MvSetup

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Creates multiple paper space viewports; aligns, rotates and scales paper space viewports.

In model space the command creates a rectangle, representing a paper sheet with respect to a specified scale.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  mvsetup

 

: mvsetup

Prompts you in the command bar:

When in model space: Enable paper space? [No/Yes] <Yes>: (Press Enter to switch to the most recently used layout, choose No to continue in model space.)

Enter units type [Scientific/Decimal/Engineering/Architectural/Metric]: (Choose a unit type.)

Example of Metric scales:  10 is 1:10

Enter scale: (Type the scale factor)

Enter paper width: (Type the paper width in drawing units.)

Enter paper height: (Type the paper height in drawing units.)

A rectangle, representing the paper sheet with respect to the specified scale, is drawn. The lower left corner of the rectangle is placed at the origin of the current coordinate system.

 

Paper space options:

Enter an option [Align/Create/Scale viewports/Options/Undo]: (Enter an option.)

Command Options

Option

Description

Align

Pans the display in a viewport in order to align it with a base point in a reference viewport.

Depending on the relative position of the two viewports, the display of the panned viewport might be shifted outside of the viewport boundary.

Angled

Specify basepoint: Pick a point in  the reference viewport.

Specify point in viewport to be panned: Pick a point, which will be used as the anchor point.

Specify offset distance from base: Specify the desired distance between the basepoint and the anchor point. Either type the distance or pick two points.

Specify angle from base: Specify the desired angle of the line between the basepoint and the anchor point. Either type the angle or pick two points.

The display in the second viewport is panned over the specified distance and angle.

Horizontal

Specify basepoint: Pick a point in  the reference viewport.

Specify point in viewport to be panned: Pick a point, which will be used as the anchor point.

The display in the second viewport is panned vertically to align the basepoint an the anchor point horizontally.

Vertical

Specify basepoint: Pick a point in  the reference viewport.

Specify point in viewport to be panned: Pick a point, which will be used as the anchor point.

The display in the second viewport is panned horizontally to align the basepoint an the anchor point vertically .

Rotate view

Specify basepoint in the viewport to be rotated: Pick a point to define the basepoint of the rotation.

Specify rotation angle: Either type the rotation angle or specify a second point.

The display in the viewport is rotated over the specified angle.

Note: If the VPROTATEASSOC system variable is ON, the display in a viewport is rotated if you rotate the viewport.

Undo

Undoes the previous alignment action and returns to the alignment options prompt.

 

Create

Creates viewports in the current layout.

Delete entities

Select entities: Select the entities you want to delete.

Create Viewports

Creates new viewports, you are prompted to choose between 4 options:

Enter choice for layout options <0-3> [None/Single/Std. Engineering/Array of viewports] <0>:

  • 0 = None
  • 1 = Single viewport

Specify first corner of bounding area for viewport(s): Pick a point.

Other corner of rectangle: Pick a point.

  • 2 = 4 standard engineering viewports: Top, Front, Right and SE Isometric.

Specify first corner of bounding area for viewport(s): Pick a point.

Other corner of rectangle: Pick a point.

Specify distance between viewports in X direction <0.000>: Type the desired horizontal spacing distance between the viewports.

Specify distance between viewports in Y direction <0.000>: Type the desired vertical spacing distance  between the viewports.

 

  • 3 = Array of viewports

Specify first corner of bounding area for viewport(s): Pick a point.

Other corner of rectangle: Pick a point.

Enter number of viewports in X direction <1>: Type the number of viewports.

Enter number of viewports in Y direction <1>: Type the number of viewports.

Specify distance between viewports in X direction <0.000>: Type the desired horizontal spacing distance between the viewports.

Specify distance between viewports in Y direction <0.000>: Type the desired vertical spacing distance  between the viewports.

 

Undo

Undoes the creation of viewports.

 

Scale Viewports

Select entities: Select the viewports you want to scale.

Entities in set: 20 Select more viewports or press Enter to stop selecting viewports.

Set the scaling mode of viewports: Interactively/<Uniform>: Press Enter to scale all viewports uniformly or choose Interactively to set the scale for each viewport separately.

Enter the number of paper space units <1.0>: Type a number.

Enter the number of model space units <1.0>: Type a number.

 

 

Options

Not implemented yet.

 

 

Undo

Undoes all operations executed by the current MVSETUP command session.

Procedures

Creating an array of layout viewports

Setting the scale of a selection of viewports

To rotate the display in a viewport

To align viewports

Related Commands

AlignSpace - adjusts viewport angle, zoom factor and pan position based on alignment points specified in model space and paper space.

MView - creates one or more viewports in layout tabs.

MSpace - switches to model space.

PSpace - switches to paper space.

VpClip - clips viewports.

VPorts - creates viewports in model 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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