API Reference > imodeljs-backend > ViewDefinitions > DrawingViewDefinition DrawingViewDefinition Class Defines a view of a DrawingModel. Extends ViewDefinition2d Implements EntityProps ElementProps DefinitionElementProps ViewDefinitionProps ViewDefinition2dProps Methods Name Description create(iModelDb: IModelDb, definitionModelId: Id64String, name: string, baseModelId: Id64String, categorySelectorId: Id64String, displayStyleId: Id64String, range: Range2d): DrawingViewDefinition Static Create a DrawingViewDefinition insert(iModelDb: IModelDb, definitionModelId: Id64String, name: string, baseModelId: Id64String, categorySelectorId: Id64String, displayStyleId: Id64String, range: Range2d): Id64String Static Insert a DrawingViewDefinition Inherited methods Name Inherited from Description buildConcurrencyControlRequest(opcode: DbOpcode): void Element Add a request for locks, code reservations, and anything else that would be needed to carry out the specified operation. delete(): void Element Delete this Element from the iModel. forEachProperty(func: PropertyCallback, includeCustom: boolean = false): void Entity Call a function for each property of this Entity. getAuxiliaryCoordinateSystemId(): Id64String ViewDefinition The Id of the AuxiliaryCoordinateSystem for this ViewDefinition, or an invalid Id if no ACS is defined. getClassMetaData(): EntityMetaData | undefined Element Get the class metadata for this element. getDisplayLabel(): string Element Get a display label for this Element. getJsonProperty(nameSpace: string): any Element Get a JSON property of this element, by namespace getToolTipMessage(): string[] Element Get a list of HTML strings that describe this Element for the tooltip. getUserProperties(namespace: string): any Element Get a set of JSON user properties by namespace insert(): string Element Insert this Element into the iModel. isDrawingView(): this is DrawingViewDefinition ViewDefinition Type guard for 'instanceof DrawingViewDefinition' isSpatialView(): this is SpatialViewDefinition ViewDefinition Type guard for instanceof SpatialViewDefinition isView2d(): this is ViewDefinition2d ViewDefinition Type guard for 'instanceof ViewDefinition2d` isView3d(): this is ViewDefinition3d ViewDefinition Type guard for instanceof ViewDefinition3d loadCategorySelector(): CategorySelector ViewDefinition Load this view's CategorySelector from the IModelDb. loadDisplayStyle(): DisplayStyle ViewDefinition Load this view's DisplayStyle from the IModelDb. loadDisplayStyle2d(): DisplayStyle2d ViewDefinition2d Load this view's DisplayStyle2d from the IModelDb. removeUserProperties(nameSpace: string): void Element Remove a set of JSON user properties, specified by namespace, from this Element setAuxiliaryCoordinateSystemId(acsId: Id64String): void ViewDefinition Set or clear the AuxiliaryCoordinateSystem for this ViewDefinition. setJsonProperty(nameSpace: string, value: any): void Element setUserProperties(nameSpace: string, value: any): void Element Change a set of user JSON properties of this Element by namespace. update(): void Element Update this Element in the iModel. createCode(iModel: IModelDb, scopeModelId: CodeScopeProps, codeValue: string): Code Static ViewDefinition Create a Code for a ViewDefinition given a name that is meant to be unique within the scope of the specified DefinitionModel. onAllInputsHandled(_id: Id64String, _iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element onBeforeOutputsHandled(_id: Id64String, _iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element onDelete(props: ElementProps, iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element Called before an Element is deleted. onDeleted(_props: ElementProps, _iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element Called after an Element was deleted. onInsert(props: ElementProps, iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element Called before a new Element is inserted. onInserted(props: ElementProps, iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element Called after a new Element was inserted. onUpdate(props: ElementProps, iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element Called before an Element is updated. onUpdated(props: ElementProps, iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element Called after an Element was updated. populateRequest(req: ConcurrencyControl.Request, props: ElementProps, _iModel: IModelDb, opcode: DbOpcode, original: ElementProps | undefined): void Static Element Disclose the codes and locks needed to perform the specified operation on this element Inherited properties Name Type Inherited from Description angle Angle ViewDefinition2d The rotation of this view. baseModelId Id64String ViewDefinition2d The Id of the Model displayed by this view. categorySelectorId Id64String ViewDefinition The element Id of the CategorySelector for this ViewDefinition classFullName Accessor ReadOnly string Entity Get the full BIS class name of this Entity in the form "schema:class". classFullName Accessor StaticReadOnly string Entity Get the full BIS class name of this Entity in the form "schema:class" className Accessor ReadOnly string Entity The name of the BIS class associated with this class. code Code Element The Code for this element delta Point2d ViewDefinition2d The delta (size) of this view, in meters, aligned with view x,y. details Accessor ReadOnly ViewDetails ViewDefinition2d Provides access to optional detail settings for this view. displayStyleId Id64String ViewDefinition The element Id of the DisplayStyle for this ViewDefinition federationGuid undefined | GuidString Element A FederationGuid assigned to this element by some other federated database id Id64String Entity The Id of this Entity. iModel IModelDb Entity The IModelDb that contains this Entity isPrivate boolean DefinitionElement If true, don't show this DefinitionElement in user interface lists. jsonProperties [key: string]: any Element Optional json properties of this element. model Id64String Element The ModelId of the Model containing this element origin Point2d ViewDefinition2d The lower-left corner of this view in Model coordinates. parent undefined | RelatedElement Element The parent element, if present, of this element. schema Static undefined Entity The Schema that defines this class. schemaName Accessor ReadOnly string Entity The name of the BIS Schema that defines this class userLabel undefined | string Element A user-assigned label for this element. Defined in core/backend/src/ViewDefinition.ts Line 806 Last Updated: 13 June, 2024