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- VIEW allows you to manipulate the view point of your
- model.
-
- When more than one viewport is displayed, you are prompted
- to select the viewport you want to work in. It is in this
- viewport that display views are reassigned or created.
-
- The following eight view are predefined in the system:
-
- View 1 - top
- View 2 - front
- View 3 - back
- View 4 - bottom
- View 5 - right
- View 6 - left
- View 7 - isometric
- View 8 - axonometric
-
- As you define and store more views, they are added to the
- system's list and given the next available number in the
- database for that part.
-
- Note that the VIEW= function found in the Status Window
- displays the current working view.
-
- When entering the VIEW option, you are prompted to enter a
- view number or to choose from the displayed menu to create
- or save a new view.
-
- The following are a few rules to keep in mind when using
- the VIEW option:
-
- * Views are NOT automatically stored in the system when
- created.
-
- * You must SAVE a desired view unless a planar entity is
- selected to define the new view.
-
- * Autoscale the part to center the new view of the part in
- the viewport.
-
- * You can only recall saved views.
-
- Manipulate the view, by choosing from the following
- options:
-
- VPORT - to assign a new view to a viewport, by indicating
- a reference viewport. This option only works if
- you are working in multiple viewports.
-
- ENTITY - to select an existing planar entity to define a
- view. Such entities include arcs, conics, or 2-D
- splines.
-
- NEW - to create a new display view. Use the SAVE option
- if you want to store this new view.
-
- SAVE - to store an unlimited number of new views (i.e.,
- a view that is not one of the system's predefined
- views). The view is assigned the next sequential
- view number. The prompt indicates the number of
- views currently stored in your database and
- allows you to enter a description for the new
- view.
-
- RENAME - to change the description of new views (i.e., a
- view that is not one of the system's predefined
- views).
-