To Insert a Copy and Align View
If you already have a partial or detailed view in the drawing you can create another aligned partial view as a copy of the original, but with a different boundary defined. A copy and align view is similar to a broken view, except a copy and align view enables you to sketch several partial views to define the portions of the whole view you want to show. Broken views remove geometry along a fixed horizontal or vertical line.
The edges of the portions are aligned to their "parent" edges in the original view.
Copy and align views are only available if a partial view, such as a detail view, is already displayed in the drawing.
1. Click > 
Copy and Align. You are prompted to select an existing partial view.
Copy and Align. You are prompted to select an existing partial view.2. Select the partial view that you want to copy and display in an alternative view. The selected view is highlighted.
3. Select where you want to place the detailed view on the drawing. The copied view is displayed on the drawing. The view temporarily appears in full. You are prompted select a center point for the area you want to display.
4. Select a reference point on the new view to define the center of the partial portion. You are prompted to sketch a spline to define the outline.
5. Sketch a spline encompassing both the reference point and the area that you want to show.
 | Click in the drawing area to begin the sketching of the spline. If you use the commands on the Sketch tab to sketch the spline, the creation of the Copy and Align view is cancelled. |
| | • To modify the properties of the copy and align view, access the Drawing View dialog box by double clicking the view or select and right-clicking the view and clicking Properties on the shortcut menu. • You can define other attributes of the drawing view using the categories on the Drawing View dialog box. When you are done defining each category, click Apply and then select the next appropriate category. When you have completely defined the drawing view, click Ok. |