Detail View Tool

Use the Detail view tool to add a detail view on the drawing sheet.

Detail views allow you to magnify a portion of another view to show more detail. To create a detail view, you must already have at least one view on your drawing sheet.

Creating a Detail of Selected View

1. Click the Detail view tool to add a detail view on the drawing sheet.
2. Choose Create detail of selected view to create a new detail view with the boundary drawn on an existing view.
3. Choose the Sketch Boundary Type to determine the shape of the new view.
4. Click an object to set the anchor point for scaling, click to set the boundary center, then click to draw the boundary.
5. Click again to place the detail view on the drawing sheet.
   

Converting a View to a Partial View

1. Click the Detail view tool to add a detail view on the drawing sheet.
2. Choose Convert view to partial to convert an existing view into the detail view.
3. Choose the Sketch Boundary Type to determine the shape of the new view.
4. Click an object to set the anchor point for scaling, click to set the boundary center, then click to draw the boundary.
5. Click again to place the detail view on the drawing sheet.