You can superimpose one drawing view precisely on another with the Alternate Position View tool. The alternate position is shown with phantom lines. Alternate Position Views are often used to show the range of motion of an assembly.
You can dimension between the primary view and the Alternate Position View.
The Alternate Position View is added to the FeatureManager design tree.
You can create more than one Alternate Position View in a drawing.
The Alternate Position View is not available in Broken, Section, or Detail views.
To insert an alternate position view:
Click Alternate Position View 
on the Drawing toolbar, or click Insert, Drawing View,
Alternate Position.
The Alternate Position PropertyManager appears. You are prompted to select a drawing view in which to insert the alternate position.
Under Configuration, choose either:
New configuration - to create a new Alternate Position configuration. Accept the default name or type a name of your choice.
Existing configuration - to choose an existing configuration in the assembly document. Select a configuration from the list.
Click OK
. The results are either:
New configuration - If the assembly document is not already open, it opens automatically. The assembly appears with the Move Component PropertyManager open and Free Drag activated. Continue to Step 4.
Existing configuration - The alternate position of the selected configuration appears in the drawing view, and the PropertyManager closes. The view is complete. No further steps are required.
Use any of the Move Component tools to move the assembly components to the desired position.
Click OK to
close the Move Component PropertyManager
and return to the drawing.
The alternate position of the assembly configuration appears in the drawing view in phantom lines, and the Alternate Position PropertyManager closes.
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Example of an Alternate Position View |
