Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 362 AutoCAD and Its Applications—Advanced Detail Views Detail Views A detail view shows a selected portion of a view to clarify model details. A detail view is projected from a parent view and is typically shown at a larger scale. As with other types of projected views, the detail view is linked to the parent view. Detail views are created using the VIEWDETAIL command. A detail view is created by drawing a circular or rectangular boundary to defi ne the extents of the view. You can create detail views from an AutoCAD 3D model or an Autodesk Inventor model. Detail views are associative. As with other types of drawing views, detail views are updated automatically when model changes are made if the VIEWUPDATEAUTO system variable is set to 1. Examples of detail views are shown in Figure 14-19. Creating a detail view places a detail boundary representing the “cutout” area in the parent view. The detail boundary includes a detail identifi er. The detail view is placed in another location on the drawing and includes a view label. The detail identifi cation is automatically incremented when you place additional detail views. The appearance of elements in the detail identifi er and detail view label is controlled by the detail view style. A detail view style defi nes settings such as the text style and height, symbol size, and detail boundary appearance. The VIEWDETAILSTYLE command is used to create and modify detail view styles. This command accesses the Detail View Style Manager dialog box, Figure 14-20. Picking the New… button allows you to create a new detail view style. Picking the Modify… VIEWDETAILSTYLE Ribbon Layout Styles and Standards Detail View Style Type VIEWDETAILSTYLE 3D Model Detail view label Top View Front View Side View Detail View Detail boundary Detail identifier Detail boundary Detail identifier Detail view label Detail View Figure 14-19. A layout of drawing views of a chair including the top, front, and side views and two detail views. The detail views have a larger scale and show details of the seat and leg. Each detail view is drawn with a circular boundary.