Creating Views

This task will show you how to create views. If the sheet is active, the first view you create is by default a front view.

  1. Click New View in the Drawing toolbar.

  2. Click in the drawing to position the new view. The empty view is created, displaying a blue axis in a red frame, as well as the view name and scale.

The drawing specification tree is updated to show the newly created view. A specific icon is added to the specification tree. Refer to CATDrawing Specification Tree Icons for more information.

If you change your system's regional settings to use another language, the default view name will be translated according to the language used by your system (both in the view and in the specification tree). Of course, this only applies to default view names; custom view names are not translated.

You can now create 2D geometry in this view.

  1. Click the New View icon again and select a projection direction to create more views. The views are created. As they are linked to the front view, they are projection views.

    The drawing specification tree is updated again to show the newly created views.

    From an active front view, you can create:
    • a top view
    • a bottom view
    • a left view
    • a right view

If you need to switch to the Third angle projection method, modify the Sheet Properties.

  1. Activate one of the projection views by double-clicking it. For example, double-click the bottom view frame.

  2. Click the New View icon to create the rear view.

The following table lists the types of views that you can create depending on the active view: 

Active View Resulting Projection Views
(linked to the active view)
Front view

Bottom view
Top view
Right view
Left view
Left view Rear views
Auxiliary views
Right view Rear views
Auxiliary views
Rear view Auxiliary view
 

Naming Uniqueness
  A view name uniqueness can be verified during creation and edition by selecting the appropriate check box in Tools > Options.
Consider the following points:
  • Case sensitivity in view names is considered only when creating views.
  • In case of creating a view from 3D, the name of the created view is the same as that of the 3D view selected.

Select Ensure uniqueness of view names check box in Naming Uniqueness area, see Administration.