Creates one or more viewports in model space (short for "viewports"). Viewports allow you to see more than view of the same drawing.
Note: To create viewports in paper space, use the MView command.
Accessing the Command
command bar: vports
transparent: '-vports
aliases: viewports
vport
vw
-vports
menu bar: View | Viewports
ribbon: Home | Settings Layouts | Viewports
View | View | Viewports
toolbar: View |
Layout |
: VPorts
Prompts you in the command bar:
Viewports [? to list/Save/Restore/Delete/Join/SIngle/create 2 viewports/create 3 viewports/create 4 viewports] <Create 3 viewports>: (Enter an option or press Enter to create 3 viewports.)
The current (active) viewport is shown by a heavy rectangle. Double-click a viewport to make it the active one.
You can repeat the command to create additional viewports inside viewports to a maximum of 64.
Properties like grid, snap, UCS icon, and visual style are set independently in each viewport.
Command Options
Option |
Description |
? to list |
Lists the names and x,y coordinates of saved viewports; a typical display looks like this: Viewport Name LL Corner UR Corner
Press F2 to view the list in the prompt history window. |
Save |
Saves the current viewport arrangement by name; prompts you: Viewport configuration to save - (specifies a name by which to save the viewport configuration); when the name already exists, prompts you: A viewport configuration with that name exists, Overwrite?(Yes/No)? - (enter an option):
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Restore |
Restores a named viewport configuration; prompts you: Viewport configuration to restore - (enter the name of a save viewport configuration to restore.) |
Delete |
Erases a named viewport configuration from the drawing; prompts you: Viewport configuration to delete - (specify the name of a viewport configuration.) You cannot delete more than one viewport configuration at a time. |
SIngle |
Creates a single viewport of the current viewport, removing all other viewports. Use this option to return the drawing to its original, single-viewport state. |
Join |
Joins two or more viewports into a single viewport; prompts you:
If the two viewports were to join to form a non-rectangular shape, such as an L or a T shape, BricsCAD complains, "The selected viewports do not form a rectangle." The 'Select viewport to join' prompt repeats for you to try again. |
2 |
Spits the current viewport into two rectangular viewports; prompts you: Two viewports [Horizontal/Vertical] <Vertical> - (type H or V.)
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3 |
Spits the current viewport into three rectangular viewports; prompts you: Three viewports [Horizontal/Vertical/Above/Below/Left/Right] <Right> - (enter an option.)
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4 |
Spits the current viewport into four rectangular viewports: This style is sometimes called "engineering" viewports, as it allows you to see the top, front, side, and isometric views at the same time -- once you adjust the viewpoint in each viewport, which can be done with the MvSetup command. |
Procedures
Related Commands
VpClip - clips viewports.
MView - creates viewports in paper space.
MvSetup - creates four engineering viewports
MSpace - switches to model space.
PSpace - switches to paper space.
RedrawAll - redraws all viewports.
RegenAll - regenerates the drawing in all viewports.
Zoom - utilizes the XP option to specify the zoom factor in paper space relative to model space.