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To Show Models in Various View States
While creating a new drawing or while modifying an existing drawing, you can show different view states in the drawing view using the Drawing View dialog box. You can create a drawing view for a combination state stored in a part or assembly model. This sets the drawing view to any state stored in a combination state in the model. However, drawing views do not recognize style states stored in an assembly combination state. You can add an exploded view of an assembly without exploding the assembly in Assembly mode. The Exploded state is an assembly view property that overrides any saved exploded views in the 3D assembly. You can display representations of assembly models in the drawing.
1. Do one of the following to open the Drawing View dialog box for an existing view:
◦ Select the view and double-click.
◦ Select the view, right-click, and click Properties on the shortcut menu.
2. Under Categories, click View States.
3. Under Combined state, select the required combination state. The presentation state lists all the available combination states. However, if a combination state has an orientation that is not parallel to the current drawing view orientation, then that combination state name is not available for selection. Additionally, for a part view, you cannot select a combination state with a part simplified representation that differs from the current part simplified representation. After you set the Combined state, the Assembly explode state and the Simplified representation boxes are updated accordingly to reflect the changes.
 
* When you set the Combined state, the Sections page is updated with the cross section information. If you change the cross section then, the presentation state changes. The same holds true for the view orientation of exploded states.
4. For an assembly view to display the exploded state, select Explode components in view under the View States category and select the required explode state from Assembly explode state. All saved explode states that are saved in 3D mode are available in the Assembly explode state list. If you clear the Explode components in view check box or change the Assembly explode state to another state, then Combined state changes to No Combined State.
 
* You can modify the explosion distances between components. However, this alters the drawing cosmetically and does not modify the actual exploded dimensions of the model.
5. Under Simplified representation, select the required simplified representation in an assembly. If you change Simplified representation to another state, then Combined state changes to No Combined State. You cannot switch part simplified representations through the Simplified representation box. You can change part simplified representations by selecting a new model.
6. Click Apply. The model appears in the drawing with the above states set.
7. Click OK. The Drawing View dialog box closes.
 
• cross section views do not support shaded display style. Therefore, if the default display style of a view is set to Shaded from the Display Style box in the View Display category of the Drawing View dialog box, and you try to place a combination state of the view that contains a cross section, then the display style of the view changes from shaded to wireframe.
• You cannot change to a combination state that contains a different part simplified representation other than the part simplified representation that is used in the current view.
• Child views are generally dependent on parent views for most view state properties. Therefore, you cannot select a combination state for a child view. Combined state is not available for child views.
• After a state is set, the view takes the settings of that state but is not parametrically linked to the state.
• If a Drawing view has an unfolded section, you cannot set an explode state for that view. Similarly, if a Drawing view has an explode state, you cannot define an unfolded section for that view. You can have an existing drawing with this combination of unfolded section and explode state, until you remove either the unfolded section or the explode state for that view. However, you cannot add back this combination of unfolded section and explode state to the existing view.