Generative View Style

Generative View Style (GVS) lets you customize the appearance of drawings, using a set of parameters defined in an XML file. You can generate graphic replacement for reference plane systems and structural objects.

Related Topics
Creating a Logical View

The sample XML file provided with this application is Structure_GVS.xml.

This file is located at ../OS/resources/standard/generativeparameters.

Note:

  • Generative view styles are defined by an administrator and specify the appearance and behavior of a generated view. Generative view styles are defined in an XML file. For more information on GVS, refer to Generative Drafting User’s Guide: Generative View Style: About Generative View Styles.
  • The reference planes that will be used for a given project are defined in an XML file pointed by a Project Resource Management resource,Reference Plane System.
  • You can customize generative view style parameters for the reference plane system. These parameters are shared by all structure applications.

Sample XML

In the sample XML file, generative view style parameters are located towards the bottom of the file under structure.

Note: StructureObjects consists of all generative view style parameters for Structure Functional Design.



The file is organized as follows:

  • ReferencePlaneSystem
    • XGRID
      • MainGrid
      • SpacingGrid
    • YGRID
      • MainGrid
      • SpacingGrid
    • ZGRID
      • MainGrid
      • SpacingGrid

  • StructureObjects
    • Stiffener
    • Beam
    • Plate
    • Opening