Plan a viewport layout

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A

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layout represents a drawing sheet and typically

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includes a drawing board and title block as

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well as one or more view ports that display views of model space geometry.

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After creating these view ports,

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you can adjust their size and position on the layout

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and set them so that the contents of the viewport

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are at the desired scale for printing and plotting.

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The tools for creating view ports are located on the layout ribbon

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note that this ribbon is contextual.

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It is only available when working on a layout

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on the layout ribbon

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in the layout, viewport panel, expand the rectangular split button.

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View reports can be rectangular

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polygonal or based on an existing object

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claps. This split button.

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When you hover the cursor over the insert view tool,

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the tool tip explains that you can create a new viewport containing a named view.

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You can create multiple viewpoints on the sheet and place them wherever you want.

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And each viewport can display different model space geometry at different scales.

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So before creating view ports,

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you should plan out the appearance of the sheet.

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In this case,

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in the lower left, you will create a viewport showing the entire floor plan

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above it,

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you will create a viewport showing an enlarged view of the reception area.

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And in the upper right,

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you will create a viewport showing the conference table and chairs.

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So you will have three different views at three different scales

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before you begin.

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Since viewpoints are drawing objects,

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you should create a separate layer for the viewport.

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That way you will be able to turn the

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viewport borders on and off by changing their layer visibility

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on the home ribbon

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in the layers panel,

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click layer properties to open the layer properties manager palette,

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click new layer to create a new layer

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name, the layer viewport,

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click set current to make it the current layer

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click its color swatch to open the select color dialogue

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select red so that you can easily see the new view ports

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and click. OK,

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then you can collapse or close the layer properties manager palette.