Creating a View From a 3D Tolerancing & Annotation View

You can create an associative view in a 2D layout representation from a 3D Tolerancing & Annotation view, plane or sketch. You can then invert, reroute or isolate such views.

Before you begin: Open a 3D shape representation containing a layout and at least two 3D Tolerancing & Annotation views.
See Also
About Views Created from 3D Tolerancing & Annotation Views or Capture
Creating a Filtered View From a 3D Tolerancing & Annotation Capture
Creating a View Using Generative View Styles
  1. From the View Layout section of the action bar, click View From Reference .
  2. Right-click anywhere in the empty space and check that the Create Datum option is not selected (you will then create an associative view).
    The view type is automatically set as per 3D Tolerancing & Annotation view. In this case, it is set to Auxiliary View.
  3. In the 3D area, select a 3D Tolerancing & Annotation view, in the tree.



    Tip:

    The green arrow allows you to invert the normal (N) of the layout view. At creation, you can also select the Invert option from the context menu.

    A new Front View.1 item is added to the 2D layout tree.

  4. In the 2D window, click on the sheet at the location where you want the view to be positioned.

    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.



    The associative view is created and activated.