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View Representation Camera

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 16:52:07 GMT

I have an assembly with quite a number of view representations that show different possibities of part configurations. I don't like how the camera angle is saved when I switch out of a view rep. It makes it very tiresome when I am trying to look at several different areas of the model across several different view reps.

Is there any way to have the camera angle remain the same regardless of whether I switch to a new view representation? I tried turning off Autosave Camera but that didn't do what I want.

Thanks in advance.

I'm using Inventor 2016.

Re: View Representation Camera

mcgyvr — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:06:19 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

I have an assembly with quite a number of view representations that show different possibities of part configurations. I don't like how the camera angle is saved when I switch out of a view rep. It makes it very tiresome when I am trying to look at several different areas of the model across several different view reps.

Is there any way to have the camera angle remain the same regardless of whether I switch to a new view representation? I tried turning off Autosave Camera but that didn't do what I want.

Thanks in advance.

I'm using Inventor 2016.

Nope.. "camera" state is saved as part of a view rep and I've never seen a setting to disable that..

Re: View Representation Camera

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:36:20 GMT

Hmm, thanks for the help. I'll just have to work through it.

Re: View Representation Camera

CCarreiras — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:48:08 GMT

Hi!

YES!!

In the same place you find "auto save camera", you find "LOCK".

Just LOCK the view representation with the camera view you want. Save the file and the camera remains the same angle, despite the way you get out of the view.

Tip: if you wat to change camera view from a locked rep. view, you have to unlock first, change camera, save, and lock again.

Re: View Representation Camera

mcgyvr — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:47:18 GMT

@CCarreiras wrote:

Hi!

YES!!

In the same place you find "auto save camera", you find "LOCK".

Just LOCK the view representation with the camera view you want. Save the file and the camera remains the same angle, despete the way you get out of the view.

Tip: if you wat to chenge camera view from a locked view, you have to unlock first, change camera, save, and lock again.

If "locking " the view meets your needs then sure..

I assumed that locking the view would cause others problems.. But if your view reps are set and you don't need to change them then yes lock will work just fine to stop it from remembering the camera.. Just remember to unlock them if you ever change anything..

Re: View Representation Camera

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:48:06 GMT

@CCarreiras wrote:
Hi!

YES!!

In the same place you find "auto save camera", you find "LOCK".
Just LOCK the view representation with the camera view you want. Save the file and the camera remains the same angle, despete the way you get out of the view.

Tip: if you wat to chenge camera view from a locked view, you have to unlock first, change camera, save, and lock again.

Well, that's not quite it. The behavior that I want is as follows:

1. In ViewRep1, zoom in to a certain section of the model.

2. Change to ViewRep2, and the view remains wherever it is, in the exact same angle as before.

3. While in this view, be able to zoom in or pan to a different area of the model.

4. Change back to ViewRep1, and have the view be exactly as it was left in step 3.

As it is, the solution you suggested doesn't work that way. I do definitely see the benefit of being able to lock views, but in this particular case I don't want that.

Re: View Representation Camera

mcgyvr — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 18:34:51 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

@CCarreiras wrote:

Hi!

YES!!

In the same place you find "auto save camera", you find "LOCK".

Just LOCK the view representation with the camera view you want. Save the file and the camera remains the same angle, despete the way you get out of the view.

Tip: if you wat to chenge camera view from a locked view, you have to unlock first, change camera, save, and lock again.

Well, that's not quite it. The behavior that I want is as follows:

1. In ViewRep1, zoom in to a certain section of the model.

2. Change to ViewRep2, and the view remains wherever it is, in the exact same angle as before.

3. While in this view, be able to zoom in or pan to a different area of the model.

4. Change back to ViewRep1, and have the view be exactly as it was left in step 3.

As it is, the solution you suggested doesn't work that way. I do definitely see the benefit of being able to lock views, but in this particular case I don't want that.

How about this..

Right click on each of your view reps and select "copy to level of detail".. Then you can switch between LODs and camera states aren't remembered with those..

Or do an iassembly and switch between members..

Re: View Representation Camera

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 19:56:27 GMT

That does sound like a good solution. I will remember that one for the future.