Defines view properties for view in a Drawings by Rule component. This dialog displays when you add a new view to a Drawings by Rule component or edit the properties for an existing view. See General Tab (Setup Dialog - Drawings by Rule).
The properties for a view definition are as follows:
Type Name
Names the view type you are adding or editing.
Style
Specifies the rule set view style to use for this view. See Define View Style Command (Tools Menu) in the Smart 3D Drawings and Reports Reference Data.
View Naming Rule
Specifies the naming rule used for this view type. See Labels Tab (Edit Ruleset View Style Dialog) in the Smart 3D Drawings and Reports Reference Data.
Coordinate System
Specifies the coordinate system to use with regard to the drawing view contents. These are the coordinates used for the annotation of the view. The coordinates listed are defined for the model. For Local Coordinate System, the main object of the view is used.
Scale Family
Specifies a scale family for the drawing view, such as Metric or Imperial. When you select a scale family, the Scale Value property values update.
Scale Value
Shows the scale values available for the currently selected Scale Family.
Orientation Rule
Specifies the rules available for orientations for the current view type. The Orientation Rules drive the values for the View Direction and Up Direction properties.
View Direction
Defines the "looking" direction of the view. The values change based on the selected coordinate system. As an example, for planar views with a local coordinate system, select Along -X, Along +X, Along +Y, Along -Y, Along +Z, or Along -Z. For isometric views with a local coordinate system, select Iso - Along -Z +Y -X, Iso - Along -Z +Y +X, Iso - Along -Z -Y -X, Iso - Along -Z -Y +X, Iso - Along +Z +Y -X, Iso - Along +Z +Y +X, Iso - Along +Z -Y -X, or Iso - Along +Z -Y +X.
Up Direction
Defines the direction that is pointing up in the view, such as along the positive Y-axis.
VHL Precision
Type a value between .001 and 1.0 only if you want to reduce the precision of VHL (vector hidden line) calculations for the view and override the software-wide value. By default, the VHL Precision value is not set and a very small software-wide value of 1 x 10-4 is used for VHL calculations.
Geometry Validation
Select On to analyze geometry and discard invalid geometry. Discarded geometry is not drawn in the view. Use with caution, because invalid geometry may represent legitimate model items that are removed from the drawing. The default is Off.