ChSpace

Moves entities from paper space to model space and vice versa.

Accessing the Command

The command applies to layouts only.

When executed in model space, a message displays in the command bar: This command can only be used in a Layout Tab ('Paper Space').

Moving entities from paper space to model space

Select the layout that contains the entities to be moved.

command bar:  chspace

: chspace

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select entities: (Select an entity.)

Entities in set: 1

Select entities: (Select more entities or press Enter.)

Select TARGET viewport and press ENTER to continue: (Click inside a viewport or press Enter to accept the currently selected viewport.)

<number of objects> objects were moved from PAPER space to MODEL space. Objects were scaled to maintain visual appearance by a factor of <scale factor>.

The scale factor is the inverse of custom scale of the selected target viewport. E.g. if the custom scale = 1/2 (0.5), scale factor = 2.

Moving entities from model space to paper space

When in a layout, double click a viewport where the entities, which need to be moved, display.

command bar:  chspace

: chspace

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select entities: (Select an entity.)

Entities in set: 1

Select entities: (Select more entities or press Enter.)

Select SOURCE viewport and press ENTER to continue: (Click inside a viewport or press Enter to accept the currently selected viewport.)

<number of objects> objects were moved from MODEL space to PAPER space. Objects were scaled to maintain visual appearance by a factor of <scale factor>

The scale factor equals the custom scale of the selected source viewport.

Command Options

No options.

Related Commands

CopyClip - copies entities to the Clipboard.

CutClip - copies entities to the Clipboard, and then erases them from the drawing.

MSpace - switches to model space.

PasteClip - pastes entities from the Clipboard into the drawing (short for "paste clipboard").

PSpace - switches to paper space.