See the basic procedures for working with renderings and rendering definitions.

Creating rendering usage and definition elements

Creating rendering usage and definition elements via the Textual Editor

To create rendering usage and definition elements via the Textual Editor

  1. In the Textual Editor, place the cursor where you want to create the element and declare the keyword: 

    1.  rendering def for a rendering definition.

    2.  rendering for a rendering usage.
  2. Specify the element name.
  3. (Optional) Specify the rendering's features in the element body.
  4. Click the Synchronize button.

rendering def GraphicalRendering;

rendering asTreeDiagram : GraphicalRendering;

Rendering views

Rendering views via the Textual Editor

To render views via the Textual Editor

  1. In the Textual Editor, within the curly braces of the view's body, declare the keyword render followed by the name of the rendering usage you want to use.
  2. Click the Synchronize button.

view def 'Part Structure View' {
    render asTreeDiagram;     // references the rendering usage asTreeDiagram elsewhere in the model
}