Save View As ( Modeling > press s v )

Tool summary :

  • Saves changes made to your current Modeling view under a new name or its current name.
  • 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 save under your current view's original name, the original state of your current view is forgotten, and any view location changes that you have made since you originally opened your current view are saved. At this point, Unzoom will give you the same perspective that you would get if you were to Open ( Ctrl + o ) and select your current view.
  • Save View As can be used in member isolation as well as in Modeling .
  • If " Erection view operations " is turned on (checked) in Event Logging setup, changes to an erection view that are saved using Save View As (renaming, elevation changes, etc.,) will be logged to the " Log " that is found on the Edit Properties window that opens when you choose Home > Project Settings > Job > Job Property Settings . The log entry can also be viewed using the View Event Log utility.
  • See the step-by-step instructions .

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   Step-by-step instructions :

This tool can also be used to change the view type (primary, secondary, etc.).

1 . In Modeling , invoke Save View As using any one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Click the Save View icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be taken from the group named ' File -- Views/Grids ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose File > Views/Grids > Save View As .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Save View can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface . The default keyboard shortcut for Save View As is s v .

2 . The Save View As window opens.

The Save View As window lets you save as a new view the location changes made to your current view. Or you can keep the same name for the view. The " Pen color " and " Line type " affect the appearance of the straight grid line associated with the view.

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 (see below ), 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.

Erection view type: Primary or Secondary or Dimension only or Placement only . Your current view's type is selected by default as the type to be applied to the new view that you are saving. You may, if you so choose, select a different type based on how you want the grid line associated with that view to be dimensioned when you Detail Erection Views and choose to " Annotate erection views ." Note: Locate options in Modeling such as INCL or INCM snap to points on erection views of any of these types.

Tip: You can, in Display Options , turn on or off the display of grid lines ( curved or straight ) based on their type (' Primary ' or ' Secondary ', etc.).

' 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 ").

Pen color: White or red or Yellow or Green or Cyan or Blue or Magenta . Press the button for the display color that you want to apply to the grid line associated with the view that you are saving. Since that grid line will always be a straight grid line , this sets the color of the grid line in Modeling only. Straight grid lines are not generated when you Detail Erection Views . They can be automatically dimensioned on erection view drawings, but are not themselves drawn.

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. Straight grid lines are not generated when you 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 . This option is unchecked by default for the new view that you are saving using Save View As .

When this box is checked ( ), the new view you are saving will be made your new default view. When, in this same Job, you later Launch Modeling , the Modeling program will automatically open this view, without an intervening erection view selection dialog.

When the box is not checked ( ), the new view that you are saving will not be made your default view.

Note: The default erection view is stored per user per Job. If you prefer to not have a default erection view, you can press the " Clear Default " button that is found on the selection dialog that opens when you Open View ( Ctrl + o ).

For detailing: or . For a Save View As operation, your current view's setting for this option is selected by default for the new view that you are saving. You may, if you like, choose a different setting. This applies when you add or edit a view, or when you Save View As another view. It lets you designate whether a view is intended to be used for modeling only, or for detailing as well.

When this box is checked ( ), then the new view you are saving is designated as being intended to be used for detailing as well as modeling. As a result, when " Show for detailing " is checked on the Open View window, only this view and others so designated will appear on its selection list. Also, when " For detailing " is checked on the Detail Erection View window, this view will appear on that window's selection list, while views that are not designated " For detailing " won't appear.

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

Note: You will still be able to select this erection view for detailing when " For detailing " is unchecked on the Detail Erection View window.

Alternative 1 : Press " OK " to save the view and go to step 3 (or 4).

Alternative 2 : Press " Cancel " to end the Save View As operation and keep everything as it was before step 1. Do not continue.

3 . Skip this step if it does not apply. If you typed in the name of a view that already has been created, you get a warning saying "_ already exists. Replace?"

Alternative 1 : Press " OK " to replace the view that already has that name with the view you are saving. Go to step 4.

Alternative 2 : Press " Cancel " to end the Save View As operation and keep everything as it was before step 1. Do not continue.

4 . Your newly saved view is now your current view. The display current view decoration (if it has been placed on your toolbar), updates to show the entry you made in step 2 to " Save current view as ."

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