Activate or inactivate drawing views

Once you open a document, you can switch between inactive mode and active mode using commands on the ribbon.

Set default drawing open mode

1. From the Application menu, click Open tab→Open.

   

2. In the Open File dialog box, from the Files of Type list, select Draft Documents (*.dft).

3. Select one of the following options:

   • Activate Drawing Views For Edit

   • Inactivate Drawing Views For Review

   Tip:

   This greatly reduces the time required to open a managed or unmanaged draft document.

4. Click Save As Default.

5. Click Open.

Inactivate or activate drawing views, lists, and model-derived tables in the document

• With the draft document open, select one of these commands from the ribbon:

  • Tools tab→View Activation group→Inactivate Drawing Views command—Immediately changes the document to inactive mode for fast printing and viewing.

  • Tools tab→View Activation group→Activate Drawing Views command—Immediately changes the document to active mode for normal editing.

Activate drawing views on-the-fly

• If you try to drag a model file into a draft document that is in inactive mode—In the dialog box, choose whether you want to activate the drawing on-the-fly:

  • Click Yes to change the document to active mode and continue creating the drawing view.

  • Click No to end the drawing view creation command and leave the drawing in review mode.

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