Creating detail viewports

Name viewport as Dwg No./Sheet No.

Select this option to automatically set the Viewport Name to be a combination of the Drawing Number and the sheet layer name.

Deselect this option to enter a custom Viewport Name.

Viewport Name

If Name Viewport as Dwg No./Sheet No. is not selected, enter a descriptive name for the viewport. This name displays for the viewport on the Navigation palette and Organization dialog box. The name must be unique in the document.

Create on Layer

Select the sheet layer where the viewport will be created, or select New Sheet Layer to create a sheet layer. If there are no sheet layers present and a new one is not created now, you’ll be prompted to create a sheet layer after clicking OK.

Create drawing label

Creates a drawing label in the annotation space of the viewport

Use style/Use default settings

Specifies whether the label will use a style selected from the Resource Selector or the current preferences for the Drawing Label tool

Drawing Number

The next sequential drawing number available on the selected sheet layer defaults automatically. This number displays on the drawing label associated with this viewport, as well as on the detail callout. The number must be unique on this sheet layer.

Drawing Title

Specifies a descriptive title for the viewport, up to 63 characters. The title displays for annotation objects in the viewport.

Layers

Specifies which design layers are visible in the viewport

Classes

Specifies which classes are visible in the viewport

Scale

Specifies the viewport scale relative to the page; select a scale, or choose Custom and enter a Custom Scale value

Detail Level

Select the detail level for symbols and plug-in objects in the viewport; see Customizing detail levels for 2D and 3D components of symbol definitions and plug-in objects.

Wall, slab, and roof components display at settings Medium and High.

Display planar objects

Displays 2D planar objects for all viewport view settings; when deselected, 2D planar objects display only in Top/Plan view

Display extents beyond cut plane

Available if the detail viewport is being created from a section viewport; displays objects beyond the section cut plane

Display 2D components

Displays 2D components (when available) for symbols and plug-in objects positioned normal to the view; see Concept: 2D components for symbol definitions and plug-in objects. When the object has no 2D component for the view, the 3D component displays.

This applies only to viewports with hidden line rendering and set to a 3D view in orthogonal projection.

If the detail viewport is being created from a design layer section viewport with Display flattened deselected, the viewport displays 2D components only within the cut graphics.

Background Render

Available if the detail viewport is being created from a viewport; some modes enable the Background Render Settings button, to specify rendering parameters

Background Render Settings

Available if the detail viewport is being created from a viewport, and the selected Background Render mode requires parameters to be set. See the following:

Shaded settings: Shaded options

Custom Renderworks settings: Custom Renderworks options

Artistic Renderworks settings: Artistic Renderworks options

Hidden Line, Dashed Hidden Line, and Final Shaded Polygon settings: Line render options

Sketch settings: Applying sketch styles to viewports

Display 2D fills

If Background Render is set to Hidden Line or Dashed Hidden Line, displays 2D fills for planar objects and 2D components; see Fill attributes

RW Background

Available if the detail viewport is being created from a viewport and the Background Render mode is a Renderworks mode.

If a Renderworks style is selected, but no RW Background options are available, the background is controlled by the style; see Renderworks styles.

Detail Callout Settings

Use style/Use default settings

Specifies whether the detail callout marker will use a style selected from the Resource Selector or the current preferences for the Detail Callout tool

Auto-coordinate

Uses the Drawing Number, Drawing Title, and Sheet Number from the viewport in the detail callout’s marker, and updates automatically if the viewport is renumbered or moved to another layer. Deselect to enter this information manually.

Drawing Number/Drawing Title/Sheet Number

Identifies the viewport that the detail callout marker references. If Auto-coordinate is deselected, enter the information manually. Otherwise, the information from the linked viewport is used.