Model Space Viewports

Command: VPORTS

The display in model space (Model Space, with tiled viewports) can be divided into multiple viewports, each of which can contain a different view of the current drawing. All viewports are displayed in a tiled manner. You can work in only one of these viewports at a time but all viewports are updated simultaneously. When no command is active click in a viewport to make it the current viewport. You can print the current viewport only.

The following settings can be defined differently for each viewport:

• grid display and snap

• coordinate system: WCS or UCS

Creating viewports in model space

1. Do one of the following:
2. Click the Viewports tool button () on the Views toolbar.
3. Choose Viewports in the Views  menu.
4. Type vports in the command bar.

The command bar reads: Viewports: ? to list/Save/Restore/Delete/SIngle/Join/2/3/4/<3>:

A prompt menu opens.

2. (option) To create 2 viewports, do one of the following:
3. Choose Create 2 viewports in the prompt menu.
4. Type 2 in the command bar, then press Enter.

The command bar reads. Two viewports: Horizontal/<Vertical>:

3.  (option) To create 3 viewports, do one of the following:
4. Choose Create 3 viewports in the prompt menu.
5. Type 3 in the command bar, then press Enter.

The command bar reads. Three viewports: Horizontal/Vertical/Above/Below/Left/<Right>:

4. (option) To create 4 viewports, do one of the following:
5. Choose Create 4 viewports in the prompt menu.
6. Type 4 in the command bar, then press Enter.

Drawing in multiple viewports

1. Click in a viewport to make it current.
   The border of the current viewport highlights.
2. Draw the entities in the current viewport.
3. (option) Repeat step 1 to make a different viewport current.

Joining adjacent viewports

1. Launch the Viewports command.
2. Select the Join command option.
   The command bar reads: Select inside dominant viewport <Current>:
3. Click in the dominant viewport or press Enter to choose the current viewport.
   The border of the selected viewport highlights.
   The command bar reads. Select inside viewport to  join:
4. Click the viewport to join again to confirm.
   The two selected viewports are joined.