Reference Guide
Reference Guide
Reference Guide
Reference Guide
Reference Guide
Reference Guide
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Used to set view attributes that affect whether and how certain types and classes of elements display and whether certain drawing aids display. Changes take effect only if applied with the Apply or All button.
Opens when View Attributes is chosen from the Settings menu or from a view window control menu.
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View Attributes dialog box | |
Sets the view for which attribute settings are displayed.
If on, a coordinate triad representing the Active Auxiliary Coordinate System (ACS) displays.
Key-in: SET ACSDISPLAY [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]
 | The ACS is controlled using the Auxiliary Coordinate Systems dialog box, which is opened by choosing Auxiliary Coordinates from the Utilities menu. |
If on, the background display.
Key-in: SET BACKGROUND [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]
Controls whether the boundaries of the clip volume are displayed for a given view, as well as reference clip boundaries.
Reference clipping is defined relative to the world coordinates, and the clipped volume will therefore remain the same in all views. Furthermore, it is possible to define a clipping boundary for a reference by selecting an element in the master file rather than a fence. Any closed planar element (shape, circle, ellipse, complex shape, grouped hole etc.) may be selected. Modifying the clip element causes the view to redisplay automatically to reflect the new clipping boundary.
Key-in: SET REFBOUND [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]
| Reference clipping boundaries are defined with the Set Reference Clip Boundary tool. |
If on, the view camera is on for the view. This control is disabled (dimmed) if the active DGN file is 2D.
| Color fill does not appear in a view for which the camera is on regardless of the Fill setting for the view. |
| See Perspective projection for information about using the view camera. |
Toggles the display of elements and parts of elements located outside a 3D view's clipping planes. If on, a back clipping plane is active in a view.
Enable you to toggle the display of elements and parts of elements located outside a 3D view's clipping planes.
If on, a front clipping plane is active in a view.
Toggles the display of elements and parts of elements located outside a defined Clip Volume for a given view. If on, and a clip volume has been applied to the view, the view volume is restricted to the defined volume. If no clip volume has been applied to the view, it has no effect.
Key-in: VIEW CLIP [ALL | ICON | SINGLE]
If on, construction elements (those with the Class attribute of Construction) display.
Key-in: SET CONSTRUCT [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]
| Constructions typically are turned off in a view before plotting or rendering. |
If on, dimension elements display. Turning Dimensions off can decrease view update time.
Key-in: SET DIMENSION [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]
If on, elements are dynamically updated as they are displayed or modified, letting you see an element or modification before it is actually placed in the DGN. Turning Dynamics off can decrease view update time.
Key-in: SET DYNAMIC [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]
If on, Enter data fields are displayed.
Key-in: SET ED [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]
If on, display of elements is restricted to only those elements in the current displayset.
Key-in: SET DISPLAYSET [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]
If on, cells display as outlines. Turning Fast Cells on can decrease view time.
Key-in: SET CELLS [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]
If on, curve elements display as line strings (with line segments connecting the vertices).
If off, curves are smooth.
Key-in: SET CURVES [FAST | SLOW | TOGGLE]
 | Turning Fast Curves on can decrease view update time. |
If on, all text elements in traditional MicroStation fonts display in the fast font, and all text elements in industry-standard fonts display as outlines — that is, without fill. A font library can have only one Fast character font and one Fast symbol font. Since text elements generally require more time to update than most other element types, turning Fast Font on can decrease view update time.
Key-in: SET FONT [FAST | SLOW]
If on, solid, closed elements with Fill Type of None or Opaque and text characters in a filled font display with color fill.
Key-in: SET FILL [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]
If on, the grid displays. Its uniformly placed dots (grid points) and crosses (grid references) provide an indication of distances as a visual aid and a means of facilitating drawing precision with Grid Lock.
Key-in: SET GRID [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]
| Grid Lock and settings that affect grid display are set in the Grid dialog box, which is opened by choosing Grid from Settings menu. |
| When the grid disappears as you zoom out of a view is controlled by the Max. Grid Pts/View and Max. Grid Refs/View preferences, which are not view-dependent. (From the Workspace menu, choose Preferences and select the Drawing category.) |
If on, level symbology — the color, numbered line style, and line weight associated with each level — displays in the view, instead of the color, numbered line style, and line weight of each element.
Key-in: SET LVLSYMB [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]
| To set level symbology, use the Level Manager dialog box (Settings > Level > Manager). |
If on, elements display with their custom line style, if they have one.
If off, all elements with custom line styles display with the standard solid line style (0). Turning Line Styles off can decrease view update time.
If on, elements display with their line weight.
If off, all elements display with a line weight of zero. Turning Line Weights off can decrease view update time.
Key-in: SET WEIGHT [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]
If on, pattern elements display. Turning Patterns off can decrease view update time.
Key-in: SET PATTERN [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]
If on, tags display in the selected view(s).
Key-in: SET TAGS [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]
If on, text elements display. Since text elements take longer to display than most other elements, turning Text off can decrease view update time.
Key-in: SET TEXT [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]
If on, empty text nodes displayed as small crosses with numeric identifiers. However, in most cases displaying text nodes is unnecessary.
Key-in: SET NODES [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]
Applies attribute changes to the chosen View. The view updates, if necessary, to show the effects of the changes. To discard changes (not apply them), choose a different view from the View Number option menu.
Applies the displayed attributes to all views.