When you have transferred your drawing to Paper View, you have the possibility to edit settings for the 3D Viewport or 2D View Clip. The settings depend on whether you have transferred a 2D or a 3D drawing.
Settings for a 2D View Clip
Select a 2D View Clip to make the properties box appear:
Properties box for a View Clip 2D
Here you will find several different options:
- Configure: a drop-down menu visible when there are add-ons applied to the View Clip to enable editing of either the View Clip or its add-onsSelect what you like to configure; the actual view clip or the add-ons you have applied.
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Shape: choose Rectangle, Rounded rectangle, Ellipse or Custom. Selecting the Custom option will start a tool that lets you define any shape you like, in the same way that Custom Shapes are created. Each time you click, a new stretch point is added to the shape. Adding a frame to a View Clip will follow the shape.
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View: a drop-down menu visible when the drawing has Alternatives.
You can also select your Elevation Views created from the Essential Pallet Racking Extension. - Elevation: The elevation of the View Clip relative to other items on the paper.
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Visibility: Choose View Mode (i.e. Panels, Electric etc.) is applied in the View Clip. Use default View Modes, or create Custom View Modes. The hide individual categories using the Filter tab.
You can learn more about visibility and View Clips here. - Edit View: Click here to adjust your target 2D view.
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Resize: Alters the View Clip's size either by scale or shape.
- Off: Disable the Resize feature for the selected View Clip.
- Scale: Resizes by scaling the target view up/down.
- Shape: Resizes the shape of the View Clip, thus expanding the view.
- Lock Scale: Disables the Resize-Scale feature above.
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Scale: Select one of the pre-defined scale options in the drop-down menu. Choose Custom to get access to the Free Scale feature below.
The scale is based on the Distance Unit set in the Control Panel. -
Free scale, 1: If you want a different scale than the ones specified in the above drop-down menu, state it in this input field.
If in Free Scale and Edit mode of the Paper View, the Free Scale ratio will change as the view is zoomed in or out.
Settings for a 3D viewport
Select a 3D Viewport to make the properties box appear:
Properties box for a Viewport 3D
Here you will find several different options:
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Lock or Edit: When in Lock mode, the view cannot be changed.
In Edit mode, you got a yellow outlined frame, you can zoom, pan, and orbit. Be careful, this is a live window into your drawing, making changes as move or delete objects will affect the actual drawing. Locking a viewport does not lock its position on the page, only the contents inside of the Viewport.
Double-click the yellow edge of a viewport in Edit mode to lock it. Double-click anywhere on a locked viewport to return to Edit mode. -
Visibility: Choose View Mode (i.e. Panels, Electric etc.) is applied in the Viewport. Use default View Modes, or create Custom View Modes. The hide individual categories using the Filter tab.
You can learn more about visibility and Viewports here. -
Lighting and Rendering: Select a render quality for your image. Normal quality is the default value, but you can also choose Contour image, Quick render, or High quality.
Besides Contour Image, the Lighting and Rendering setting will only affect the rendering quality while rendering in the paper view. The rendering quality in the printout is set in the Resolution drop-down menu in the toolbar or the Page Setup dialog, and Lighting is controlled through Light Settings. - Render: Render the current Viewport.
- Elevation: The elevation of the Viewport relative to other items on the paper.
- White background: Set the background to white.
- Frame: Add a Black frame or create a Custom frame to outline your Viewport.
- Alternative: Choose your desired Alternative, should you have any.
- Show Alternative: Option to show text box that indicates the Alternative.
- Text Size: Configures the Text size for the Alternative feature above.
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