Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Chapter 14 Model Documentation, Analysis, and File Exchange 351 NOTE NOTE Drawing views are different from viewports. You cannot pick inside of the view and edit or modify the drawing geometry by any standard AutoCAD editing technique. Drawing views can only be updated by changing the 3D model geometry. PROFESSIONAL TIP PROFESSIONAL TIP In order to modify solid primitive subobjects in a composite solid model, the solid history must be recorded. Editing Drawing Views Drawing views can be edited after being created. Like other AutoCAD objects, drawing views can be moved or rotated. In addition, certain properties of drawing views, such as the display style, edge visibility, and scale, can be modifi ed. The VIEWEDIT command can be used to edit the properties of a drawing view. You can quickly initiate this command by double-clicking on a view. The Drawing View Editor contextual ribbon tab appears, Figure 14-8. The editing options are similar to the options available when you create a base view. As previously discussed, projected views inherit the properties of the base view when created. If you select a projected view with the VIEWEDIT command, you can change the display style, edge visibility, and scale. A quick way to change the scale of a view is to use the scale parameter grip. This grip appears when you single-click on a view. Pick on the grip to access a different scale. To move a drawing view, single-click on the view and then pick on the base grip to move the view directly. When moving a parent view, any child views will move accordingly to maintain alignment. When moving a child view, you can move the view, but it cannot be moved out of alignment with the parent view. This applies to orthogonal views. If you move an isometric view, it is not aligned to other views and can be moved freely around the layout. Picking on a drawing view grip and right-clicking displays a shortcut menu. The Stretch option can be used to move the drawing view. The Rotate option can be used to rotate the drawing view. You can rotate the view dynamically using the cursor or you can specify a rotation angle. If a drawing view is rotated, any parent-child rela- tionships that exist between the view and other drawing views are broken. You can break the alignment between parent and child views when moving a child view. To do this, select the drawing view grip and press [Shift] once. The view is free to move to a different location. To reestablish the alignment, press [Shift] again. The alignment is restored and the child view cannot move out of alignment with the parent view. VIEWEDIT Ribbon Layout Modify View Edit View Type VIEWEDIT View property options Figure 14-8. The Drawing View Editor contextual ribbon tab.