Instead of drawing a back and right 2D view of the same object next to each other in 2D drafting workspace I would like to sketch them separately on their respective UCSs in (3D modelling workspace) a bit like a skeleton sketch with a view to 3D modelling parts later on. If I do this, what would be best practice to hide all the contents of back view when plotting the right view and visa versa without creating separate layers for each sketch?
Assuming you’re drawing on the sides of a 3d solid when you plot with hide on the solid should hide all “the skeletons” behind it
I'm just sketching on the origin planes of front and left but with a view to hiding everything in 'left' when I create a viewport for 'front' before locking the viewport and hiding everything in 'front' when I create a 2nd viewport for 'left.'
So if your method works keep using it
I think Dview clipping will only work if the entire elevation view is on the same plane.
But if the elevation plane shifts in & out and since there's no multiple clipping plane options then that would fail.
I think this is very dependent on exactly what you mean by "sketch them separately on their respective UCSs." If you do them as I was imagining, something like this, where the UCS icon is showing World coordinates and the contents were drawn on UCS planes for each of the Left and Front sides:
and if each side's content is pulled away from the common corner [where the UCS icon sits] a little, then when you're in a Viewport looking at the Left content, a DVIEW back CLipping plane just behind the Left-side content will mask off all the Front-side content [and also Rear-side and Right-side if you include those], and vice versa. Each side can be isolated in that way.
But it depends on "on their respective UCSs" and "I'm just sketching on the origin planes" meaning all on a flat plane for each side -- maybe what you intend is different. Can you post a sample?
True, but since the OP said they're not drawing on a 3D solid, but only sketching in 2D "with a view to 3D modelling parts later on," I don't think that's an issue. But the possibility is why I asked for clarification and a sample.
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