VPORTS command

Creates one or more viewports in model space.

BricsCAD Lite; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

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Alias: VIEWPORTS, VPORT, VW

Description

Creates one or more viewports in model space and allows you to see more than one view of the same drawing.

Note: To create viewports in paper space, use the MVIEW command.

Options within the command

?
Lists the names and x,y coordinates of saved viewports.
Note: Press F2 key to open the prompt history window.
Save
Saves the current viewport arrangement by name.
Note: If the name already exists, you are asked to overwrite the existing configuration or not.
Yes
Replaces the viewport configuration with a new one.
No
Saves the configuration with a different specified name.
Restore
Restores a named viewport configuration after entering the name of the configuration to restore.
Delete
Erases a named viewport configuration from the drawing.
Note: Only one configuration at the time can be deleted.
Single
Creates a single viewport of the current viewport, removing all others. This option can be used to return the drawing to its original single-viewport state.
Join
Joins two or more viewports to a single viewport after specifying the dominant viewport and the ones to join.
Note: If the two viewports were to join to form a non-rectangular shape, such as an L or a T shape, BricsCAD displays the message: 'The selected viewports do not form a rectangle.'. The 'Select viewport to join' prompts you to try again.
Create 2 viewports
Splits the current viewport into two rectangular viewports.
Horizontal
Creates two horizontal viewports, one above another.
Vertical
Creates two vertical viewports, one beside another.
Create 3 viewports
Splits the current viewport into three rectangular viewports.
Horizontal
Creates three horizontal viewports, one above another.
Vertical
Creates three vertical viewports, one beside another.
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.
Create 4 viewports
Splits the current viewport into four rectangular viewports.
Note: 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.
Note: Viewports can be resized by dragging their borders.