A saved view is a view definition, which includes the level display for both the active model and references, the clip volume, and other view attributes. The view definition is given a name and saved in the DGN file. The saved view can be recalled to a destination view window.

The Views tab of the Project Explorer dialog is used to view and apply saved views.

In any view, the saved view graphics can be selected with the Element Selection tool, or by a fence, and manipulated like a standard element.

If you create a saved view from a model that contains references, then the display state of the references is saved in the saved view itself. So if you change the display state of the references in the model and again attach the saved view, the reference display state does not change. Following example explains this clearly:

• In a dgn file, say Master.dgn you have two references, say R1 and R2. Out of these, the display of R1 is on and R2 is off.
• Create a saved view, say "Testrefdisplay" in Master.dgn
• Attach the saved view Testrefdisplay to another dgn file, say Ref.dgn. Make sure that the Live Nesting is on with nesting depth set to 1 or more. In the attached saved view R1 will be on and R2 will be off.
• Open Master.dgn and change the reference display state, say R1 and R2, both are turned on.
• Open the Ref.dgn and attach the saved view Testrefdisplay again keeping the same nesting settings.
• You should see the same nested references in first and second Testrefdisplay saved view attachment, that is, R1 is on and R2 is off.
• To attach the saved view with changed reference display state, update the saved view and then attach it to Ref.dgn. You can also update the reference display state of the saved view from the Properties dialog.