Exercise Workbook for Beginning AutoCAD 2005
Use this easy-to-follow, self-study guide to learn the basics of AutoCAD through step-by-step lessons and non-intimidating exercises.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Exercise Workbook for Beginning AutoCAD 2005
VIEWPORTS
Viewports are only used in Paper Space (Layout tab).
Viewports are holes cut into the sheet of paper displayed on the screen.
Viewports are objects. They can be moved, stretched, scaled, copied and erased.
You can have multiple Viewports, and their size and shape can vary.
| Note | It is considered good drawing management to create a layer for the Viewport "frames" to reside on. This will allow you to control them separately; such as setting the viewport layer to "No plot" so it will not be visible when plotting. |
HOW TO CREATE A VIEWPORT
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First, create your drawing in Model Space and save it.
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Select the "Layout1" tab. (If the "Page Setup Manager" dialog box appears, select the CLOSE button for now or refer to "How to Create a Page setup" on page 26-11.)
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You are now in Paper Space. Model Space appears to have disappeared, but a blank paper is actually in front of Model Space, preventing you from seeing your drawing. (Your Border, title block and notes will be drawn on this paper in Paper Space.)
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Select layer "Viewport" (You may need to create one, refer to 26-3)
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Open the Viewport toolbar (View / toolbars / viewports)
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Select the "Single Viewport" icon.
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Draw the Viewport "frame" by specifying the location for the "first corner" and then the "opposite corner". (Similar to drawing a Rectangle, but do not use the Rectangle command.)
You should now be able to look through the Paper Space sheet to Model...
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