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the point of view that you want to use, select the green check mark on the left to
return to the Drawing View dialog box. The Base View tool will now consider the
view-position changes to be your current view.
At lower left, you'll fi nd the Scale control and display. The icon with a light
bulb determines whether the view's scale and label are to be displayed. The Scale
fl y-out allows you to select the scale for the view. You can choose from a list of
standard scale ratios or simply type in the value that you would like. As you
change the scale value, the drawing-view preview also changes size, letting you
more easily select a scale that you like. Parts and assemblies are always created in
full scale, so this value controls their apparent size on the drawing. Dimensions
applied to the view are always accurate to the model, so the use of nonstandard
scales is allowable.
To the right of the Scale control and display is the View Identifi er fi eld. If you
would like to give the view a specifi c name, such as Front, you can enter it in
this fi eld. The value you enter appears in the Browser as the name of the view;
and, if you choose to make the scale and label visible, this value is also the name
displayed with the view.
At lower right is the Style group. These three buttons can make things very
interesting. Hidden Lines generates line objects for edges that aren't visible from
the point of view selected. Hidden Lines Removed doesn't generate those lines.
One of these two buttons will always be used as long as the Style group is avail-
able. In the exercises for this chapter, you'll learn to make them accessible if you
choose to. The third button, Shaded, is optional for any view. It generates a
shaded view of model geometry in the drawing view.
Defining the Base View
Defi ning the base view is always the fi rst step, but it's also important to think
about what the base view should be. Apply the same methodology you would use
with any drawing, and choose the most descriptive point of view to defi ne your
base view:
1. Select the Base tool in the Create panel on the Place Views tab.
2. From the File pull-down, select Bearing Support.iam as the fi le you
want your base view to represent.
3. Move your cursor so that you can see the preview of the view on the
drawing sheet, as shown in Figure 4.31.