Applying a Generative View Style to a View  

In this task, you will learn how to apply a generative view style to a view which was created without one.

Generative view styles are defined by an administrator and specify the appearance and behavior of a generated view.

Open the GenDrafting_front_view.CATDrawing document. This view was created without a generative view style.

1. Go to Tools > Options > Mechanical Design > Drafting > Administration tab, and clear the Prevent generative view style usage check box. This activates the generative view style functionalities.

   The generative view style applied to a view will be retained irrespective of the status of the Prevent generative view style usage option. Thus the generative view style setting is applied at view creation and does not impact the view update. The generative view style on a view has to be explicitly changed or removed to be modified. If you clear the Prevent generative view style usage option in Tools > Options > Mechanical Design > Drafting > Administration, Generative view style field, then the 3D colors option is not available in the view properties any more.

2. Right-click the front view and select Front view object > Generative View Style > Set View Style. The Choose a style dialog box appears, displaying the list of generative views styles available.

   The generative view styles available in the list depend on what your administrator specified.

3. Select a style and click OK.

4. Update the view by clicking Update , for example.

   The view is updated. However, the selected style is not visible in the view yet. For the moment, the geometry is displayed in a specific color, because the original parameters of the view "overload" the generative view style parameters. (This means that the parameters of the selected generative view style have taken on the value of the parameters that were defined in the view before you applied the style to it.)

   You now need to reset the parameters of the generative view style to their original values in order for the new style to be visible in the view.

6. Right-click the front view again and select Properties. The Properties dialog box is displayed.

7. On the View tab, in the Dress-up area, an asterisk * appears in front of the parameters which are considered as being overloaded.

   The list in the Generative view style area shows the generative view style which is applied to the view.

8. Click the Reset to style values button, and then click Apply to validate.

   The view is updated once again and the parameters defined in the selected generative view style are reset to their original values and are applied to the view.

   In our example, hidden edges are projected in orange, with a different linetype and thickness than previously. Note that you may obtain a different result. This result depends on the parameters defined in the generative view style you selected.

9. Optional: Click Remove style to remove the generative view style applied to the view.

10. Click OK and exit the Properties dialog box.