Settings of a Truss Drawing View

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Select the settings of a view to be edited or added to a truss drawing in the dialog box.

Scale

The size of the view area and the default scale of the view are defined in the panel drawing's template drawing. You can change the scale by selecting an option in the Scale list.

The properties Locked, Scale Update and Align to Main View can be selected when you edit the view in the panel drawing's template drawing. In the template drawing, you can edit the size of the view area and the default scale. Editing the template drawing is the task of the system administrator.

Edit a View Area in a Template Drawing

Define the Panel Drawing Scale in a Template Drawing

View margin

If necessary, you can enlarge the size of the view area by setting a margin for the view. It may be necessary to enlarge the view area, if the drawn geometry exceeds the limits of the view area, and the geometry cannot be dimensioned. If you wish, you can downsize the limits as they were after dimensioning. The limits are not relevant for the appearance of the drawing as they will not be displayed in the final output.

Select the margin from the list. When the value is 0, the view area does not have a margin. When the value is greater than 0, the margin width is the given value * the shortest dimension (width or height) of the view's geometry. The default value for panel drawing views is 0.

Shape line

Select the check box, when you want to add the shape line of the truss to the view. Select one of the following as the representation method of the shape line:

2D
3D - The shape line is created according to the 3D model of the truss. You can use this option when the view to be added is other than a front projection.

Parts visibility

Select the check box, when you want to add the truss members to the view. Select one of the following as the representation method of the truss members:

2D
3D - The shape line is created according to the 3D model of the truss. You can use this option when the view to be added is other than a front projection.

Item ids

Select the check box, when you want to add the truss member labels to the view.

Supports

Select the check box, when you want to add the truss support symbols to the view.

Slope marks

Select the check box, when you want to add the pitches of the chords to the view.

Show crossing beams

Select the check box, when you want to add the beams perpendicularly crossing the truss to the view.

Hidden Lines Visible

Hidden lines in a model are lines and parts of lines behind opaque surfaces in the viewing direction. Select this check box when you want the hidden lines to be visible in the truss view.

Restore Deleted Elements

To restore lines deleted from the view, select the checkbox and click the OK button to close the dialog box. The lines can be restored even if you have previously closed and reopened the panel drawing.

Deleted dimensions and section markers cannot be restored.

Show External Parts

Select this checkbox to display the objects selected to be displayed in the panel drawing. The object can be a macro component, a wall, a column, or a beam, for example.

First select Panel |

Part Visibility to connect the object to the panel and then update the panel drawing. In the panel drawing, only the part of the object that is inside the limiting polyhedron is displayed. The edges of the limiting polyhedron extend 500 mm around the panel in every direction.

External Objects to Panel Drawing