VPorts

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Lists the names and x,y coordinates of saved viewports; a typical display looks like this:

Viewport Name   LL Corner      UR Corner
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*Active         0.500,0.000    1.00,1.00
*Active         0.00,0.500     0.500,1.00
*Active         0.00,0.000     0.500,0.500

• LL Corner - lower-left corner
• UR Corner - upper-right 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):

• Yes - replaces the viewport configuration name with the new one
• No - repeats the prompt, 'Viewport configuration to save'; enter a different name

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:

1. Select dominant viewport <Current> - (choose the viewport that will be retained, or press Enter to select the current viewport)

2. Select viewport to join - (choose the viewport that will unified with the first viewport.)

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.)

• Horizontal - creates two horizontal viewports, one above the other:

• Vertical - creates two vertical viewports, one beside the other:

3

Spits the current viewport into three rectangular viewports; prompts you:

Three viewports [Horizontal/Vertical/Above/Below/Left/Right] <Right> - (enter an option.)

• Horizontal - creates three horizontal viewports:

• Vertical - creates three vertical viewports:

• Above - creates a single wide viewport above two side-by-side viewports:

• Below - creates two side-by-side viewports above one wide viewport:

• Left - creates one tall viewport to the left of two stacked viewports:

• Right - creates one tall viewport to the right of two stacked viewports:

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.