Create, Select, & Update a View
Create, Select, & Update a View
Overview
In Enscape it is possible to create and save pre-defined Views and then link those Views to a Settings Preset that have been Saved to the Project.
The basic procedure to create a view is:
- Choose the camera view position in the Enscape Viewport
- Position the sun (optional)
- Click the Create View button
You will find the Create View button located in the View Management area of the Enscape Viewport toolbar. This means that you must have Enscape running and the Enscape Viewport in focus.
If you want to delete a View then this must be done from within the Vectorworks Saved Views panel.
The View Management button in the Enscape Viewport UI
The View Management Panel
Once you have clicked the View Management button, the associated panel will open where you will see a Search field, 2 View categories; Favorites and Untitled (the second being a dynamic category that is replaced with the open CAD project name), and the Create View button.
The View Management panel open in the Enscape viewport
Create View in Enscape
You can create a View directly in Enscape or via Vectorworks. What follows is the method for achieving this directly in Enscape, and the methods for achieving this in Vectorworks.
You have decided on a position in your project you would like to create a View from. Once you have also set any camera specific settings or Visual Settings, including applying styles to the projects geometry in Vectorworks, click the Create button. This will open the Create View panel where you will be prompted to provide the CAD View Name, as well as optionally Mark the View as a Favorite, and use the Linked Visual Preset option, which is discussed here. You can also save the Sun Position, as well as Update the View The later options can also be edited and applied at a later date.
Giving the View a CAD Name
If you haven’t named the View, the Create button will not be available. So, name the View first which will allow you to click the Create button to save your first View in Enscape.
Giving the View a CAD Name
Click the left pointing arrow / chevron located to the left of Edit View to go back to View Management panel. Or, click the X to the right of Edit View to close down the View Management panel altogether.
Favorite View and Linked Visual Preset options
Create a View in Vectorworks
In addition to being able to create a View directly in Enscape, it is also possible to create a View from within Vectorworks.
In Vectorworks navigate to the View->Save View option.
Saving a view in Vectorworks
Once the Save View dialog opens in Vectorworks, name the View and save it. This window will also appear when creating a View natively in Enscape itself.
NOTE: The sun position is NOT saved with the view in Vectorworks, but you can still set the Time of Day by using Right Click+Shift+drag left/right, or the keyboard shortcuts.
Vectorworks' Save View dialog
Select & Update a View in Vectorworks
Once a view has been saved, it will become available in both the Vectorworks Saved Views dialog, as well as the Enscape View Management panel.
If activating the View in Vectorworks, if Synchronize Views is not enabled, the View will only be shown in the Vectorworks’ viewport.
Otherwise, just select it from the Enscape View Management panel.
Here you can see the created view in both dialog windows.
To update a view in Vectorworks, simply select the view to be changed from the saved views list.
Make adjustments to the view. Go to the view menu and select Redefine.
Enscape View Manager and Vectorworks' Saved Views dialog
