Create a consitant view of Sheets across the platform

[Ellord207]

We have a need to create Drawings and Sheets and want to have constant views of those documents across multiple applications that my not have our specific logic.

We have tried using ViewDefinition2d's for this purpose, but when loading the views on the frontend, we have observed that the full extents are not shown. Often, the loaded ViewState's extents will match the original ViewDefinition2d's x axis extent, hiding the edges of the y extent. I'm not sure if this intentional, a bug, or maybe a miss-use of the system. This causes views of our sheets to be oddly zoomed and generally look bad.

1. Are ViewDefinition2d the correct structure for this purpose? I know there is the Saved View WebAPI. Maybe something like that.
2. If ViewDefinitions2d is the correct structure, is there another option I should provide to ensure I have the desired view or would you consider changing the way ViewStates are created to include the full extents of a ViewDefinition?

[pmconne]

We have tried using ViewDefinition2d's for this purpose, but when loading the views on the frontend, we have observed that the full extents are not shown. Often, the loaded ViewState's extents will match the original ViewDefinition2d's x axis extent, hiding the edges of the y extent. I'm not sure if this intentional, a bug, or maybe a miss-use of the system.

Please convert this to an issue with repro steps, data, and clear explanation of what you observe vs what you expect.

[bbastings]

I'm not sure if this intentional

Yes, it's intentional. The y extent is adjusted for the view window's aspect ratio. Sounds like what you want is to show the view fitted?

[Ellord207]

Yeah, a way to ensure a view definition is fitted would be perfect.

[bbastings]

@Ellord207 Not sure if this helps you or not, but changedViewedModel2d supports a "doFit" option via ChangeViewedModel2dOptions. Does at least seem like someone else had a similar requirement.