P3D 2014 - 'FRONT' ortho view unavailable to select

[Anonymous]

This may be entirely user error but, when a new ortho view is created in a brand new drawing, the 'FRONT' view is 'redded' out & unavailable to be created. Does this mean the front view exists somewhere in my template & needs to be removed?? If so, how? Any other thoughts as to how to fix this? 

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

It would appear that the template already has the placeholder for the Front View, yet no views exist in the drawing. Also, if I delete the Front View from the list in the Project Manager (as per first screen shot), the next time a Front View is generated it appears as a tiny white box in the lower left corner & cannot be edited.

Perhaps this visual aid will help:

[martinTstewart_Adsk · Accepted solution]

Hi Dallas,

Yes, always a good idea to include some images. Thanks!

You should be able to make as many front views as you like. It’s just that they each need their own name – no duplicates (that’s what the red means)

I think you just need to click into the red box and give it a unique name, like “Front View 1”

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[Anonymous]

Thanks for the tip about changing the name of the view, I had no idea field could be edited there. That helps.

However, it still doesn't explain why it is red in the first place - how can I remove the Front View (and apparently the Left View) from being pre-populated in the drawing in the first place (as per my first screenshot)?