Generation

Update

Disable automatic update when view is created

Select this check box if you do not want the view to be updated automatically, when it is created. In this case, the created view is seen as not up to date.

To update the view, use the Update command or run the Update Drawing batch.

By default, this check box is cleared.

Disable automatic updates when view is modified

Select this check box if you do not want the view to be updated automatically, when it is modified. Once its specifications (properties, breakout, clipping, section...) are modified, a view is seen as not up to date.

To update the view, use the Update command or run the Update Drawing batch.

By default, this check box is cleared.

View

Exact preview for view generation

Select this check box if you want an exact preview when generating views. The exact previews show exactly what is projected. In this case, the 3D representation is loaded in Design mode when previewing the view to generate, even if you are working in Visualization mode.

Clear this check box to get a quick preview of the 3D representation when generating views. Note that quick previews do not necessarily show what is projected, but show exactly what is visualized in 3D. In this case, a 3D shape or product open in Visualization mode is not loaded in Design mode for the preview, which optimizes memory consumption.

By default, this check box is selected.

Auxiliary and section views orientation according to profile

Select this check box if you want auxiliary and section views to be oriented according to the profile. In this case, the X axis is parallel to the profile.

Important: This option is the default value, that is, the option used when creating the view is stored by the view and cannot be edited through the view properties (available through Edit > Properties). This option drives the angle of the view in the sheet. If the auxiliary/section view profile is modified, the view rotation angle is modified accordingly.

By default, this check box is cleared.

View axis system based on 3D axis system

Select this check box if you want the axis system of the generated view to be based on the axis system of the 3D shape. This lets you create views with the same orientation while creating two views in the same projection plane by selecting two different faces. The axis systems that are specific to these faces are different.

Important: The view projection plane is not defined by the selected face, but, in all cases, by the absolute plane that is closer to the orientation of the selected face (XY, YZ, or ZX). This is the reason why you may end up, in some cases, with a view that looks like an isometric view.

For example, take the following 3D shape:

With the View axis system based on 3D axis system check box cleared, the view orientation is different depending on the element selected in the 3D while creating the view, as shown in the table below.

If the View axis system based on 3D axis system option is cleared...	then the view orientation is as follows:
and if a face of the rectangular pad is selected,
and if a face of the elliptic pad is selected,
and if the absolute XY plane is selected,

With the View axis system based on 3D axis system option selected, the view orientation is always the same, no matter what element is selected in the 3D when creating the view.

If the View axis system based on 3D axis system option is selected...	then the view orientation is always as follows:
and if either a face of the rectangular pad, a face of the elliptic pad, or the absolute XY plane is selected,

By default, this check box is cleared.

Allow view creation from 3D data of smaller range

Select this option to specify the rule for generative view creation when the represented geometry range is smaller than the drawing range. The following values are available:

• No: Selecting this option gives a warning message and prevents the view generation.
• Yes (warning): Selecting this option gives a warning message and generates the views.
• Yes (no warning): Selecting this option generates views without giving a warning message.

Generated geometry

Preserve modifications applied to graphical properties

Select this option if you want the graphical modifications you apply to the generated geometry to be preserved when the view is updated.

By default, this check box is selected.

Dimension generation

Generated dimensions are positioned according to the most representative views. In other words, a dimension appears on a view so that it does not need to be created on another view.

The dimensions are generated on the views on the condition the options were previously switched to the dimension generation option.

Filters before generation

Select this check box to display the Dimension Generation Filters dialog box before generation. This enables you to specify what type of dimensions you want to generate. Also, in assembly or product views, this lets you indicate what 3D shapes you want to generate dimensions for.

By default, this check box is cleared.

Automatic positioning after generation

Select this check box if you want the dimensions to be automatically positioned after generation.

By default, this check box is cleared.

Allow automatic transfer between views

Select this check box if you want dimensions to be automatically transferred to the most appropriate view when regenerating dimensions.

By default, this check box is cleared.

Analysis after generation

Select this check box to display the Generated Dimension Analysis dialog box after generation.

By default, this check box is selected.

Delay between generations for step-by-step mode

Specify the delay between each dimension generation when generating dimensions step by step.

By default, this option is specified to 2 seconds.