Creating a Crop View

Now create a crop view of the front view to get a closer look of the detailed drawing.

First, you set some document options to define the annotations that are inserted when you create the view. Then you create another front view to use as the crop view.

  1. Click Options (Standard toolbar).
  2. On the Document Properties tab, click Detailing.
  3. Under Auto insert on view creation, select Center marks-holes -part, Center marks-fillets -part, and Centerlines, then click OK.
  4. To create the crop view, click Model View (Drawing tab).
  5. In the PropertyManager, under Part/Assembly to Insert, make sure base plate is selected, then click .
  6. In the Model View PropertyManager, under Orientation, click *Front .
  7. Click in the graphics area to place the view next to the existing front view.
  8. Click .
  9. Right-click the view and select Tangent Edge > Tangent Edges Removed. With the tangent edges removed, it is easier to dimension the view.