To Work With Orthographic Views

Edit an Orthographic View

  1. In the Project Manager, click the Orthographic DWG tab.
  2. In the tree view, expand the project and the Orthographic Drawings folder.
  3. Double-click to open an ortho drawing.
  4. Click Ortho View ribbon contextual tabOrtho Views panelEdit View.
  5. Make adjustments as needed.

Rename an Orthographic View

  1. In the Project Manager, click the Orthographic DWG tab.
  2. In the tree view, expand the project and the Orthographic Drawings folder.
  3. Double-click to open an ortho drawing.
  4. In the Project Manager, right-click the ortho view and choose Rename View.
  5. In the Rename Ortho View dialog box, enter a new name. Click OK.

Update an Orthographic View

  1. Make changes to the model on which the ortho view is based.
  2. In the Project Manager, click the Orthographic DWG tab.
  3. In the tree view, expand the project and the Orthographic Drawings folder.
  4. Double-click to open the ortho drawing based on the model you changed.
  5. In the Project Manager, right-click the ortho view and choose Validate View.

    The red highlight on the icon indicates that the view needs updating.

  6. Right-click the ortho view again and choose Update View.
    Note: Updating a view or an entire ortho drawing containing many views can take several minutes, depending on the complexity of the model.

Delete an Orthographic View

  1. In the Project Manager, click the Orthographic DWG tab.
  2. In the tree view, expand the project and the Orthographic Drawings folder.
  3. Double-click to open an ortho drawing.
  4. Click Ortho View ribbon contextual tabOrtho Views panelDelete View.
  5. Select the view you want to delete.
Parent topic: About Orthographic Drawings (Orthos)

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