Editing a Sheet and/or its Background

Editing a sheet sets it as the current one (if necessary) and activates the main view, which supports the geometry directly created in the sheet. Editing a sheet background sets the sheet as the current one (if necessary) and activates the background view, which is dedicated to frames and title blocks and to the instantiation of 2D components.

Note: For more information on frames and title blocks, refer to Creating a Frame and a Title Block.

Before you begin:
  • Open a 3D shape representation containing a layout.
  • Open the layout in the 2D window, alongside the 3D window. The main view is currently active.
Related Topics
Modifying a Sheet
Adding/Deleting/Editing a Sheet
Setting a Sheet as Current

  1. To activate the background view, use one of the following methods:

    • From the specification tree, right-click the sheet (Sheet.1) and select Edit Sheet Background.
    • Select Edit > Sheet Background.

    The background view is activated. You can start adding a frame and a title block, or instantiating 2D components.

  2. To go back to the main view, use one of the following methods:

    • From the specification tree, right-click the sheet (Sheet.1) and select Edit Sheet Working Views.
    • From the specification tree, double-click a view (in this case, the selected view will be activated).
    • Select Edit > Working Views.

    The main view is activated.

You can add geometry, dimensions, annotations, dress-up and so on.