Save View As

Default shortcut: s + v
Saves changes made to your current Modeling view under a new name or replaces an existing view under its current name.
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Save current view as: Any string of up to 61 characters that you want to use as the name for this view. The name of your current view is entered by default. Unless you want this view to overwrite an already existing view, you should give this view an original name that has not been given to other views.

Tip : If the view you are saving is a plan view, you may want to name it for the elevation the view is at.

Auto Pin to This View:  or .

If this box is checked ( ) and the view you are saving is a plan view, new members added within 5 feet (1524mm) above or less than 5 feet below the elevation of this view will automatically pin to the view when Pin New Member Ends is checked ( ). If the new view is a section view (elevation view), the new member must be added at the exact location of the section view in order for the automatic pinning to occur.

If the box is not checked ( ), members will not be pinned to the new erection view you save.

Erection view type: Primary or Secondary or Dimension only or Placement only. Your current view's type is selected by default. The selection you make here sets how the grid line (erection view) is to be dimensioned when you Detail Erection Views and choose to Annotate erection views.

Tip: In Display Options you can turn on or off the display of grid lines based on their type.

 Primary dimensions appear above Secondary dimensions. Dimension only erection views are auto dimensioned, but not with grid markers. Placement only erection views cannot be auto dimensioned (Annotate erection views).

Drawing grid line pen color: The color of the grid line associated with the erection view that you are creating. This sets the display color of the grid line in Modeling only when Use drawing pen is selected for the Modeling grid line pen color.

Modeling grid line pen color: Use drawing pen or Use site options or Custom. The selection you make here sets the display color of the grid line associated with the erection view that you are adding or editing in Modeling only. This has no effect on the Drawing Editor pen number setting when you Detail Erection Views.

If Use drawing pen is selected, the display color of the grid will be the same as the Drawing grid line pen color.

If Use site options is selected, the display color of the grid will be the same as the User and Site Options > Modeling > Grid line / Bubble color.

Custom allows you to click the Pick swatch and define a different red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker.

Line type: The dash pattern of the straight grid line associated with the erection view that you are saving. This sets the line type in Modeling only. It does not set the line type used to annotate the view name when you generate a 2D drawing using Detail Erection Views.

The button that is pressed sets the line type (dash pattern) of the erection view that you are saving.

Make this my default view: or .

When this box is checked ( ), the new view you are saving will be the new default view that automatically opens when you launch Modeling. When a default view is set you no longer see the Select one Erection View dialog when you launch Modeling.

When the box is not checked ( ), the new view that you save will not be made your default view and you will continue to see the Select one Erection View dialog when you launch Modeling.

Tip: The default erection view is stored per user and per Job. If you prefer to not have a default erection view, you can press the Clear Default button that is found on the Select one Erection View dialog that opens when you Open View ( Ctrl + o ). You can also set a different default view in the Select one Erection View dialog.

For detailing: or .

When this box is checked ( ) the new view you save is designated as for detailing and will be only appear on the Open View > Select one Erection View dialog when Show for detailing is checked ( ). The For detailing check box also appears on the Detail Erection View window.

When the box is not checked ( ), the new view that you are saving will not be designated for detailing.

OK: Click this button or press Enter to save the new view.

Cancel: Click this button or press Esc to close the Save View window and cancel the command.

1 . Click the Save View As icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be found on the Layout page > Views/Grids section.

Alternative: Invoke Save View As using the Find Tool by searching the command name and clicking the icon, which is pictured above.

2 . The Save View window appears. When you are done adjusting settings, click the OK button to save the erection view.

Alternative 1: If the name in the Save current view as field matches an existing erection view, you will be prompted to verify the replacement of the existing view. Click Yes to replace the existing view. Click No to cancel the replacement and end the command.

Alternative 2: Click Cancel to close the Save View window and end the command.

  • If you save under a new name, the saved view then becomes your current view. The original state of your former current view is preserved.
  • If you use an existing view's original name, the existing view can be replaced with the current view.
  • The display current view decoration shows the current view you have open. The current view's name will automatically populate the Save current view as field when you invoke Save View As.
  • Save View As can be used in member isolation as well as in Modeling.
  • If Erection view operations is checked ( ) in Home > Project Settings > Job > Modeling > Event Logging, changes to an erection view that are saved using Save View As (renaming, elevation changes, etc.,) will be logged as a Job event. The Log is found on the Edit Properties window that opens when you choose Home > Project Settings > Job > Job Property Settings.