-View

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Creates and sets named views through the command bar.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  -view

alias:  -v

menu bar:  View | Save/Restore View

toolbar:  View |

 

: view

Prompts you in the command bar:

View:  ? to list saved views/Delete/Orthographic/Restore/Save/Window: (Enter an option.)

Hidden orthographic view options Top/Bottom/Front/Back/Left/Right and isometric view options SWiso/SEiso/NEiso/NWiso are supported.

Command Options

Option

Description

? to list saved views

Lists the names of views saved in this drawing; prompts you:

View(s) to list <List all views> - enter a name or press Enter for all.

BricsCAD reports like this:

            Name of view:  NewView1

                   Space:  Model

          Height of view:  10.0830

          Center of view:  X=   0.0000  Y=   0.0000

Press F2 to see the Prompt History window.

Delete

Erases named views from the drawing; prompts you:

View names to be deleted - enter one or more names.

Separate multiple names with commas.

Orthographic

Allows to switch to an orthographic view. Prompts you:

Enter an option: [Top/Bottom/Front/BAck/Left/Right]<Top>: enter an option.

If the UCSORTHO system variable is ON the related orthographic UCS is restored automatically.

Restore

Restores a named view; prompts you:

View to restore - enter the name of a view.

Save

Saves the current viewpoint as the named view; prompts you:

Save view as - enter a name.

Window

Saves a windowed area as the view; prompts you:

First corner of view window - pick a point or enter x,y coordinates.

Opposite corner - pick another point or enter x,y coordinates.

Related Commands

View - controls named views through the Drawing Explorer.

Print - plots named views.

Rename - renames views through the Drawing Explorer.

Zoom - utilizes the Previous option to show the previous view.


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