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Model SourceLayer drawn onEntity Represented by Geo-
metry
Model SpaceInventor
YesYesHidden NarrowTangent Edge (Hidden)
YesYesVisible NarrowTangent Edge (Visible)
NoYesVisibleThread Ends (Visible)
NoYesHiddenThread Ends (Hidden)
NoYesVisible NarrowThread Lines (Visible)
NoYesHiddenThread Lines (Hidden)
NoYesHidden NarrowThread Lines (Visible)
YesYesHiddenView Edge (Hidden)
YesYesVisibleView Edge (Visible)
In the view options dialog box, you can influence how Inventor reference
parts are drawn. If you choose to display reference parts as a regular part, it is
treated as a view edge, and drawn on the Visible or Hidden layers. If you
choose to display the part as a reference part, it is treated as reference part and
is drawn on the Reference layer. You acess the View Options dialog box using
the View Options button on the Drawing View Editor ribbon contextual tab
(VIEWEDIT command). You can also access it while creating a base view, from
the Drawing View Creation ribbon contextual tab.
Layers are created on demand as and when drawing views are created.
Furthermore, only the layers required to support the geometry in a view are
created. For example, a view of a model space solid using the view style
Wireframe with visible edges only creates only the Visible layer. For the
same view, changing the visibility option to display tangent edges results in
creation of the Visible Narrow layer.
Once a layer is created, it is not deleted automatically, even if the layer is no
longer used. You must explicitly delete or purge unreferenced layers.
The default line type patterns and line weights are based on ISO 128-20:1996.
You can however use the LAYER command and change these parameters.
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