Editing a design layer displayed in a viewport
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Edit Viewport |
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To edit a design layer displayed in a viewport:
Select the viewport.
Select the command. The Edit Viewport dialog box opens (see Modifying viewports for a description of the dialog box parameters).
Click Design Layer and select the design layer to edit from the list.
Alternatively, right-click on a viewport and select Edit Design Layer or Edit Referenced Design Layer from the context menu to activate the design layer of the right-clicked object (if the right-clicked object does not belong to a design layer, the Edit Viewport dialog box opens).
Choose how the design layer will display. Select Display using Viewport Attributes to change the file’s view settings and layer and class visibilities to match those of the viewport. If the Navigate Back to Viewport option is also selected, the file’s layer and class visibilities return to their original status when you return to the viewport; otherwise, the file’s attributes remain the same as the viewport’s.
A rendered viewport displays the original design layer with the viewport’s render mode; however, the design layer’s options for that render mode are used.
If the viewport has been cropped, select Add Reference Crop Object to display the crop on the design layer. Because the crop object is added to the design layer, it could become visible in other viewports that reference that area. The appearance of the crop object can be edited in the Attributes palette.
Select Navigate Back to Viewport to return to the viewport and to restore the file’s original layer and class visibilities when editing is complete.
If you are editing a section viewport, and Navigate Back to Viewport is selected, select Display with Clip Cube to display the design layer with a clip cube whose dimensions match the length, depth, and height ranges set for the viewport. Portions of the design layer outside the clip cube are not visible while editing.
After selecting the options, click OK to navigate to the selected design layer.
Edit the design layer objects as needed (see Object editing mode).
If you selected Display with Clip Cube, switch to an isometric view to see the clip cube. Edit the clip cube to change the extents of the viewport. See Viewing a model with the clip cube for details.
Do one of the following when your edits are complete:
Click Return to Viewport to return to the viewport. This saves changes to drawing objects, but it does not save clip cube edits.
Press Shift+Esc to exit to the design layer instead of exiting to the viewport. Alternatively, right-click in the drawing area, and select Exit Viewport from the context menu.
If a clip cube is displayed, right-click the cube face where the section was created; select Update Section Viewport (Design Suite product required) to save the clip cube edits. Then either click Return to Viewport, or select Exit Viewport from the context menu to exit editing mode.
If a clip cube is displayed, right-click any vertical cube face other than the one where the section was created; select Create Section Viewport (Design Suite product required) to create a new section viewport with its section line located at that cube face.
