Drawing properties


Referencing drawing properties

You can create associative references to document-level drawing properties and to individual drawing view properties using property text and reference text. This is variable text that is referenced and maintained without manual editing.

Example:

  • You can use property text in a callout, balloon, or parts list to display a file's name and last modification date, and this information will change when you save the file or select the Update Property Text command.

  • You can use reference text to reference information in drawing views. You can extract the view name, view scale, and view rotation from a drawing view caption and display it in a callout annotation.

For more information, see Referencing properties.

In some cases, you may want to change property text to plain text that is not associative to the drawing. To convert a specific drawing property text, first select the text in the drawing, and then use the Convert Property Text command on the shortcut menu.

To convert all drawing property text to plain text at once, use the Convert All Property Text command.

Setting drawing view properties

Drawing view properties define every display aspect of a drawing view or a 2D Model view. They are set and modified in the Drawing View Properties dialog box. This multi-tabbed dialog box displays options that vary with the type of view you are creating or modifying and whether it is a high quality view or a draft view.

  • General tab—Defines the drawing view name, scale, and display characteristics. Not all options are available for all view types.

  • Display tab—Defines the part display, edge display overrides, and section view options of part views. This tab is not available when you select a 2D view.

  • Caption tab—Modifies the caption text and formatting options for the selected drawing view or view annotation.

  • Sections tab—Displays a list of the 3D sectioned cutaway views available for the drawing view. This tab is available if the drawing view is a high quality drawing view.

  • Drawing View Display Defaults dialog box—Defines edge display defaults for part views. These defaults are initially derived from the settings on the Edge Display tab (QY CAD Options dialog box), as well as Drawing View Options in the Drawing View Creation Wizard (which override settings on the Display tab).

  • Annotation tab—Defines the annotation display defaults for centerlines, detail borders, and drawing view captions.

  • Model Options tab—Defines the drawing view options for simplified parts and assembly features.

  • Shading and Color tab—Defines the shading and color options for the drawing view.

  • Advanced tab—Defines advanced display and processing options for the drawing view. The settings on this Advanced tab of the Drawing View Properties dialog box take precedence over their counterparts in the Advanced Edge Display Options dialog box (QY CAD Options→Edge Display tab→Advanced button).

Display or hide parts in a part view Drawing View Properties dialog box

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