Part V: Creating Drawings
View palette
The View palette is shown in Figure 21.1. It is activated automatically if you use the Make Drawing
From Part tool, unless the drawing template that you select has Pre-defined Views on it. In this
case, the Pre-defined Views are populated and the View palette is not activated.The View palette contains all the standard named views, the current view of the model, custom
named views, and any annotation views (views that the model was in when annotations were
added to it). You can drag-and-drop these views on the drawing.If multiple parts are available, they are listed in the drop-down list at the top of the panel. You can
also browse, refresh, or cancel out of the view from this same area.To activate the View palette without using the Make Drawing From Part tool, simply create a new
drawing document, ensure that the Task Pane is available, and click the View Palette tab in the
Task Pane. Then use the ellipsis button (...) to browse to a part. After you select a part, the palette
window is populated with views of the model. This method has the advantage of enabling you to
see the views before you put them down. It does not link views in the same way that the
Predefined and projected views are linked, however. I find this interface somewhat difficult to use,
and prefer to set up the Pre-defined Views in templates or to use the Multiple Views option in the
Model Views PropertyManager, which is shown later in this chapter.
FIGURE 21.1
The View palette