VPorts

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

Creates one or more viewports in model space (short for "viewports").

Accessing the Command

command bar:  vports

aliases:  viewports, vport, vw, -vports

menu bar:  View | Viewports

toolbar:  View |

 

: vports

(This command runs only in model space. To create viewports in layout tabs, use the MView command.)

Prompts you in the command bar:

Viewports: ? to list/Save/Restore/Delete/SIngle/Join/2/3/4/<3>: (Enter an option.)

 

The viewports allow you to see multiple viewpoints of the same drawings.

Command Options

Option

Description

? to list

Lists the names of saved viewports.

A typical display looks like this:

Viewport Name                      LL Corner              UR Corner

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

*Active                          0.312500,0.000000   0.343750,0.125000

SPLIT                            0.343750,0.125000   0.375000,0.250000

 

LL is short for lower-left corner; UR is short for 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 the name of the viewport configuration.

If the name already exists, prompts you:

A viewport configuration with that name exists, Overwrite?(Yes/No)? - type Y or N.

  • Yes - replaces the viewport configuration 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 the viewport configuration.

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.

All other viewports are removed.

Join

Joins two or more viewports into a single viewport; prompts you:

Select inside dominant viewport <Current> - choose the viewport that will be retained.

Select viewport to join - choose the viewport that will be removed.

When the two viewports form a non-rectangular shapes (such as an L or T shape), Bricscad complains, "The selected viewports do not form a rectangle." The 'Select viewport to join' prompt repeats.

2

Creates two rectangular viewports; prompts you:

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

  • Horizontal - draws two horizontal viewports.

  • Vertical - draws two vertical viewports.

The current viewport is split into two.

3

Draws three rectangular viewports; prompts you:

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

The current viewport is split into three viewports.

4

Draws four rectangular viewports.

The current viewport is split into four viewports.

 

Related Commands

VpClip - clips viewports.

MView - creates viewports in paper space.

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.


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