Creates a view and a volume you can place on a drawing sheet when editing a composed drawing. You can choose a snapshot view by selecting the available snapshot commands:
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All Objects - Displays all objects in the view.
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Visible Objects Only - Displays only the visible objects in the view. Objects that are partially visible when the snapshot is taken are captured in the drawing, even if it includes hidden edges. For example, if a pipe has visible and hidden edges, the hidden edges are also included in the view.
When you select Tools > Snapshot View > All Objects, a ribbon appears allowing you to pick a composed drawing component, name the snapshot view, and assign a view style. When you select Tools > Snapshot View > Visible Objects Only, a composed drawing sheet must be selected, and a ribbon appears allowing you to name the snapshot view and assign a view style.
After you select the information you want, the software captures the view when you click Finish. The view is associated with the composed drawing component you selected on the ribbon, or with the selected composed drawing sheet.
You can create additional snapshot views by updating the graphic view contents and then clicking Finish again.
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You must have appropriate permissions to access composed drawing types, or you cannot use the Snapshot View command. If you have only read permission, you receive a message that alerts you to this condition.
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We highly recommend you use clipping to produce better results in your snapshot views. If the graphic view is clipped, the volume created uses the clipping boundaries as its volume boundaries. If the view is not clipped, then the command uses the extents of the graphic view window as its top/bottom/left/right boundaries and the range of the objects as its front and back boundaries.
After you create the snapshot views, you can use the Tools > Drawing Console command to edit a composed drawing in SmartSketch Drawing Editor, then place snapshot views using SmartSketch Drawing Editor Place Snapshot View command. For more information on creating drawings in a 3D task, see Drawing Console. For additional information on the SmartSketch Drawing Editor commands, see the SmartSketch Drawing Editor Help.
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