Displaying 3D Grid in a View 

You can display a 3D grid associated to a Work on Support feature of a part and its labels in a 2D layout view.
This helps you locate a part in 3D, helps you visualize the assembly and how the drawings will look.
  • Open a 3D shape representation. Ensure the view and the work on support are of the same 3D shape representation.
  • To set up a 3D grid in 2D Layout for 3D Design, select a 3D grid or a 2D grid as a support for the 3D part. The grid that you set up can be both finite or infinite.
  • If you select a 2D grid, ensure that the plane of the grid is parallel to the view support plane.
  • In Tools > Options > 2D Layout for 3D Design > View Creation section > 3D Grid area, select the Display check box to display the 3D grid in the 2D layout. Select the Automatic Grid Size check box. Select other preferences for label position, font, font size, and grid overrun. For more information, see 3D grid. These properties decide the visualization of 3D grid when you create a view.
 

  1. Create a view in the 2D layout window. 
    The view is created and the grid is displayed.

    Notes:
     
    • The grid size is automatically adjusted. For both a finite or an infinite work on support grid, the 3D background 2D bounding box is the limit for the automatic size of the 3D grid. Since the default overrun size is 10mm, the grid is created at this distance.
    • If no compatible work on support is detected for a view, the 3D grid is not created.
    An infinite work on support 3D grid displayed at a default overrun of 10mm

  2. Right-click the view, and select 3D Grid > Edit Grid Size.

    To edit the grid size, adjustable handles appear along the grid boundary.

    If the Automatic Grid Size option is selected, then selecting it again also sets the grid in edit mode.

  3. Click anywhere in the background after editing the grid.

  4. Right-click the view, and select 3D Grid > Automatic Grid Size.
    The default grid size is retained.

  5. For a finite grid, right-click the view, and select 3D Grid > Reset to 3D Grid Size.
    The entire grid as visualized in 3D is displayed in the 2D layout view.

  6. Right-click the view, and select Properties.
    The Properties dialog box appears.

  7. In the Visualization tab > 3D Grid section, edit the parameters, as required.

  8. Click OK.
    The parameters are edited and the grid is updated.

About Displaying 3D Grid in a View
 
  • For a clipping view, the 3D grid and hence its labels are also clipped.
  • When the work on support is deleted in 3D or the association is broken, the 3D grid in the 2D layout is removed and the classic grid view is restored.
  • When a 3D grid is visible for the active view, the regular 2D grid is no more visible.
  • Activating 3D grid has the following effects on SmartPick:
    • For the active view, SmartPick assistant snapping is activated using the regular option of Snap to Point. The 2D grid snapping is taken into account when no 3D grid is visible in the active view.
    • The 3D grid snapping is taken into account when a 3D grid is visible in the active view.
  • If you copy and paste a view with a 3D grid in the same 3D shape representation, the 3D grid is also copied.
  • When you print a view with 3D grid having labels, the size of the labels is dependent on the print ratio. For a given print ratio, the label size on paper is constant.
  • The label position, grid size, grid overrun, and the font name can be changed using the GVS properties.
  • If you change the view support, the compatibility between the view support and the referenced work on support is checked. If incompatible, a new compatible work on support is set, given that there is no other compatible work on support available.
  • If at least any one of the 3D grid properties is modified or if the Display check box is selected, all the initialized properties are applied to the selected existing views.
    After application of 3D grid properties to the selected existing views, these views behave similar to the newly created views.