Model views help you manage the display of a part, sheet metal, or assembly model within the Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) workflow. You can define different 3D views of the model to completely communicate design, manufacturing, and functional information.
Model views can contain the following:
Model state, for example, designed or flattened (synchronous).
Ordered dimensions, including driving dimensions that have been copied to 3D.
Synchronous dimensions
Annotations
Section views
Once defined, you can select individual model views from the Model Views collection, which is located under the PMI node on Pathfinder.
For review purposes, you can share the model view and data electronically using View and Markup or Solid Edge Viewer.
The View command creates a 3D view of the assembly, part, or sheet metal model as currently displayed in the graphics window.
All dimensions, annotations, view settings, and section views that are displayed when you create the model view are copied to the model view.
Each model view definition includes a view name, orientation, scale, and view extent (zoom).
The Model View Options dialog box is where you assign initial values for view name, render mode, and section view and cutting plane display. You can change these settings by editing the model view definition.
You access and control PMI model views using PathFinder.
Each model view definition contains a specific list of PMI elements--types of dimensions, annotations, and included section views--that are displayed when the view is applied.
Note:
Showing or hiding these elements in one model view applies the show or hide setting to the same elements in all model views.
For more information, see the Help topic, Working with 3D PMI.
You can review all of the model views defined in the document along with their associated PMI data using a special PMI model review mode. You can use this feature before exporting PMI models and data to View and Markup.
When you select a model view and choose the Review command on the shortcut menu, a PMI Model View Review command bar is displayed to guide you through the review of each model view.
You can navigate through the PMI model views using these tools:
Step through each view using the Next and Previous arrows.
Jump to a specific model view by selecting its name from the Model View List.
As you select each 3D model view, the active window temporarily changes to display the view as it was defined. This includes its show and hide states and section views that have been applied.
When you close the review session, the graphics screen returns to its previous display.
Another way to review the contents of a model view is to select the model view name on PathFinder, and then select the Apply View command on its shortcut menu.
The Section Views collection on PathFinder contains a list of all existing 3D section views that have been defined for the model.
You can add an existing 3D section view to a model view using the Add To Model View command on its shortcut menu.
Similarly, you can remove a section view from the model view you are editing using the Remove From Model View command.
When you select the Edit Definition command on the model view's shortcut menu, the model view is displayed in a special edit environment. The Model View command bar provides access to two levels of editing functions for the PMI model view.
Using the Model View Options dialog box, you can change the view name, choose a different rendering mode, and change the section view and cutting plane display settings.
Selecting the Model View Display group button places you in model view creation and edit mode, where you can:
Change the show or hide visibility and display properties of individual PMI elements.
Add new PMI annotations and dimensions to the model view.
Note:
While you are in this edit mode, you cannot use the modeling commands.
Except for view orientation and render mode, changes made in this edit mode are WYSIWYG.
PMI elements and section views that are hidden are automatically removed from the model view.
PMI elements and section views that are added and shown are automatically added to the model view.
When you exit model view edit mode, your changes are applied to the model view and the normal modeling commands are made available again.
You can share 3D model views containing PMI data by electronically publishing them to a format compatible with View and Markup or Solid Edge Viewer.
Use the Send PMI to View and Markup command to save the file in .pcf format, which is opened in View and Markup.
Alternatively, you can use the Save As command on the Application menu to save the information to .jt format.
Note:
The Send PMI to View and Markup command sends all the model views in the file to View and Markup.