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Insert Detail View

In one sentence: Creates a magnified inset view of a circular region of an existing view — for calling out small features at a larger scale without changing the main view scale.

Overview

Workbench: TechDraw
Menu: TechDraw → Views → Insert Detail View

A detail view is used when a feature (thread, fillet, tight tolerance) is too small to dimension clearly at the main view scale. A circle on the parent view marks the area being magnified, and the detail view appears separately at its own scale.

Step-by-step

  1. Select the parent view on the page.
  2. Choose TechDraw → Views → Insert Detail View.
  3. In the task panel:
  4. Click on the parent view to set the centre of the detail circle.
  5. Set the circle Radius (in page mm, not model mm).
  6. Set the Scale for the magnified view.
  7. Click OK.

The detail view appears, labelled with a letter (C, D, …). A corresponding circle with the same letter appears on the parent view.

When to use it

  • Small features (threads, fillets, close tolerances) too small to dimension clearly at the main view scale.
  • Calling out a complex region without increasing the scale of the whole view.

Common mistakes and pitfalls

Detail view requires a parent view

Detail View must be created from an existing parent view. Select the parent view before activating this tool.

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