Near Side, Far Side, and Across Side View Types

When you generate graphic replacement for structure objects, various view types are available, depending on the object. These view types have near side, far side, and across side parameters.

Related Topics
Creating a Logical View
Draw
To draw near side or far side object. Yes is the default. No indicates object will not be drawn.
LineType
All projected objects have a 2D curve result. This option allows you to the set the representation of the curve of the 2D result. For NearSide, the default value is 1 (solid line type). For FarSide, the default value is 4 (phantom line type). Note that this value is an index in an array of line types.

To understand this index and to see the available line types:

Select Tools > Options > General > Display > Linetype tab.

To customize this array, please refer to Infrastructure User's Guide : Customizing Settings.

LineThickness
All projected objects have a 2D curve result. This option allows you to the set thickness of the curve of the 2D result. Default value is 2.

Note: This value is not expressed in the current unit of your 3D session, but as an index in an array of line thicknesses.

To understand this index and to see the available line line thicknesses:

Select Tools >Options > General >Display > Thickness and Font tab.

To customize the line thicknesses array, please refer to Infrastructure User's Guide : Customizing Settings.

LineColor
3DInheritance
To have the line color inherit the color of the 3D object. Yes is the default, the color is inherited. No indicates the color is not inherited.
Color
You can specify a color value when you select No for 3DInheritance.
Important: The default AcrossSide values are same as NearSide values.