Named views

You can save the view in the current window as a named view. Saved views can be restored at any time.

A Background can be assigned to a named view, which will be used when the view is rendered.

Exploring views

  1. Launch the VIEW command.

    The Drawing Explorer / Views dialog box appears.

  2. (option) Click the blank tile in front of the View Name to restore the view.

    The current view is marked.

  3. (option) Click the New button in the Drawing Explorer toolbar to save the current view (launches the -VIEW command).

  4. (option) Click the Delete button in the Drawing Explorer toolbar to delete the selected view.

  5. (option) Click the View Name , then right-click and choose Rename in the context menu.

    Type a new name for the saved view.

  6. (option) Check the Perspective property to make the view a visual perspective view.

    If not checked the view is a parallel perspective view.

  7. (option) Click the Background column of a view to choose a background. The background definition of the view is applied during rendering.

Saving a view

  1. Do one of the following:
    • Launch the -VIEW command.
    • Click the New button in the Drawing Explorer / Views toolbar.
  2. Choose the Save option.

    -VIEW command workflow:

    • You are prompted: Save view as:
    • Type a name for the view in the Command line, then press Enter.

    Drawing Explorer workflow:

    • The Drawing Explorer / Views dialog box appears.
    • Type a name to replace the NewView1 default name.
Note: If you type a name in the Command line that is already used, the current view is saved, replacing the previously saved view. There is no warning when overwriting a saved view.

Restoring a view

In the Drawing Explorer / Views dialog box, click the Current field of the view.

Editing the view background

  1. Select the view in the Drawing Explorer - Views dialog box.

  2. Select the Background property.

  3. Click the Browse button at the right hand side of the settings field.

    The Background dialog box appears.

  4. Click the Type list button, then select the background type.

    The options are None, Solid, Gradient and Image.

  5. Select a background type.

    The settings for the selected type are displayed in the Background dialog box.

  6. Specify the background settings.

  7. Click the OK button on the Background dialog box.

  8. (option) Click the Current field.
Note: The GRADIENTMODE system variable sets the default for gradient backgrounds: 2 or 3 colors.