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View Properties and the view right-click menu

Set a view's scale, display style, tangent edges and orientation.

Edition: Standard+

What it does

Adjusts the properties of each view.

Where to find it

  • Sheets and Views › View Style › View Props (the selected view, or Front if none is selected)
  • Right-click a view › View Properties…
  • Scale 1:N sets the scale of the selected view (all views if none is selected)

VIEW PROPERTIES box
VIEW PROPERTIES box

Option Description
Name View name
Scale Auto (fit), 2:1, 1:1, 1:2, 1:5, 1:10, 1:20, 1:50, 1:100, Custom 1 : N
Display Hidden Lines Removed / Hidden Lines Visible / Shaded / Shaded with Edges / Draft (all edges, no HLR)
Show tangent edges Shows tangent edges
Center marks Centre marks
Orientation View direction (Front, Back, Top, Bottom, Left, Right, Isometric)

Right-click menu on a view

Menu Description
View Properties… / Scale › / View Display › Properties, scale, display
Show Tangent Edges / Show Center Marks Toggle display
Other Standard Views › Adds other standard views.
Hide '' in this View / Hide Parts in this View… Hides parts in this view only (assemblies).
Rename… / Hide View / Regenerate View Rename, hide, recalculate
Auto Balloons / Auto Label Tags / Remove Balloons / Tags Balloons in this view
Lock View Position / Delete View / Regenerate All Views Lock position, delete, recalculate all

Note: To show a hidden view again, right-click an empty area of the sheet › Show Hidden View.

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