Generating Drawings from a Layout

You can create a drawing from a layout.

Note: You can create a view from a 2D Layout for 3D Design view which uses a generative view style. In this case, the generative view style is entirely managed in the 2D Layout for 3D Design view and layout. Refer to More about View from 3D for more information.

Before you begin: Open a 2D layout representation of a 3D shape or assembly. Double-click Sheet.1 in the specification tree to open the layout in the 2D window. Go to Tools > Options > Mechanical > Drafting > View tab and make sure that:
  • Exact view is selected as the view generation mode in the View Generation area (other view generation modes - CGR, Approximate and Raster - are not supported),
  • Generate 2D Geometry is selected in the View from 3D area (this specifies that 2D geometry should be generated).
Related Topics
About the Generation of Drawings or Views from 3D
Creating a View from 3D

  1. From the 2D Layout for 3D Design window, click and select Mechanical > Drafting. The Drawing / Representation DS dialog box is displayed, allowing you to enter information related to your new drawing representation.



    The Drawing tab lets you define general attributes and is described in the Creating an Object user task in the Infrastructure User's Guide.

    Don't forget to fill in the Representation Name field. By default, a name RepresentationX (where X is a number) is specified.

    Tip: Once the drawing representation is created, its attributes can be modified by selecting the drawing from the specification tree, then Edit > Properties.

  2. Click the Drawing Information tab.

    Note: When creating a drawing from a layout, the Insert drawing in product option cannot be selected.



  3. Select a standard, a sheet style and an orientation. The sheet style defines among other things the sheet format, paper size and scale.

    Important: Make sure you select a standard that is compatible with the one used for your layout. In other words, if the standard used for the layout is ISO_3D, you need to select the ISO or ISO_3D standards for the drawing.

  4. Specify if you want to create an empty sheet (selected by default) or if you want to generate all views from the 2D layout. For the purpose of this scenario, select Generate all 2D Layout views.

  5. Click Finish.

    When the drawing is created, the Drafting workbench is activated. The created drawing is displayed with the same views as in the layout. Notice that elements which are white in the layout are converted to black in the drawing.

    The created views are listed in the drawing specification tree.



    Tip: Do not forget to save the drawing using PLM Access > Propagate....