Change View Support Dialog Box

The Change View Support dialog box appears when you right-click a section view, section cut, auxiliary view or axonometric view, and select Change View Support.

Notes:

  • The Change View Support dialog box is not available for multi-plane section views, projection views, views from FTA or filtered views from FTA captures.
  • Depending on the context or the type of view, the options available may be different.

This dialog box contains controls for:



Support

Changes the support type or reference support of the view.

Type

The options in the Type combo box are as follows:

Associative
Associates the view with another reference support. In this case, you will not be able to change the view orientation.
Isolated
Isolates the view from its reference support.

Note: This is the compulsory view type for axonometric views.

Reference
Changes the reference support of the view.
Invert Normal
Inverts the normal of the view. You can also invert it by clicking the view normal in 3D.

Orientation

Type

Specifies the orientation type of the view plane definition.

Important:
  • If you select an incorrect orientation type, an error message is displayed and the orientation type is set back to Implicit mode.
  • The reference linear elements and surfaces can be selected from any part of the edited 2D Layout or from 3D view background (except for the background of the new view during its creation).

The options in the Type combo box are as follows:

Implicit
Optimizes the orientation automatically. This is the default mode.
X Axis
Orientates the horizontal axis according to the X axis representation when possible.
Y Axis
Orientates the horizontal axis according to the Y axis representation when possible.
Z Axis
Orientates the horizontal axis according to the Z axis representation when possible.
Parallel to line
Orientates the view parallel to a linear element. The linear element is projected onto the view support. If the projection results in a line, the H axis of the view becomes parallel to the projection. Otherwise, the view orientation remains unchanged (i.e. the projection results in a point).
Normal to surface
Orientates the view normal to a surface. The normal of the surface is projected onto the view support. If the projection results in a line, the V axis of the view becomes parallel to the projection. Otherwise, the view orientation remains unchanged (i.e. the projection results in a point).
Reference
Specifies the reference element selected for the Parallel to line and Normal to surface orientation types.
Important:
  • If you selected the Parallel to line orientation type, some elements which are seen as a line in a view background (circle, ellipse, spline, etc.) cannot be selected as they are not linear elements.
  • There is no associativity between the view and the reference linear element or surface.
Angle
Specifies the angular value for view orientation. The view is rotated by the specified angle, counter-clockwise around the view support, normal from the support basic orientation.
Important:
  • The angle of the view in the sheet is independent from the 3D angle.
  • The specified value is not persistent.