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Creating a New Detail View

  1. Click the Detail View tool on the Detail tab's Views ribbon group.
  2. Select one of the following options:

    • Create Detail of Selected View to create a new detail view with the boundary drawn on an existing view.

    • Convert Selected View to Partial to convert an existing view into the detail view.

  3. Select the Sketch Boundary Type (circle, rectangle, or spline) from the Options panel.
  4. (Optional) Enter the Scale on the Options panel.
  5. Click the view that will create the detail to set the anchor point for scaling.Usually, you will create an anchor point very close to the detail that you want to show in the view.
  6. Click to set the center of a boundary circle, a corner of a rectangle, or the first point of a closed spline.
  7. Click again to define the boundary circle or rectangle, or click multiple times to define the boundary spline.The detail view is displayed.
  8. Click to place the detail view on the drawing sheet.
  9. Press Esc or S to exit the tool.