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Create different types of viewports in model and paper space.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
5 min.
Transcript
00:03
View ports are an important element in AUTOCAD.
00:07
They are essentially the window from paper space. Looking into model space.
00:12
Model space objects are typically drawn at a 1 to 1 scale and viewpoints allow us
00:17
to see model space at a specific scale so that it will fit on a drawing.
00:22
There are different configurations for them as well
00:26
as different options to help control them.
00:28
Although view ports are typically thought of in paper space,
00:32
there are model space configurations as well.
00:35
I'll demonstrate both paper space, viewport and model space.
00:39
Viewport configurations.
00:43
Let's start off in model space
00:46
in model space floating viewport allows you
00:49
to split the screen into different configurations
00:53
to access this go to the view tab
00:57
model viewport panel
00:58
and click on Viewport configurations.
01:02
For this example,
01:03
I'm going to choose two vertical
01:07
and notice how the screen splits.
01:10
This can be handy
01:12
when trying to compare different items within the same drawing.
01:16
Now let's go back to paper space.
01:19
There are several ways to create view ports in paper space,
01:23
you could type in the command V ports
01:26
and in the viewport dialogue box,
01:29
you can select Viewport configuration options such as
01:33
single
01:35
too vertical.
01:36
Etc
01:37
after selecting the option, you want
01:40
click on the screen
01:42
to create your viewport as if you were drawing a rectangle.
01:46
When finished, you'll have the desired viewport or viewport created.
01:51
The next option is to type in the command m view.
01:55
This will present you with several command line options for creating view ports.
02:00
You simply click
02:02
and drag as if you are drawing a rectangle
02:06
and just like that. Once you get the shape you want,
02:08
you will create a viewport
02:11
command line options for MV are extremely useful as well.
02:15
First, let's talk about the fit option
02:19
with the M view command active.
02:21
You can type F enter
02:24
and AUTOCAD creates a viewport that fills the entire paper space,
02:29
making sure all model space elements will be visible.
02:34
There's no need to click points on the screen to create this viewport.
02:37
This command does that all for you.
02:40
You only will need to assign a scale to it
02:43
and maybe grip, edit it to get to be the size you want it to be.
02:47
The next M view option is called the named option.
02:51
This will create a Viewport for a previously saved named view and model space
02:57
named views allow you to take a snapshot of a part of the model space elements
03:02
and then save it as a named view.
03:05
This can be useful on a large project with a site plan
03:09
when you wanna get to an area quickly
03:12
in this example,
03:14
I'll create a viewport
03:16
using the named option. After creating a saved view.
03:20
First,
03:21
I'll delete this paper space, Viewport
03:24
and go to model space.
03:26
And let's say that I want a snapshot of this basin.
03:30
I'll go to new view on the view tab
03:34
give this a name
03:36
called basin one.
03:38
I'll define the window
03:42
press enter
03:43
and then OK.
03:46
Next, I'll go back to paper space, start the MVI command.
03:51
And this time I'll use the N option
03:54
type in basin one
03:57
press enter.
03:58
And just like that,
03:60
the Viewport is created based on that name. View.
04:04
The last way to create a Viewport and Autocad
04:07
is to go to the layout tab,
04:10
click on the rectangular tab
04:13
and you can see we have a drop down that gives us rectangular
04:17
polygonal and object.
04:20
The first two options allow you to create rectangular or polygonal view ports.
04:25
While the object option allows you to create a viewport from
04:29
an Autocad object such as a polyline or a circle.
04:33
How cool is that?
04:36
Let's demonstrate this real quick.
04:38
If I create a circle and then I use the object option for view parts,
04:44
I'll go ahead and select the circle
04:47
and just like that. A circular shaped viewport is created.
Video transcript
00:03
View ports are an important element in AUTOCAD.
00:07
They are essentially the window from paper space. Looking into model space.
00:12
Model space objects are typically drawn at a 1 to 1 scale and viewpoints allow us
00:17
to see model space at a specific scale so that it will fit on a drawing.
00:22
There are different configurations for them as well
00:26
as different options to help control them.
00:28
Although view ports are typically thought of in paper space,
00:32
there are model space configurations as well.
00:35
I'll demonstrate both paper space, viewport and model space.
00:39
Viewport configurations.
00:43
Let's start off in model space
00:46
in model space floating viewport allows you
00:49
to split the screen into different configurations
00:53
to access this go to the view tab
00:57
model viewport panel
00:58
and click on Viewport configurations.
01:02
For this example,
01:03
I'm going to choose two vertical
01:07
and notice how the screen splits.
01:10
This can be handy
01:12
when trying to compare different items within the same drawing.
01:16
Now let's go back to paper space.
01:19
There are several ways to create view ports in paper space,
01:23
you could type in the command V ports
01:26
and in the viewport dialogue box,
01:29
you can select Viewport configuration options such as
01:33
single
01:35
too vertical.
01:36
Etc
01:37
after selecting the option, you want
01:40
click on the screen
01:42
to create your viewport as if you were drawing a rectangle.
01:46
When finished, you'll have the desired viewport or viewport created.
01:51
The next option is to type in the command m view.
01:55
This will present you with several command line options for creating view ports.
02:00
You simply click
02:02
and drag as if you are drawing a rectangle
02:06
and just like that. Once you get the shape you want,
02:08
you will create a viewport
02:11
command line options for MV are extremely useful as well.
02:15
First, let's talk about the fit option
02:19
with the M view command active.
02:21
You can type F enter
02:24
and AUTOCAD creates a viewport that fills the entire paper space,
02:29
making sure all model space elements will be visible.
02:34
There's no need to click points on the screen to create this viewport.
02:37
This command does that all for you.
02:40
You only will need to assign a scale to it
02:43
and maybe grip, edit it to get to be the size you want it to be.
02:47
The next M view option is called the named option.
02:51
This will create a Viewport for a previously saved named view and model space
02:57
named views allow you to take a snapshot of a part of the model space elements
03:02
and then save it as a named view.
03:05
This can be useful on a large project with a site plan
03:09
when you wanna get to an area quickly
03:12
in this example,
03:14
I'll create a viewport
03:16
using the named option. After creating a saved view.
03:20
First,
03:21
I'll delete this paper space, Viewport
03:24
and go to model space.
03:26
And let's say that I want a snapshot of this basin.
03:30
I'll go to new view on the view tab
03:34
give this a name
03:36
called basin one.
03:38
I'll define the window
03:42
press enter
03:43
and then OK.
03:46
Next, I'll go back to paper space, start the MVI command.
03:51
And this time I'll use the N option
03:54
type in basin one
03:57
press enter.
03:58
And just like that,
03:60
the Viewport is created based on that name. View.
04:04
The last way to create a Viewport and Autocad
04:07
is to go to the layout tab,
04:10
click on the rectangular tab
04:13
and you can see we have a drop down that gives us rectangular
04:17
polygonal and object.
04:20
The first two options allow you to create rectangular or polygonal view ports.
04:25
While the object option allows you to create a viewport from
04:29
an Autocad object such as a polyline or a circle.
04:33
How cool is that?
04:36
Let's demonstrate this real quick.
04:38
If I create a circle and then I use the object option for view parts,
04:44
I'll go ahead and select the circle
04:47
and just like that. A circular shaped viewport is created.
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