Creates a new drawing region in the drawing area. A region is a container that controls the arrangement of the views inside by means of an associated
layout style. Views controlled by a region are called managed views. You can manage Region Properties Dialog forany type of drawing view (report, key plan and graphic views) with a region.
This command is available in SmartSketch Drawing Editor when you edit a layout template or edit an existing drawing.
When you click Place Region , you click and drag to define the new region. The Region Properties Dialog displays so that you can define the properties associated with the region.
After creating the region and defining its properties, use the Place View or Place Report View command to place views within the region.
Region Behavior
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You can place a drawing view outside a region, but this makes the drawing view an "unmanaged view," meaning the properties of the region do not control the drawing view. However, if a view is inside a region or touching a region, the region manages the drawing view and, when you update the drawing in the 3D Drawings and Reports task, the software pulls the drawing view into the region and updates it based on the region layout style and layout processor.
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If a region refuses to accept a drawing view (for example: the region is defined for three views, and you are attempting to add a fourth view), the drawing view is added as an unmanaged view, just outside and to the upper left of the region. If another region occupies this space in the drawing area, the unmanaged view is placed as close to the original region as possible.
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If a drawing view "straddles" two or more regions, the region that contains more of the drawing view manages it. If the drawing view equally straddles two or more regions, the software uses the first drawing view point to measure distance and determine which region manages the drawing view.
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If a region contains a drawing view and the drawing view properties make it ineligible for the region, the software removes the drawing view from the region automatically and places it in the upper left of the drawing area, outside of other regions.
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If you switch the border of a drawing using the Switch Border command, views may reposition or resize with the new border template based on the following conditions:
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Managed views are resized and repositioned according to the new border template.
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Unmanaged views are not resized and repositioned.
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Deleting a Region
Regions are used to manage the positioning of views within a layout template. When you delete a region, any views that were managed by the region become "unmanaged" views.
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To delete a region from a layout template, you should use PickQuick to select the outer boundary of the region.
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After selecting the region outer boundary, select Edit > Delete to remove the region definition. You can also press the Delete key on the keyboard. Any views placed within the region remain on the layout template as unmanaged views.
