Reference Plane from Drawing?

[ecope]

Hello all, I was told that I could reference a plane in my drawing from the product file.

What I want to do is when I create a detail view I want the view to follow the part if the product or part file is revised. If I insert a plane in the center of a hole for example in the product or part file how can I link the detail view with the plane?

Thanks!

 

[Akesson]

Select the plane as refernce when creating the view.

But if the plane rotates the view will not update....

 

[ecope]

Thanks Akesson for your reply, but could you go a little more indepth with the answer? When I select the "Detail View" command how do I select the plane in my "product" file for reference?

Thanks again!

 

[Akesson]

Select Window\Tile Vertically

Activate Drawing window.
Select "Detail view" icon
Select the plane that you would like to use as "Reference" plane in the "product" window.


/Akesson

 

[ecope]

Hello Akesson, Thanks for your help, but I am still having problems with this application. I have both the product and drawing side by side so I can see both of them. I activate the drawing window and select the "Detail view" command, then I go over to my product window and select the plane I want to reference but when I go back to my drawing window the command is not active anymore.

Should I be holding down another key (shift, Ctrl?) when swtiching between windows?

Any detailed steps are greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

 

[catiajim]

Actually, I suspect the problem is with the Detail View. A Detail View, by definition, has the same background plane as the originating view. Perhaps you should try a different view type.