Change default reference data settings in drawing views

[f.danecker]

Hi,

we use quite a few reference parts in our assemblies (they don't contribute to the BoM but are there as visual aids). By default, these parts are displayed as reference parts, with hidden lines shown on drawing views. However, we would like to display these parts differently, so each time we insert a drawing view, we change the display style and hidden line calculation on the model tab.

It would be great if there was a way to change the default setting.

Just to make it clear which settings I am talking about, here is a screenshot of the Drawing View dialog box that opens when a view is placed.

Default:

These are the settings we set for each drawing view.

[RajSchmidt]

I remember a similar problem with threads in assemblies. (The setting is on the “Display Options” tab.) I found that the setting is stored in the drawing, so maybe you can change it in your template?

Let me know it works.

[f.danecker]

Hi @RajSchmidt, I have already tried this, but unfortunately it is not stored in the template.

[RajSchmidt]

Good morning @f.danecker, thank you for your research. It was just an idea...

[marcin_otręba]

hi,  from 2024.2 it is accessible trough api..:

Dim drw As DrawingDocument = ThisDoc.Document
For Each osheet As Sheet In drw.Sheets
For Each odv As DrawingView In osheet.DrawingViews
	odv.ReferenceDataDisplayStyle = ReferenceDataDisplayStyleEnum.kEdgesAsReference
	odv.Margin=1
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[Yijiang.Cai]

Many thanks for posting the idea, and tracked as [INVGEN-595]