The "Derivation" element represents a single 2D derivation.
Valid derivations are the standard derivations (top, bottom, front, etc., and isometric).
The "Derivation" element is embedded into a box element (otherwise it wouldn't be positionable).
The "Derivation" element is declared in the dw file with "ELEMENT_" followed by a unique name for the element.
[ELEMENT_derivation1]
The display in the Edit element dialog box is greyed out under Name.
The following attributes are mandatory:
Example: "Derivation" can be used to place a single ISO view.
[ELEMENT_iso_view] type=derivation parent=box2 view=iso
Optionally, a title or a scale specification can be inserted using a text element. Details on the text element can be found at Section 7.11.8, “[ELEMENT_text] Text ”.
title (Title Item [Title Item] )
With "title" you can add a title.
Enter the corresponding text element as the key value in the dw file or select the desired text element from the list box in the Edit element dialog.
ratio_title (Ratio Item [Ratio Item] )
With "ratio_title" you can insert a ration information.
Enter the corresponding text element as the key value in the dw file or select the desired text element from the list box in the Edit element dialog.
title_show (Show title [Show title] )
In order for the title to be displayed, "title_show" must be set on "true".
In order for the scale information to be displayed, "ratio_title_show" must be set to "true".
Example: Corresponding keys in dw file
title=isotitle ratio_title=isotitleratio title_show=true ratio_title_show=true use_ratio=false