DRAW
User Guide
Create and Modify Views
: Format 2D View
Format 2D View
2D Views are formatted using the
Format 2D
tab. The tab only displays when a view is selected on a drawing sheet.
View Group
Projection
Click to display a drop-down list with the following options:
Projection
Allows you to create an orthographic projection view of the objects in an existing 2D view, with a preview image of the view. Refer to
Create Orthographic Projection View
for further information.
Quick Projection
Allows you to create an orthographic projection view of the objects in an existing 2D view without a preview image of the view. Refer to
Create Quick Projection View
for further information.
Detail
Allows you to create a Detail view, which displays a selected area of an existing view. Refer to
Create Detail View
for further information.
Section
Allows you to create a section view, which is a simple section through an existing view. Refer to
Create Section View
for further information.
Quick Section
Allows you to create a section view, which is a simple section through an existing view, without a preview image of the view. Refer to
Create Quick Section View
for further information.
Section Group
Display
Click to turn the display of section planes on or off. A shaded area indicates an area that is removed from the view.
Functionality is available to modify the section planes. Refer to
Modify Section Plane using Grip Points
for further information.
Create
Allows you to create a section plane, an existing view can be modified to display only specific parts of it. Refer to
Create 2D Section Planes
for further information
Modify Cutting List
Allows you to modify the drawlist for the view. Click to display the
Drawlist Management
window.
Note:
The functionality is not available for hull views.
Refer to
Define View Contents
for further information.
Select Cutting List
Each section plane can be associated with a pre-defined cutting list, which is effectively a drawlist. Elements within the cutting list can be removed from the view, allowing for other elements to remain within the view even though a section plane exists. Refer to
Apply Cutting List to Section Plane
for further information.
Pick Section Plane
Click to apply a cutting list to a section plane. Refer to
Apply Cutting List to Section Plane
for further information.
Open/Closed
Select from the drop-down list to define the shape of a section plane.
Select
Open
to define a section plane as an open ended shape. For example, an L shape consisting of two planes.
Select
Closed
to define a section plane as a closed shape. For example, a rectangle.
Grid Group
Annotation
Allows you to define the display of reference grid annotations for the view. Refer to
Reference Grid Annotations
for further information.
Modify Group
Edit in 3D
Click to display a view in the 3D window and display the Format 3D tab. Refer to
The 3D View
and
Format 3D Tab
for further information.
View Limits
Allows you to define the view limits by supplying coordinates that define a 3D box. Refer to
Modify View Limits
for further information.
Matchlines
Click to turn the display of matchlines on or off.
Scale Group
Type
Allows you to set the type of scale for the view. Click to display a drop-down list with the following options:
•
Architectural
•
Engineering
•
Metric
Scale
Allows you to select the scale for the view.
Click to display a drop-down list with the available options. The available options are determined by the selected scale type.
Direction Group
Down
Allows you to set the view direction.
Click to display a drop-down list with the following options:
•
Down
•
Up
•
East
•
West
•
North
•
South
•
Iso 1
•
Iso 2
•
Iso 3
•
Iso 4
Direction
Displays coordinates and indicates the current view direction. For example, D for down or E for East, W 45 S 35.26 D for ISO 1. You can input values in the field to specify the view direction. The field can be modified.
Rotation
Displays the current view angle. The field can be modified.
Representation Styles Group
View Type
Allows you to select the view type. Click to display a drop-down list with the following options:
•
Global
•
Local
•
Model Wireline
•
Universal
•
Wireline
•
Wireline Hidden
Style
Allows you to select a discipline specific view style.
Click to display a drop-down list with the available options.
For example, select
PIPE+PIPEINSUL-Solid
from the drop-down list to display pipe insulation as a solid line. Alternatively, select
PIPE+PIPEINSUL-Dashed
from the drop-down list to display pipe insulation as a dashed line.
Hatching Rule
Allows you to select discipline specific view hatching.
Click to display a drop-down list with the available options.
For example, select
Hatch-Equip
from the drop-down list to display hatching for equipment elements in the view.
Local Rules Group
Representation
Allows you to select and apply local view rules to items in the view's drawlist, overriding the selected discipline specific view style rules for those items. Refer to
Create and Apply Local Rules
for further information.
Hatching
Allows you to select and apply local hatching rules to items in the view's drawlist, overriding the selected discipline specific hatching style rules for those items. Refer to
Create and Apply Local Hatching Rules
for further information.
Drawlist Group
Manager
Allows you to create, modify and populate drawlists. Refer to
Define View Contents
for further information.
Laser Group
Display
Click to display a drop-down list with the following options:
Display
Allows you to define the display of laser data for the view. Refer to
Laser Data
for further information.
Low Density Points
Low density point laser data is laser survey data that has not been defined as detailed laser data. Refer to
Detail Laser Data
for further information.
Click to remove low density point laser data from the view.
Repeat the command to add low density point laser data to the view
Update Group
Current Owner
Used to manually update the current owner with any database or settings changes.
Note:
Such changes are automatically applied if
is set on the
Status Bar
.
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