MView

First corner

Specifies one corner for a new, rectangular viewport.

Pick a point, or enter x,y coordinates.

Opposite corner

Specifies the other corner for a new viewport.

ON

Turns on viewports that are turned off; prompts you:

Select viewports to turn on - choose one or more viewports.

OFF

Turns off viewports; prompts you:

Select viewports to turn off - choose one or more viewports.

This option hides the content of the viewport; the viewport border remains visible.

To hide the viewport border, place it on a separate layer, and then freeze the layer.

Lock

Locks the viewport's scale factor, relative to model space; prompts you:

Viewport locking: ON/OFF<On> - type ON or OFF.

• ON - locks the viewport's scale factor.

• OFF - unlocks the viewport's scale factor.

Set the scale factor with the Zoom command's XP option.

Fit

Draws a rectangular viewport that fits the current layout.

2

Draws two rectangular viewports; prompts you:

Two viewports: Horizontal/<Vertical>  - type H or V.

Fit/<First corner of bounding rectangle> - enter an option.

Horizontal

Draws two horizontal viewports.

Vertical

Draws two vertical viewports.

3

Draws three rectangular viewports; prompts you:

Three viewports: Horizontal/Vertical/Above/Below/Left/<Right> - enter an option.

Fit/<First corner of bounding rectangle> - enter an option.

Horizontal

Draws three horizontal viewports.

Vertical

Draws three vertical viewports.

Above

Draws one viewport above two side-by-side viewports.

Below

Draws two side-by-side viewports above one viewport.

Left

Draws one viewport to the left of two stacked viewports.

Right

Draws one viewport to the right of two stacked viewports.

4

Draws four rectangular viewports; prompts you:

Fit/<First corner of bounding rectangle> - enter an option.

Object

Converts an object into a viewport border; prompts you:

Select an object to clip viewport - specifies a closed object.

The viewport is traced over the object; the original object remains in the drawing.

This option is useful for ensuring a viewport border precisely matches an outline.

Polygonal

Draws non-rectangular viewports made of lines and arcs; prompts you:

Specify start point - specifies the starting point for the polygon.

Arc/Distance/Follow/<Next point> - specify a point, or enter an option.

Arc/Distance/Follow/Undo/<Next point> - specify a point, or enter an option.

Arc/Close/Distance/Follow/Undo/<Next point> - specify a point, or enter an option.

Enter C to close the polygon and exit the command.

Arc

Enters arc drawing mode; prompts you:

Angle/CEnter/CLose/Direction/Line/Radius/Secondpt/Undo/<End of arc>.

Use the Line option to exit arc drawing mode. See Arc command.

Close

Closes the polygon and exits the command.

Distance

Draws the next line segment at a specified distance and angle; prompts you:

Length of line - specifies the length of the segment.

Angle of line - specifies the angle (measured counterclockwise from the positive x-axis).

Follow

Draws the next line segment at the same angle; prompts you:

Length of line - specifies the length of the segment.

Undo

Undoes (undraws) the last segment.

Next point

Specifies the endpoint of the line segment.