VpClip

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic, Pro and Platinum, Bricscad (Linux) Classic and Pro

Clips viewports in layouts (short for "view port clipping").

Accessing the Command

command bar: vpclip

: vpclip

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select viewport to clip: (Choose a viewport border.)

Polygonal <Select clipping object>: (Choose a closed object, or type P.)

Polygonal options:

Arc/Distance/Follow/<Next point>: (Pick another point, or enter an option.)

Arc/Distance/Follow/Undo/<Next point>: (Pick another point, or enter an option.)

Arc/Close/Distance/Follow/Undo/<Next point>: (Type C to close the polygon.)

This command can only be used in a layout tab (paper space).

Polygonal viewports must have at least three vertices.

Only closed entities, such as circles and closed polylines, can be used for viewport boundaries.

Command Options

Option	Description
Select viewport to clip	Chooses the viewport to clip. Clipped viewports can be reclipped. Use the Delete option to remove clipping.
Select clipping object	Converts a closed object into the viewport boundary. The entity must be drawn in paper space.
Polygonal	Draws a polygonal viewport border made of straight and arc segments; prompts you: Specify start point - indicate the starting point of the polygon.
Specify start point	Indicates the starting point of the polygon. Pick a point, or enter x,y coordinates.
Next point	Specifies the next vertex of the polygon. Pick a point, or enter x,y coordinates.
Arc	Draws an arc segment; prompts you: Angle/CEnter/Direction/Line/Radius/Secondpt/<End of arc> - enter an option. See Arc command.
Distance	Specifies the distance and angle for the next segment; prompts you: Distance for segment - enter a distance or show by picking a point. Angle of segment - enter an angle or show by picking a point.
Follow	Draws the next segment at the same angle as the previous segment. Length of line - specifies the length of the segment.
Undo	Undoes the last segment.
Close	Closes the polygon.
Delete	Deletes the clipping boundary, and returns the original rectangular viewport. (This option appears only when you select a clipped viewport.)

Related Commands

XClip - clips externally-referenced drawings.

ImageClip - clips images.

MView - creates viewports in paper space.

VPorts - creates viewports in model space.

MSpace - switches to model space.

PSpace - switches to paper space.