Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Chapter 14 Model Documentation, Analysis, and File Exchange 347 the cursor determines the orientation of the projected view. You can continue placing projected views, or you can press [Enter] to end the command. To end the command without placing projected views, press [Enter] twice. The display style of the base view can be changed by using the Hidden Lines option. The four display style options available are Visible Lines, Visible and Hidden Lines, Shaded with Visible Lines, and Shaded with Visible and Hidden Lines. See Figure 14-5. These options can be selected using dynamic input or the drop-down list in the Appearance panel in the Drawing View Creation contextual ribbon tab. The Scale option is used to set the scale of the base view. You can select a scale from the drop-down list in the Appearance panel in the Drawing View Creation contex- tual ribbon tab. You can also specify the scale by typing a value. The Move option allows you to move the base view after picking the initial loca- tion on screen. When you select the Move option, the view is reattached to the cursor so that you can move it to another location. After you pick a new location, the VIEWBASE options are again made available. The Visibility option allows you to control the display of drawing geometry in the view. The Interference edges option controls whether both object and hidden lines are displayed for interference edges. By default, this option is set to No. The Tangent edges option controls whether tangential edges are displayed to show the intersection of A B Base view grip Top orthographic view selected Shaded preview View border C Figure 14-4. Placing a base view with the VIEWBASE command. A—The original model drawn in model space. B—The preview of the base view in paper space. The Top view option is selected for the base view because it is the most descriptive view of the model. C—The resulting base view.
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