Chapter 1 Controlling Views

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Chapter 1
Controlling Views

View ports 1.1

-Vports Command
1. Type -VPORTS at the command prompt.
Command: -vports
Enter an option [Save/Restore/Delete/Join/SIngle/?/2/3/4]
<3>: enter
Enter a configuration option [Horizontal/Vertical/Above/
Below/Left/Right] <Right>: enter
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2. Click once in each vport to make it active.
3. Type a ZOOM option in each viewport.
NOTE: AutoCAD plots only the current vport

3D Viewports 1.2

Viewports
1. Choose View, Viewports, New Viewports
2. Click the dropdown option for Setup and click 3D.
3. Click OK.

Preset Views 1.3

1. Choose View, Named Views
2. Click Orthographic & Isometric Views tab of the
View dialog.
3. Click One of the following view options:
Top
Bottom
Front
Back
Left
Right
Southwest Isometric
Southeast Isometric
Northeast Isometric
Northwest Isometric
4. Click the Set Current button

5. Click the OK button

Vpoint Command (Tripod) 1.4

Displays a compass and tripod for defining a view rotation. The
compass represents a two dimensional globe.
1. Choose View, 3D Views, Vpoint
or
2. Type VPOINT at the command prompt.
Command: vpoint
Rotate/<View point> <-0.614,-0.614,0.500>: (enter)
3. Click a point on the compass to define the viewing angle.

Vpoint Command (Rotate) 1.5

Enters a rotation angle at the viewpoint prompt.
1. Choose View, 3D Views, Vpoint
or
2. Type VPOINT at the command prompt.
Command: vpoint
Rotate/<View point> <-0.614,-0.614,0.500>: R (enter)
Enter angle in XY plane from X axis <225>: 225 (enter)
Enter angle from XY plane <30>: 15 (enter)
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DDVpoint Command 1.6

1. Choose View, 3D Views, Viewpoint Preset
or
2. Type DDVPOINT at the command prompt.
Command: ddvpoint
3. Set a viewing angle by typing the From X axis and XY Plane
angle.
or
4. Pick a viewing angle in the 2 graphics
Left graphic = From X Axis
Right graphic = In XY Plane
5. Click OK.

Vpoint Command (Vector Option) 1.7

Enters coordinates at the viewpoint prompt.
1. Choose View, 3D Views, Vpoint
or
2. Type VPOINT at the command prompt.
Command: vpoint
Rotate/<View point> <-1.690,-1.981,2.995>: -1,-1,1
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Other Preset Viewpoints 1.8

1. Choose View, 3D Views, and one of the following viewpoint
options:
Top, Bottom,
Left, Right,
Front, Back
SW Isometric
SE Isometric
NW Isometric
NE Isometric

Plan View 1.9

1. Choose View, 3D Views, Plan View the one of the following:
Current UCS, World UCS, Named UCS
or
2. Type PLAN at the command prompt.
Command: plan
Enter an option [Current ucs/Ucs/World] <Current>:
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Current ucs Goes to the plan view of the current
UCS.
Ucs At the command line type in a name
of a previously named Coordinate
System.
World Goes to the plan view of the World
Coordinate System.