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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">View options</div>
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      <p class="para_topic"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/ideas_logo.gif" border="0"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/arrow.gif" border="0"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/nx_logo.gif" border="0"></p>
      <p class="para_topic"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/rule2.gif" border="0"> Row 1, Column 3<img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/rule2.gif" border="0"></p>
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         <dt><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap821"></a><p class="defObject"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/ideas_rule.gif" border="0"><br><img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_dr_workview.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Work View</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/nx_rule.gif" border="0"></p>
            <p class="para_defMeaning">The closest equivalent is <b class="uiTerm">Expand</b>. This command is optional, since you do not need to declare a work view in NX.
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><b class="uiTerm">View</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Operation</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Expand</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">See also:</p>
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               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_12.html');return(false);">Expand view</a></li>
               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_25.html');return(false);">View dependent edits</a></li>
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            <p class="defObject"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/ideas_rule.gif" border="0"><br><img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_dr_create_view.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Create View</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/nx_rule.gif" border="0"><br><b class="uiTerm">Drawing Layout</b> toolbar.
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            <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/icons/drawing_layout_toolbar.gif"></p>
            <p class="para_defMeaning"><b class="uiTerm">Insert</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">View</b> &rarr; 
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">See also:</p>
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               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_4.html');return(false);">Toolbars</a></li>
               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_9.html');return(false);">Base views</a></li>
               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_12.html');return(false);">Standalone geometry</a></li>
               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_11.html');return(false);">Views of other parts</a></li>
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            <p class="defObject"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/ideas_rule.gif" border="0"><br><img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_dr_standard_views.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Standard Views</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/nx_rule.gif" border="0"><br>Use base views and orthogonal projected views to create standard views.
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">You can create sets of views in the <b class="uiTerm">Modeling</b> application. 
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">See also:</p>
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               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_9.html');return(false);">Base views</a></li>
               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_30.html');return(false);">Model views</a></li>
               <li class="condense">Help: <img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/book_closed.gif" border="0"> Design &rarr; Drafting &rarr; Using Views
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            <p class="defObject"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/ideas_rule.gif" border="0"><br><img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_dr_view_properties.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">View Properties</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/nx_rule.gif" border="0"><br>To set view style options and display view properties, pick the view border and use:
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            <p class="para_defMeaning"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/mb3.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Properties</b></p>
            <p class="para_defMeaning"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/mb3.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Style</b></p>
            <p class="para_defMeaning">See also:</p>
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               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_5.html');return(false);">Drafting preferences</a></li>
               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_23.html');return(false);">Modifying drawing views</a></li>
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            <p class="defObject"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/ideas_rule.gif" border="0"><br><img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_dr_view_angle.gif" border="0"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_dr_view_border.gif" border="0"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_dr_view_origin.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">View Angle</b>, <b class="uiTerm">View Border</b>, <b class="uiTerm">View Origin</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/nx_rule.gif" border="0"><br><b class="uiTerm">Edit</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Style</b> (pick a view border)
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/tab.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">General</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/field.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Angle</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning"><b class="uiTerm">Edit</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">View</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">View Boundary</b></p>
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                        <p class="para_note_body">The <b class="uiTerm">Edit</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Origin</b> command does not set the origin of the view. It positions annotation relative to the view or to geometry on the model.
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">See also:</p>
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               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_23.html');return(false);">Modifying drawing views</a></li>
               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_9.html');return(false);">Base views</a></li>
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            <p class="defObject"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/ideas_rule.gif" border="0"><br><img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_dr_visibility.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Visiblity</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/nx_rule.gif" border="0"></p>
            <p class="para_defMeaning">To display view borders:</p>
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Drafting</b> &rarr; 
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/tab.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">View</b></p>
                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/checkbox-on-b.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Display Borders</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">To display view names and scales:</p>
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><b class="uiTerm">Edit</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Style</b> (pick view border)
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/tab.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">General</b></p>
                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/checkbox-on-b.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">View Label</b></p>
                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/checkbox-on-b.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Scale Label</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">See also:</p>
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               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_5.html');return(false);">Drafting Preferences</a></li>
               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_25.html');return(false);">View dependent edits</a></li>
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         <dt><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap822"></a><p class="defObject"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/ideas_rule.gif" border="0"><br><img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_dr_grid_center.gif" border="0"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_dr_grid_define.gif" border="0"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_dr_grid_snap.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Grid Center</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Grid Define</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Grid Snap</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Grid Visible</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/nx_rule.gif" border="0"></p>
            <p class="para_defMeaning">A snap grid can be defined to snap curves, annotation, and points to the nearest grid point. This works with non-sketch curves of <b class="uiTerm">Basic Curves</b> and annotation. The snap grid does not work with sketching.
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Work Plane</b></p>
                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><b class="uiTerm">Grid Settings</b> group
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/checkbox-on-b.gif" border="0"><b class="uiTerm">Display Grid</b></p>
                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/checkbox-on-b.gif" border="0"><b class="uiTerm">Snap to Grid</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">The grid can also be turned on and off for the drawing by right-clicking the drawing in the <b class="uiTerm">Part Navigator</b>.
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/mb3.gif" border="0"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/checkbox-on-menu.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Grid</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">See also:</p>
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               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_22.html');return(false);">Modifying drawings and sheets</a></li>
               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_5.html');return(false);">Drafting Preferences</a></li>
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         <dt><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap823"></a><p class="defObject"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/ideas_rule.gif" border="0"><br><img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_dr_list_view.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">List View</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/nx_rule.gif" border="0"><br><b class="uiTerm">Information</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Object</b></p>
            <p class="para_defMeaning"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/mb1.gif" border="0"> Pick view border.
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">See also:</p>
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               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_7.html');return(false);">Listing information</a></li>
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      <p class="para_topic">Return to the <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/11qt_icon_function_map_4.html');return(false);">Drafting</a> icon panel:
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/11qt_icon_function_map_4.html');return(false);"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/back_df.gif" border="0"></a></p>
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