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designbo 
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 Topic: view port boundries
Posted: 26.Jan.2012 at 14:13 |
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When placing object in paper space via view port, the boundries are set and I do not want some of the drawing to show in paper space. I know there is a setting to change the view port to show not just a retangle but any shape I want to show by moving the Grips to what I want.. What is that command???
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John Connor
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Posted: 26.Jan.2012 at 18:11 |
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Are you looking to create a polygonal viewport?
Viewports can be...
1. Rectangular
2. Polygonal
3. From object
Edited by John Connor - 26.Jan.2012 at 18:12
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designbo
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Posted: 26.Jan.2012 at 22:22 |
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heinsite
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Posted: 26.Jan.2012 at 22:40 |
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Type in -VPORTS at the command line. Then press the down arrow on the numeric keypad to continue with your choices.
This is also available on the ribbon View > Viewports
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designbo
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Posted: 27.Jan.2012 at 15:17 |
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Great!! works, now one question,, can I change the view port from the retangle to the poly without having to replace existing view port???
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John Connor
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Posted: 27.Jan.2012 at 15:27 |
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Yes you can. Just draw your new viewport over the existing one. Erase the one you no longer need. Done.
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Lexxx
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Posted: 27.Jan.2012 at 15:34 |
designbo wrote:
Great!! works, now one question,, can I change the view port from the retangle to the poly without having to replace existing view port???
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Yes, with the VPCLIP command. use the polygonal option.
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designbo
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Posted: 27.Jan.2012 at 18:44 |
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okay now one last question....I loose properties with the Poly issue as I need to scale set to a certain scale but properties has no scale properties and other items missing in properties box.....help.....
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John Connor
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Posted: 27.Jan.2012 at 18:58 |
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Works fine for me. Just tested it using AutoCAD 2010.
Did you use the Viewport > Polygonal approach?
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heinsite
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Posted: 27.Jan.2012 at 20:13 |
designbo wrote:
okay now one last question....I loose properties with the Poly issue as I need to scale set to a certain scale but properties has no scale properties and other items missing in properties box.....help.....
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If the question is how do you set the viewport scale now, you set it the same way regardless of whether the viewport is a rectangle or some oddly shaped polygon: select the viewport boundary and change the Scale value in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
Dave.
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