Select View

Used to manage the views, which are the result of the settings for a work frame. The views available in the model are sorted and displayed in this list.

Use this tool to:

display views defined on the Views tab of the Work Frame screen.
set your UCS based on a selected view.
create and display custom views.

Accessed from:

Ribbon: Steel > View > ACS View > Select View
Ribbon: Concrete > View > ACS View > Select View

Note: The prefix of each view is the name of the associated workframe

Note: You can modify the name of a view via Change Properties.

Setting	Description
(Workframes list)	Lists the available workframes. Only one workflow can be selected at a time.
Zoom Extents	When checked, a Zoom Extents is carried out at once to have a complete look on the model. Check to set the zoom extent to include your complete model when you select a view. For example, if you have multiple work frames or objects drawn at a distance from the grid view you select, zoom extents will include all these objects.
Use Display Clip planes	When checked, uses the clipping-planes set up in the Work Frames screen. This means: All elements in front of or behind the view reaching beyond the defined distances are not displayed.
Double Click Closes Dialog	When checked, double clicking a view in the list activates the selected view automatically, thereby displays the view or sets the UCS, and automatically closes the Location Center dialog. When unchecked, only the view is displayed. If you keep the `<Ctrl>` key pressed during double clicking, you can inverse this setting.
Open View	Activates the selected workflow view is activated and the dialog is closed.
Select UCS Only	Activates the UCS of the selected view and the dialog is closed. The view is not modified.
Delete View	Deletes the selected view from the model.
New View	Creates of another view. You are asked for the name and then you have to indicate a rectangle. After that, this view will be created in the current UCS and entered into the list.
Set View by 2 Points	Creates the view via two points — a target and a camera point. The dialog is closed and you have to specify the target point of the view as well as the camera point of the view.
Set View by Object	Creates a view on an object. The dialog is closed and you are prompted to select an object. Then, you can select the desired view via coloured arrows. View an object from the direction you select
Set UCS on Object	Places the UCS on an object. The dialog is closed and you are prompted to select an object. Then, you can select the desired UCS-alignment via coloured arrows.
Edit Workframe	Opens the Workframe Properties dialog, which is used to make changes to the workframe associated with the selected view.
Cancel	Closes the dialog without saving changes.
Help	Opens online help.

Key-in: PROCONCRETE VIEW SELECT