view activate
Allows you to activate a view, so it will be the default for subsequent view operations.
There is always one view window which is considered the active window. The color of the view name text, and box around the view name indicate the active view. The other view windows have a different view name text color, and do not have an outlining box around the view name.
The active window is selected by using the "view activate" command, selecting activate from the view control panel, or by picking in a view anytime Adams View is not expecting a pick for another reason. If you pick in a view, Adams View will use the pick in the current command or panel field, if possible, or if not, make that the active view.
When a view is activated, its' view name will be made visible, outlined with a box, and have its' color changed to identify it as the active view. Any subsequent view operation, and many of the application commands, will, by default, act on the active view. In any case, this active view default can be over-ridden by using the view_name parameter provided with the desired command.
If the view_name parameter is used, the desired view can be identified by picking in the window or entering the name from the keyboard. View names may be arbitrarily long and a combination of letters of the alphabet and numbers may be used. The leading character must be a letter.
Format:
view activate |
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view_name = | existing view |
Example:
view activate & |
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view_name = | my_view |
This command will activate the existing view “MY_VIEW”.
Description:
Parameter | Value Type | Description |
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View_name | Existing view | Specifies view name to be activated. |
Extended Definition:
1. Each view created has a name associated with it. The view_name parameter is used to identify a view for a particular operation. In most cases, view_name=all is also a valid entry. The all option indicates "all displayed views". There are eight standard views available when the Adams View is started. These views are: front, top, right, iso, bottom, left, and back. The first four of these standard views are displayed by default when Adams View is started. The user may create new views using the 'VIEW MANAGEMENT CREATE' command, and save/restore their attributes.
If the VIEW_NAME parameter is used, the desired view can be identified by picking in the window or entering the name from the keyboard. Typing the name is the only way to identify a stored view that is not displayed.