Views and Viewports

Views and Viewports Sacramento City College EDT 310 Views and Viewports

Creating Your Own Working Views Views and Viewports

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

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

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

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

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

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

Model Views Views and Viewports

Layout Views Views and Viewports

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

Views and Viewports

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

Orthographic & Isometric Views Views and Viewports

Bottom View Views and Viewports

Front View Views and Viewports

Southwest Isometric View Views and Viewports

Southeast Isometric View Views and Viewports

Tiled Viewports Views and Viewports

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

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

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

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

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

Views and Viewports