Modify the many properties of view templates.
To access view template properties, click View tab
Graphics panelView Templates drop-downManage View Templates.
Some properties are not available for all view types.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| View Scale | Specifies the scale of the view. When you select Custom, you can edit the Scale Value property. |
| Scale Value 1: | Specifies a ratio derived from the view scale. For example, if the view scale is 1:100, the scale value is the ratio of 100/1 or 100. You can edit this value when you select Custom for the View Scale property. |
| Display Model | Hides the model in detail view. The Normal setting displays all elements normally. It is intended for all non-detail views.
The Do Not Display setting shows only detail-view–specific elements. These elements include lines, regions, dimensions, text, and symbols. Elements in the model do not display. The Halftone setting displays all detail-view–specific elements normally, while model elements display in halftone. You can use the halftone model elements as references for tracing lines, dimensioning, and aligning. (See Define Halftone/Underlay Settings.) |
| Detail Level | Applies the detail level setting to the view. See Detail Levels. |
| Parts Visibility | Specifies whether parts and the elements they were created from will display in views. |
| V/G Overrides Model | Defines visibility/graphics overrides for model categories. See Visibility and Graphic Display in Project Views. |
| V/G Overrides Annotation | Defines visibility/graphics overrides for annotation categories. See Visibility and Graphic Display in Project Views. |
| V/G Overrides Analytical Model | Defines visibility/graphics overrides for analytical model categories. See Visibility and Graphic Display in Project Views. |
| V/G Overrides Import | Click Edit to view and modify visibility options for imported categories. See Visibility and Graphic Display in Project Views. |
| V/G Overrides Filters | Defines visibility/graphics overrides for filters. See Visibility and Graphic Display in Project Views. |
| V/G Overrides Worksets | Defines visibility/graphics overrides for worksets. |
| V/G Overrides Design Options | Defines visibility/graphics overrides for design options. See Check the Design Option Settings for a View. |
| Model Display | Defines model display options for surfaces (visual styles such as wireframe, hidden line, and so on), transparency, and silhouettes. See Visual Styles and Graphic Display Options. |
| Shadows | Defines shadow settings for views. See Graphic Display Options. |
| Sketchy Lines | Defines settings for sketchy lines in views. See About Sketchy Lines and Define Sketchy Lines. |
| Depth Cueing | Defines settings for depth cueing in elevation and section views. See About Depth Cueing and Define Depth Cueing. |
| Lighting | Defines lighting settings, including the lighting scheme, sun setting, artificial lights, and the amounts of sun, ambient light, and shadows. See Graphic Display Options. |
| Photographic Exposure | For 3D views, defines exposure settings for rendering an image. |
| Background | For 3D views, specifies the background to display, including a sky, gradient colors, or an image. |
| Far Clipping | For elevations and sections, specify far clip plane settings. See Cut by the Far Clip Plane. |
| Underlay Orientation | For floor plans and reflected ceiling plans that use an underlay, specifies whether the underlay displays the corresponding floor plan or reflected ceiling plan.
For example, for a reflected ceiling plan, you can display the corresponding floor plan as an underlay to assist with the placement of lighting fixtures. |
| View Range | Defines the view range for plan views. See View Range. |
| Orientation | Orients the project to Project North or True North. See Rotating Project North and Rotate a View to True North. |
| Phase Filter | Applies the phase properties to the view. See About Phase Filters. |
| Discipline | Determines the visibility of non-bearing walls and discipline specific annotation symbols. |
| Color Scheme Location | Specifies whether a color scheme is applied to the background or the foreground. For an example, see Applying a Color Scheme. |
| Color Scheme |
Specifies a color scheme to apply to rooms, areas, spaces, or zones in the view. Select an existing color scheme, or create a new one. |
| System Color Schemes | Specifies color schemes for pipes and ducts. |
| Depth Clipping | Specifies depth clip plane settings for plan views. See Cut a Plan View at the Back Clip Plane. |
| Rendering Settings | Specifies settings to use when rendering an image of a 3D view. |
| Column Symbolic Offset | Specifies the offset of a beam join to a slanted structural column. This setting is available only when Detail Level = Coarse and Discipline = Structural or Coordination. |