To Create or Edit Drawings of iAssemblies

How to create views that reference an iAssembly member, and how to switch the view to a different iAssembly member.

Views can reference an iAssembly member, but not the factory. In addition to views, you can create a general table. The table can reference an iAssembly factory and contains all members by default. The table updates when changes are made to the factory table.

A drawing view responds as follows to a deleted iAssembly factory or member:

Create a Drawing View of an iAssembly Member

  1. On the ribbon, click Place Views tab Create panel Base.
  2. On the Components tab, browse to an iAssembly factory.
  3. Click member to select one of the listed factory members.

    You can specify a factory member even if files were not generated (no file was created on disk).

  4. In the Drawing View dialog box, specify scale, representation, and display style, and other view properties.
  5. Click OK to close the Drawing View dialog box.

Switch the Member in a View

After you create a drawing view, you can change the referenced iAssembly member.

If the view has a dependent view it also updates to reflect the new member. Likewise, if you edit a dependent view, the parent and the dependent view both update.

  1. Right-click the view and select Edit View.
  2. On the Component tab of the Drawing view dialog, click the arrow on Member. Select a different member and click OK.