Autodesk AUTOSKETCH 8, User Manual

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Chapter 8 Controlling Views
To view details in a drawing that are automatically scaled
1 Save the view of a drawing you want to include as a detail view. For more
information, see “Saving and Recalling Views” on page 94.
2 On the Draw menu, click Detail View, or click the Detail View button on
the All-In-One toolbar. The pointer changes to a drawing tool and controls
appear on the edit bar.
3 On the Detail View drop-down list on the edit bar, click 2 Point.
4 On the Custom View drop-down list on the edit bar, click the previously
saved view.
5 Click the point that defines one corner of the rectangle. A rubber-band
rectangle appears and follows the pointer.
6 Click the point that defines the opposite corner to draw the rectangle in
which the detail view appears.
7 Right-click to complete the detail view.
8 (optional) To view the details with a transparent background, click the
Transparent check box on the edit bar. The detail view will assume the
background color of whatever is behind it.
9 (optional) To change the scale of the detail view to a fixed scale, click the
Fixed Scale check box on the edit bar. The fixed scale will only change the
scale of the detail view, the size of the rectangle will not change.
To view and scale details in a drawing
1 Save the view of a drawing you want to include as a detail view. For more
information, see “Saving and Recalling Views” on page 94.
2 On the Draw menu, click Detail View, or click the Detail View button on
the All-In-One toolbar. The pointer changes to a drawing tool and controls
appear on the edit bar.
3 On the Detail View drop-down list on the edit bar, click 1 Point and Scale.
4 On the Custom View drop-down list on the edit bar, click the previously
saved view.
5 Enter a value in the Page Size text box. This is the measurement used to
represent real-world objects in your drawing. Greater values increase the
size of the rectangle in which the detail view appears.
6 Enter a value in the Actual Size text box. This is the real-world measure-
ment of the objects in your drawing. Lesser values increase the size of the
rectangle in which the detail view appears.
7 Click to place the detail view.
8 Right-click to complete the detail view.