Views and Viewports Sacramento City College EDT 310

Views and Viewports Sacramento City College EDT 310 Views and Viewports 1

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Views and Viewports u Zooming and panning can be time consuming. u Being able to quickly specify and recall a certain part of the drawing is much easier than zooming or panning. Views and Viewports 3

Creating Views u VIEW command allows you to create named views which can then quickly be recalled. u. A view can be any portion of the drawing. Views and Viewports 4

Creating Views u Think of a view as a previously zoomed display that you can recall at any time. u Benefits u Magnification is the “right size”. u Text is legible. Views and Viewports 5

Creating Views u Access VIEWS by: u Picking Named Views button in the Viewpoint toolbar. u Select Named Views from the View pull-down menu. u Enter DDVIEW or V at the Command: prompt. Views and Viewports 6

Creating Views u The View Manager is where new views are defined. u Four Choices u Current u Model Views u Layout Views u Preset Views and Viewports 7

Creating Views u Model u. A Views list of currently defined views is shown u Layout u. A Views list of currently defined views is shown u Preset Views u Orthographic u Views Top, Bottom, Left, right, Front, Back u SW Isometric u SE Isometric u NW Isometric Views and Viewports 8

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Create A New View u Create u Type a new view VIEW or V u Click New u Give a name for the new view Views and Viewports 11

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Creating Views u To make a view current: u Click on the view and then click “Set Current. ” u Or u Double-click u Fastest on the view, then hit ENTER way Views and Viewports 19

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Viewports u The Auto. CAD Model tab screen may be divided into several “windows” called viewports. u Each viewport may display a different view or zoom of the current drawing. Views and Viewports 28

Viewports u Another type of viewport called “floating viewports” can be created in the Layout tab. u Tiled viewports - model space u Floating viewports - paper space. Views and Viewports 29

Viewports u Only one viewport is active at any one time in Model Space. u To activate another viewport, click on it. u When active, the viewport border is “thickened”. Views and Viewports 30

Viewports u You can draw between viewports. u You can start a line in one viewport and complete the line in another viewport. Views and Viewports 31

Viewports u To access Preset Viewports u Pick the Display Viewports Dialog button from the Standard, Layouts, or Viewports toolbars. u Enter VPORTS at the Command: prompt. u Select New Viewports from the Viewports cascading menu in the View pull-down menu. Views and Viewports 32

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Creating Tiled Viewports u Model Space: u Tiled viewports u Created with the VPORTS command. u 48 max u Only one viewport contains the cross hairs at any one time. u Preset tiled viewports can be selected Views and Viewports 53

Uses of Tiled Viewports u Model Space: u Each viewport is a separate screen u REDRAW or REGEN separately u REDRAWALL redraws all viewports Views and Viewports 54

Creating Floating Viewports The VPORTS Command Views and Viewports 55

Creating Floating Viewports u Creating floating viewports in Paper Space is very similar to creating Tiled Viewports in Model Space. Views and Viewports 56

Creating Floating Viewports u. A view port configuration can be selected from the Viewports dialog box. u Use the VPORTS command. u The MVIEW command can also be used. Views and Viewports 57

Creating Floating Viewports u When Model Space is active u The Viewports dialog box creates tiled viewports. u When paper space is active u The Viewports dialog box creates floating viewports. Views and Viewports 58

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Creating Floating Viewports u Use Spacing to set the space around the edges of the floating viewports. Views and Viewports 62

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Creating Floating Viewports u MV, MVIEW or -VPORTS options: u ON u OFF u Fit u Hideplot u Lock u Object u Polygonal Views and Viewports 66

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Creating Floating Viewports u ON u Activates the model space display within a view port. u OFF u Deactivates a model space display within a view port. Views and Viewports 68

Creating Floating Viewports u Fit u Default option. u Creates a single rectangular floating viewport that fills the entire printable area on the sheet. u The sub options 2, 3, 4 can be used to create multiple viewports. Views and Viewports 69

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Creating Floating Viewports u Hideplot u Prevents hidden lines in a 3 D model from being plotted. Views and Viewports 73

Creating Floating Viewports u Locks the view in one or more viewports. u When a viewport is locked, objects in the view port can be edited and new objects added u but: u Display commands like Zoom and Pan are disabled. Views and Viewports 74

Creating Floating Viewports u Object u Use to change a closed object drawn in paper space into a floating viewport. u Existing u Circles u Ellipses u Polygons and u other closed shapes u can be used as floating viewport outlines. Views and Viewports 75

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Creating Floating Viewports u Polygonal u Draw a floating viewport outline using a polyline. u Any shape can be used. Views and Viewports 77

Creating Floating Viewports u OR u Draw the shape in paper space using the POLYGON command. u Use MVIEW command u Select Object sub-menu option to make the object a viewport. Views and Viewports 78

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Zoom To Paper Space u. A viewport in Paper Space must be zoomed to the correct magnification if it is to be plotted to scale. u The Zoom Command is used to zoom a viewport. Views and Viewports 82

Zoom To Paper Space u Zoom Scale has two options: u n. X u And u n. XP u n. X scales the display relative to the current display Views and Viewports 83

Zoom To Paper Space u “Zoom xp” is the common term used when describing zooming a viewport to the correct magnification. u Zoom 1/n. XP u Scales the drawing in Model Space relative to Paper Space. u Is used primarily in the layout of scaled multivew drawings. u THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ZOOM COMMAND YOU WILL LEARN ! Views and Viewports 84

Zoom To Paper Space u Examples: u To zoom a viewport to 1: 4 u Zoom u To zoom a viewport to 1: 16 u Zoom u To 1/16 XP zoom a viewport to 1: 48 u Zoom u To 1/4 XP 1/48 XP zoom a viewport to 1: 96 u Zoom 1/96 XP Views and Viewports 85

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New Paper Space Layouts u Create New Paper Space layouts by rightclicking the Layout Tab at the bottom of the screen. u Select “New Layout”. Views and Viewports 87

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New Paper Space Layouts u The new layout will be created. Views and Viewports 90

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