Displaying 3D objects by class in section viewports
The display and pen attributes can be defined for 3D objects by class to override the section viewport’s settings for objects/hidden objects before and beyond the cut plane. These settings by class apply only to the current viewport, and do not affect the appearance of the model itself or of other viewports in the drawing. Viewport styles can include the object display by class settings; if set by style these settings apply to all viewports that use that style and must be edited from the Edit Viewport Style dialog box.
To control 3D objects' display and pen attributes by class:
In any of the following locations, click to display the extents on the desired side of the cut plane.
Create Section Viewport dialog box
Create Horizontal Section Viewport dialog box
Edit Viewport Style dialog box with a section option selected for Filter by Type
Object Info palette of a section viewport
Properties dialog box of a section viewport
Click the appropriate Object Display or Hidden Object Display button.
Hidden object display settings prescribe how objects that are obstructed by other objects display in the viewport.
The Object Display by Class or Hidden Object Display by Class dialog box opens.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Search box |
Enter text to filter the list by name |
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Filter list |
Select a filter for the list |
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Manage Filters |
Opens a dialog box to add, edit, delete, or import filters for the class list; see Filtering and tagging classes and layers |
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Class list |
Displays all the classes in the document with their display and pen attributes. Select one or more classes to edit. |
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Edit |
Opens the Object Display or Hidden Object Display dialog box; see Object/hidden object display and pen attributes in section viewports |
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Import |
Opens the Import Attributes dialog box, to import the attribute settings from another viewport in the same file to the selected classes. Select the viewport from which to import attributes, and then select either Selected Classes(es) to match class names and import from the classes with the same names to the currently selected classes, or Specify Class to import the attributes from a single specified class to all the currently selected classes. The Document option in the Import Attributes dialog box does not apply. The Eyedropper tool can also transfer class override attributes between viewports. |
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Preview |
Preview the new settings in the viewport |
Select one or more classes to assign the same display and attributes settings, and do one of the following:
If there are many classes in the file, use the filter capability to locate the needed classes.
To set the attributes directly, click Edit, or double-click the selected classes, and set the parameters in the Object Display or Hidden Object Display dialog box.
To import class attributes from another viewport in the file, click Import, and select the viewport.
The settings are applied to the selected classes.
