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Display Sets Assigned to View Directions
You can identify the display set assigned to each view direction using the Display Manager. The Display Manager is a
utility for managing elements of the display system. The following illustration shows a drawing with two display
configurations, Medium Detail and Standard.
Sample display configurations in the Display Manager
In the Display Manager, the active viewport in the drawing (in bold type) is assigned the Medium Detail display
configuration. In the left pane, the display sets used are listed below the configuration name. An icon next to each
display set indicates the view direction to which the display set is applied. The Configuration tab in the right pane
shows the view direction to which each display set is mapped. In this example, the current view direction in the drawing
is Top, which uses the Plan display set. Objects in the active viewport are shown using the display representations in
the Plan display set.
If the view direction in the active viewport is changed to Front, the objects are shown using the display representations
in the Section_Elev display set. This is also true when the view direction in the active viewport is changed to Right,
Left, or Back.
The display set assigned to the Default view direction is used when any view direction other than the six orthogonal
views is selected, or when a view direction is not assigned a display set. If the view direction of the active viewport is
changed to Bottom, objects are shown using the display set assigned to the Default view direction—the Model display
set.
For more information about the Display Manager, see “ The Display Manager ” on page 457.
Displaying Objects in a Viewport
The display configuration, the current viewport, and the object interact in the following manner to determine what is
shown in a viewport:
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The active viewport has a current view direction and a current display configuration. For example, the view direction
is Top, and the display configuration is Medium Detail.
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The display configuration has one or more display sets and uses the display set that is assigned to the current view
direction. For example, in the Medium Detail display configuration, the Plan display set is assigned to the Top
view.
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The display set has associated display representations and it selects the representation(s) associated with the object
that needs to be shown. For example, in the Plan display set, doors, windows, and walls use their Plan display
representations.
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The object is shown in the active viewport using the appropriate display representation(s) and display properties.
Examples of View Directions That Use Different Display Sets
A display configuration assigns display sets to specific view directions. When a view direction is selected, the display
representations in the display set determine how each object is displayed in the viewport.
For example, the following illustration shows a viewport assigned the Plot display configuration and the Top view
direction. In this illustration, the objects are shown with a Plan display representation.
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