Creating a View of a Weldment Body

To create a drawing view of a single body from the weldment part, you select the body and define the view orientation in the part document, then return to the drawing document to place the view. Create a view of the rectangular cross member.

1. Select the drawing view.
2. In the drawing document, click Relative View (Drawing toolbar).
   If you are asked to use the auto-saved version of the part, click Yes.
   The part document opens.

   If the part document does not open, right-click in the graphics area and click Insert from file. Select the part document and click Open.

3. In the PropertyManager, under Scope:
   1. Select Selected Bodies.
   2. In Bodies for creating view , pick the cross member in the graphics area.
      
4. In the PropertyManager, under Orientation:
   1. Select Front in First orientation, then select the face shown for Face/plane for first orientation.
   2. Select Bottom in Second orientation, then select the face shown for Face/plane for second orientation.
   This selects the rectangular cross member and defines the front and bottom orientations of the drawing view.

   

5. Click .
   The display changes back to the drawing document.