required location in the sheet to position the view.

    When you move the view for placement, the view stays aligned and oriented according to the preference selected in Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Mechanical Systems > 2D Layout for 3D Design > View Creation, under View From Reference.

    That is, if the Align according to the active view (SHIFT toggles) and Set orientation according to the active view preferences are selected, then the following are considered for positioning the view:

    • The view can be moved either along the folding direction or perpendicularly to it. Both these directions are represented by two dashed lines.
    • The origin of the created view stays on the folding line containing its projection in the 3D background of the active view.
    • The view is oriented according to the current orientation of the active view.
    • You can also modify the 3D definition of the view plane in the View Creation dialog box to update the position and orientation of the view and make it consistent with the active view. This is unavailable for views created from 3D Tolerancing & Annotation views and captures.

    If these preferences are cleared, the view can be moved freely in the sheet.

    Notes:
    • The scale of "Views from" is always 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.

    • When the view is created, if a geometric element is selected as a support for the view, the set containing it is automatically added to the created display filter. This can happen if the following criteria are satisfied:

      • The automatic creation of display filter is selected. To set the filter preferences, see Filter.
      • The filtering of the set containing the view support is selected.
      • The geometric element is inside the same 3D shape.

    An empty front view is created and activated, with the same position in space as the front view from which it was created. Based on the filter preferences, the filter applied on the view is displayed.