Creating a Front View

You can create a front view with or without using generative view style (GVS).

This task shows you how to:

See Also
About View Generation Modes
Creating a Logical View
Creating a Functional Tolerancing and Annotation View
Working with Drawing Production

Create a Front View without GVS

You can create a front view of your structure system without using GVS.

  1. Open the document containing your functional system or design unit.


  2. From the Compass, click Drafting.
    You enter Drafting app.
  3. From the View Layout section of the action bar, click Front View .
  4. Select a plane of projection or planar surface in the 3D part to define the reference plane.
    The preview is displayed in 2D session.
  5. Click in the drawing document to generate the advanced front view.



Create a Front View with GVS

Generative View Style (GVS) drawings are driven by XML templates and control the appearance and behavior of a view.

Before you begin:

To access this mode, clear the Disable generative view style usage check box in Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Mechanical Systems > Drafting > Administration.

  1. From the View Layout section of the action bar, click Front View .
    The Generative view style dialog box appears.
  2. Select the required GVS file from the list in Generative view style dialog box.
  3. Select the transverse bulkhead in the tree or in the work area.
  4. Select any transverse frame plane in the work area.
    Preview is displayed in 2D session.
  5. Click in the 2D session to generate the logical view.