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Create and Modify Layout Viewports
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To create a viewport configuration on a layout

  1. Click a layout tab.
  2. Click View menu Viewports New Viewports.At the Command prompt, enter vports.
  3. In the Viewports dialog box, New Viewports tab, select a viewport configuration from the list.
  4. Under Setup, select either 2D or 3D.

    When you select 3D, a set of standard 3D views is applied to each viewport in the configuration.

  5. Under Viewport Spacing, select the amount of spacing you want to add between the viewports.
  6. To change a view, select a viewport in the preview image. Under Change View To, select a view from the list of standard views.

    The list includes top, bottom, front, back, left, right, and isometric views, along with any named views that are saved in the drawing. The selected view is displayed under Preview.

  7. Click OK.
  8. In the drawing area, specify two points to indicate the area to contain the viewport configuration.
 Toolbar: Viewports 
 Command entry: VPORTS