Create a Named View

Create a Named View
To place a specific view (instead of a view zoomed to extents) of your model drawing onto your sheet, first
you create a named view in your model drawing.
1. In the Sheet Set Manager, on the Resource Drawings tab, right-click
XYZ_Elevations.dwg, and on the shortcut menu, click Open.
XYZ_Elevations.dwg opens in a separate window. The drawing contains four elevations.
2. In XYZ_Elevations.dwg, zoom in on the first elevation, in the area enclosed by the dashed
lines.
3. On the View menu, click Named Views.
4. In the View dialog box, on the Named Views tab, click New.
5. In the New View dialog box, under View Name, enter Front Elevation.
6. Under View Category, select Elevation.
7. Click OK to close the New View dialog box.
8. Click OK to close the View dialog box.
9. Save and close XYZ_Elevations.dwg.
Place a Named View on a Sheet
Named views in your model drawing are displayed in the Sheet Set Manager on the Resource Drawings
tab. You use the Sheet Set Manager to place model space views on your sheets.
1. In the Sheet Set Manager, on the Sheet List tab, double-click the Building Elevations
sheet to open the sheet.
2. In the Sheet Set Manager, click the Resource Drawings tab, and then click Refresh.
3. Click the plus sign next to XYZ_Elevations.dwg to expand the list of named model space
views.
The model space view you created, Front Elevation, is listed under
XYZ_Elevations.dwg.
4. Right-click Front Elevation to select it, and on the shortcut menu, click Place on Sheet.
The view is displayed on your sheet at a default scale.
Notice that on the command line you are prompted to specify an insertion point or scale.
5. To change the scale, right-click anywhere on the screen, and then select 1/8" = 1'-0".
6. Click anywhere on your sheet to place the view.
The view is placed on your sheet at the scale you selected.
Notice that a label block is inserted with the view.