New View / Shot Properties Dialog Box

Quick Reference

See Also

Creates a named view.

Access Methods

Button

Ribbon: View tab

View panel

Named ViewsNot available on the ribbon in the current workspace

Menu: View

Named ViewsNot available in menus in the current workspace

Toolbar: View

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

View Name

Specifies the view’s name.

View Category

Specifies a category for the named view.

View Type

Specifies the type of view for the named view. Recorded Walk is available for model space views only.

Boundary

Defines the area of the drawing that is assigned to the named view.

Current Display: Uses the current display as the new view.
Define Window: Uses a window as the new view, which you define in the drawing area by specifying two opposite corners.
Define View Window Button: Temporarily closes the New View and View Manager dialog boxes so that you can use the pointing device to define the opposite corners of the New View window.

Settings

Provides options for saving settings with the named view.

Save Layer Snapshot with View: Saves the current layer visibility settings with the new named view.
UCS: For model and layout views, specifies a UCS to save with the new view.

List of Tabs

The following tabs are displayed.

View Properties Tab

Defines the area of the drawing to display and controls the visual appearance of the objects in the view and the background assigned to a named view.
Shot Properties Tab

Defines the transition and motion used for a view when played back with ShowMotion.