Solid Edge Draft Type Library
DrawingView Object Members
Overview 
Solid Edge Draft Type Library : DrawingView Object
Public Methods
Adds the specified alternate member. A drawing view update will be required to see the new member in the view.
Adds Break Axis for Break Lines
Adds annotations to select set which are connected to drawing view.
Adds dimensions to select set which are connected to drawing view.
Changes the display order of the referenced object by moving it in front of the first object that obscures it.
Changes the display order of the referenced object by moving it in front of all other overlapping objects.
Check to see if the Drawing View is up to date with the current configuration.
Clears all user edge overrides on the drawing view.
Convert the current detail view to an independent detail view. Only applies to detail views.
Places a copy of the referenced object on the clipboard.
Moves the referenced object to the system clipboard.
Deletes the referenced object.
Converts the current DrawingView to an igUserView type containing simple geometry and disassociates the drawing view from the source 3d Model.
Executes query and returns ModelMembers that match the query criteria.
Updates the drawing view even if it is not out-of-date.
Returns the active coordinate system for the referenced DrawingView object.
Returns the number and names of alternate members displayed in the alternate position assembly drawing view.
Returns the number and names of alternate position members available in the associated assembly model.
Returns the x and y co-ordinates of the drawing view's caption in sheet space.
Gets the center point for detail view
Gets a list of hidden layers for the specified object.
Returns the origin for the referenced object.
Generates a Reference object to user-drawn 2D graphics and creates a dimension to them by passing the Reference to the method that creates the dimension. Use this method with Microsoft Visual Basic version 6.
Returns the rotation angle for the specified object.
Hides the specified layer.
Returns True if the specified layer is hidden.
Converts a specified position from Model coordinates to View coordinates.
Returns the high and low range values for the referenced object.
Removes the specified alternate member. A drawing view update will be required to completely remove the member from the view.
Removes previously defined display depth plane.
This method retrieves or removes the center lines and center marks as specified for the referenced DrawingView object.
Retrieves dimensions for the referenced object.
Selects the referenced object in the active window.
Changes the display order of visible objects by moving the referenced object so that it is in back of the first object behind it.
Changes the display order of visible objects by moving the referenced object behind all overlapping objects.
Defines an active coordinate system for the referenced DrawingView object.
Sets the state of the break line pairs defined on this view to broken
Sets the x and y co-ordinates of the drawing view's caption in sheet space.
Sets the center point for detail view at given position
Redefines the offset between the lower left corner of the window and the object's origin.
Specifies the view to use for a perspective drawing view. The specified view must have perspective defined.
Turns off the perspective on a drawing view.
Specifies the focal length for a perspective drawing view.
Sets the rotation angle for the specified object.
Sets the state of the break line pairs defined on this view to unbroken
Sets orientation of the drawing view.
Sets the view orientation from the specified named view.
Sets the specified standard orientation of the drawing view.
Converts a specified position from Sheet coordinates to Drawing View coordinates.
Shows the specified layer.
Updates an out-of-date drawing view.
Returns orientation of the drawing view.
Converts a specified position from View coordinates to Sheet coordinates.
Public Properties
Returns the DetailEnvelope object, the ViewPlane object, or the CuttingPlane object for the referenced DrawingView, if one exists.
Sets and returns the definition text for the AnnotationSheetNumber (%LN) property.
Returns the active application object.
Returns the AttributeSets collection object for the referenced object.
Returns the collection of break line pairs defined on this view.
Returns the collection of broken out section profiles defined on this view.
Gets or sets the level of simplification to use when representing 3D bspline edges in drawing views.
Sets and returns the definition text for the primary caption. Definition text can contain codes for Property Text and Symbols.
Sets and returns the definition text for the secondary caption. Definition text can contain codes for Property Text and Symbols.
Returns the text for the primary caption as displayed after processing Property Text and Symbols.
Returns the text for the secondary caption as displayed after processing Property Text and Symbols.
Sets and returns the caption location of the drawing view.
Specifies the configuration for an assembly Drawing View.
Returns the CoordinateSystems2d object for the referenced DrawingView object.
Specifies whether or not the contents of the referenced object are to be cropped.
Sets and returns the distance from the origin of the referenced object to the bottom of the frame or view.
Sets and returns the distance from the origin of the referenced object to the left side of the frame or view.
Specifies the default style name for the drawing view's cropped boundary. The cropped boundary shows only the portion of the border that is over visible geometry.
Specifies whether to generate only edges inside or overlapping the cropping boundary of the drawing view.
Returns the profile associated with the parent object.
Sets and returns the distance from the origin of the referenced object to the right side of the frame or view.
Sets and returns the distance from the origin of the referenced object to the top of the frame or view.
Returns the collection of cutting plane lines defined on this view.
Gets or sets the default Center of Mass and Coordinate System edge style name for a new part added to an assembly for the next drawing view update.
Specifies whether to derive the cross hatching style name from the part model for a new part added to an assembly for the next drawing view update.
Specifies whether to show alternating hatch angle display by default for a new part added to an assembly for the next drawing view update.
Specifies whether to show alternating hatch spacing display by default for a new part added to an assembly for the next drawing view update.
Specifies the default hidden edge style name for a new part added to an assembly for the next drawing view update.
Specifies the default cross hatching style name for a new part added to an assembly for the next drawing view update.
Specifies whether to display edges hidden by other parts by default for a new part added to an assembly for the next drawing view update.
Specifies whether tangent edges that are hidden by other parts should be displayed by default for a new part added to an assembly for the next drawing view update. This setting can be set to TRUE only if ShowEdgesHiddenByOtherParts is set to TRUE.
Specifies whether tangent edges that are hidden should be displayed by default for a new part added to an assembly for the next drawing view update. This setting can be set to TRUE only if ShowHiddenEdges is set to TRUE.
Specifies whether to display hidden edges by default for a new part added to an assembly for the next drawing view update.
Specifies whether to display cross hatching by default for a new part added to an assembly for the next drawing view update.
Specifies whether to display tangent edges by default for a new part added to an assembly for the next drawing view update.
Specifies whether to display tube centerlines by default for a new part added to an assembly for the next drawing view update.
Specifies whether to display solid fill style by default for a new sectioned weld bead added to an assembly for the next drawing view update.
Specifies the default tangent edge style name for a new part added to an assembly for the next drawing view update.
Specifies the default tube centerline style name for a new part added to an assembly for the next drawing view update.
Specifies the default visible edge style name for a new part added to an assembly for the next drawing view update.
Gets or sets the offset from the model origin of the plane that defines the display depth of a drawing view.
Returns the description of the refererenced object.
Returns the collection of detail envelopes defined on this view.
Specifies whether or not the annotation geometry is to be displayed. The annotation is typically either the DetailEnvelope object or the ViewPlane object.
Specifies whether or not the referenced drawing view's AnnotationSheetNumber (%LN) property is displayed in the caption.
Specifies whether to display the drawing view's border. Set to TRUE to show the border. Set to FALSE to hide the border.
Specifies whether or not break lines are displayed when the drawing view is in the broken state.
Specifies whether or not the referenced drawing view's primary and secondary captions are displayed. Returns True if primary caption or secondary caption is shown.
Specifies whether or not the referenced drawing view's primary caption is displayed.
Specifies whether or not the referenced drawing view's secondary caption is displayed.
Specifies whether to display the drawing view's cropped boundary. The cropped boundary shows only the portion of the border that is over visible geometry. Set to TRUE to show cropped boundary. Set to FALSE to hide cropped boundary.
Specifies whether or not the referenced drawing view's RotationAngle (%VR) property is displayed in the caption.
Specifies whether or not the scale is displayed.
Specifies whether or not the suffix is added to the display of the caption.
Specifies whether or not the edit window is displayed.
Returns the document to which the referenced object belongs.
Returns the view type for the referenced DrawingView object.
Returns the DVArc2d collection of the Drawing View.
Returns the DVBSplineCurve2d collection of the Drawing View.
Returns the DVCircle2d collection of the Drawing View.
Returns the DVEllipse2d collection of the Drawing View.
Returns the DVEllipticalArc2d collection of the Drawing View.
Returns the DVLine2d collection of the Drawing View.
Returns the DVLineString2d collection of the Drawing View.
Returns the DVPoint2d collection of the Drawing View.
Specifies whether or not edge and hatch style use assembly override colors. 'EdgesUseModelColor' must be true before this option is honored.
Specifies whether or not edge and hatch style use model colors
Specifies whether or not edge and hatch style use part base colors. 'EdgesUseModelColor' must be true before this option is honored.
Generates a Reference object to user-drawn 2D graphics and creates a dimension to them by passing the Reference to the method that creates the dimension. Use this method with Microsoft Visual Basic.NET.
Returns the GraphicMember collection of the Drawing View.
Specifies whether sectioned ribs should be hatched.
Returns the HighlightDrawingViewMembers which can be used to highlight members.
Specifies whether or not PMI Annotations are included when a PMI model view is specified
Specifies whether or not PMI dimensions are included when a PMI model view is specified
Returns the numeric index for the active object.
Gets or sets the level of interference edge processing computed for the drawing view.
Returns True if a specified Attribute Set exists on the referenced object.
Specifies whether the referenced view is a broken view.
Returns true if the view is the target view of a broken out section
Returns true if the view is a section or revolved section view, target view of a broken out section, or has a model section applied
Specifies whether the referenced view is a perspective view.
Reference Parts Transparent.
Specifies whether the referenced view is a Draft Quality view.
Specifies whether or not the drawing view is up to date with respect to the 3d model it references.
Returns a key (a string) to find the object relative to its owning parents.
Returns the date the last update was performed.
Returns the Solid Edge version of the last update.
Returns the elapsed time of the last update.
Returns the username of the user who performed the last update.
Sets and returns the named layer on which the referenced object resides.
Specifies whether to Lock/Unlock the drawing view.Set to TRUE for Lock.Set to FALSE to Unlock the Drawing View.
Specifies whether show/hide settings in the drawing view match the configuration.
Returns the ModelLink object for the referenced object.
Returns the ModelMember collection of the Drawing View.
Returns the name of the referenced object.
Returns the parent object for the referenced object.
Gets or sets the model view associated with this drawing view.
Sets and returns the color of the text for the caption of the referenced object.
Sets and returns the name of the font.
Sets and returns the style of the font for the text of the referenced object.
Sets and returns the horizontal and vertical justification of the text for the referenced TextBox object.
Sets and returns the text height of the caption of the referenced object.
Specifies the name of the primary member of the alternate position assembly drawing view.
Specifies whether part intersections are to be processed.
Specifies whether show/hide settings are applied to reference components, e.g. ref planes, when using a configuration on this drawing view.
Returns the status of "Retrieve dimensions on update".
Gets or sets Revolved Section property of section view
Sets and returns the definition text for the RotationAngle (%VR) property.
Sets and returns the definition text for the Scale.
Enables display of dimensions and annotations at drawing view scale.
Sets and returns the scale factor between the referenced object and its source document.
Sets and returns the color of the text for the caption of the referenced object.
Sets and returns the name of the font.
Sets and returns the style of the font for the text of the referenced object.
Sets and returns the horizontal and vertical justification of the text for the referenced TextBox object.
Sets and returns the text height of the caption of the referenced object.
Gets or sets whether a section of section view should ignore the previous sections
Specifies whether or not hatch styles use model colors. 'EdgesUseModelColor' must be true before this option is honored.
Specifies whether or not the view should be a section only view.
Specifies whether view shading is enabled for the referenced drawing view.
Specifies whether assembly override colors are shown in the referenced drawing view.
Specifies whether part face colors are shown in the referenced drawing view.
Specifies whether flat colors are used in the referenced drawing view.
Specifies whether grayscale is shown in the referenced drawing view.
Specifies the shading quality for the referenced drawing view.
Specifies whether reflections colors are shown in the referenced drawing view.
Specifies whether visible edges are shown in the referenced drawing view.
Specifies whether textures are shown in the referenced drawing view.
Sets and returns the drawing view sheet. All drawing view geometry objects (e.g. DVxxx objects) are contained by the drawing view sheet.
Specifies whether edges hidden by other parts are to be displayed.
Sets and returns the display status of the separator line between the primary and secondary captions.
Sets and returns the simplified assembly option associated with the view.
Sets and returns the simplified part option associated with the view.
Gets whether or not a view is a Draft Quality view. If set to FALSE, then the Draft Quality view will be converted to a High Quality View.
Specifies the snapshot quality.
Returns the DrawingView object from which the detail drawing view is derived.
Sets and returns the name of the style that is applied to the referenced object.
Sets and returns the definition text for the Suffix.
Gets or sets the tangency tolerance, in degrees. 0.0 means use the default; otherwise the tolerance in degrees is > 0.0 but <= 5.0
Sets and returns the color of the text for the caption of the referenced object.
Sets and returns the text font of the caption of the referenced object.
Sets and returns the text font style of the caption of the referenced object.
Sets and returns the text height of the caption of the referenced object.
Sets and returns the text ratio of the caption of the referenced object.
Gets or sets the thread axis tolerance, in degrees. 0.0 means use the default; otherwise the tolerance in degrees is > 0.0 but <= 5.0
Specifies the type of the object being referenced.
Sets and returns the VHL tolerance override value for the referenced drawing view.
Returns an integer to indicate the model options on the DV: 0 = Design body, 1 = Simplified body, 2 = Flat sheet metal or Simplified by config.
Specifies whether or not the referenced object is displayed to the screen.
Sets and returns the assembly zone associated with the view.
Specifies the front-to-back order in which an object is displayed relative to other objects.
See Also

DrawingView Object