About Simplified Representations in Drawings

Using the Drawing Models menu, you can create assembly and part views using simplified representations. You must specify the simplified representation before adding a view. You can add multiple views of an assembly or a part, each of a different representation, to a drawing.

When working with assembly simplified representations in Drawing mode, you can use geometry representations—a type of advanced simplified representation. Geometry representations require less time to retrieve than the components of the assembly because only the geometry is retrieved, and not the parametric information. You can use them to remove hidden lines, obtain measure information, and accurately calculate mass properties.

When working with geometry representations of assemblies, keep in mind the following:

By default, you cannot create drawing references to geometry representations (this includes dimensions, notes, and leaders). You can create references if you set the allow_refs_to_geom_reps_in_drws configuration option to yes. However, these references may become invalid if the referenced geometry changes. This option is for advanced users who are aware that some references to geometry representations may not be updated in drawings.

For assemblies, Graphics representations and Symbolic representations are not available in the Drawing mode.

Part simplified representations in drawings are classified into two groups:

• Representations being used—Representations that have been added to the drawing and used by the drawing to define views.

• Representations available—Representations that have been added to the drawing but have not yet been used to define views.

For parts, the Geometry representations, Graphics representations, and Symbolic representations are not available in the Drawing mode.