Views and Viewports1 Sacramento City College EDT 310

Views and Viewports2 Setting View Resolution For Quick Displays Chapter 9 – Page 364

Views and Viewports3 View Resolution u AutoCAD u Can save time in zooming and panning at the expense of display accuracy. u Can provide a highly accurate display at the expense of zoom and pan speed. u The main factor is the view resolution.

Views and Viewports4 View Resolution u The view resolution is the number of lines used to draw circles and arcs. u High resolution values display smooth circles and arcs. u Low resolution values display segmented circles and arcs.

Views and Viewports5 View Resolution u Set view resolution by: u Options dialog box from the Tools Menu.

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8 View Resolution u The variable VIEWRES u Controls the display smoothness of circles and arcs. u It can vary between 1 and u Default setting is 100. Produces a relatively smooth curve. u A number < 100 causes circles to appear more “jagged”. u A number > 100 causes circles to appear smoother.

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Views and Viewports11 Setting View Resolution u AutoCAD trades view resolution for panning and zooming speed. u The View Resolution refers to the number of lines used to draw circles and arcs.

Views and Viewports12 Setting View Resolution u Command Sequence: u VIEWRES: u Do you want fast zooms? u Enter circle zoom percent ( ) : u A number smaller than 100 causes more lines to be used to draw circles and arcs.

Views and Viewports13 Setting View Resolution u If speed is a concern, respond with Yes, and AutoCAD uses fast zooms. u AutoCAD performs a REDRAW only when zooming and does not perform a REGEN. u If speed is not a concern, respond with No. u A REGEN will be performed each time.

Views and Viewports14 Creating Your Own Working Views Chapter 9– Page 204

Views and Viewports15 Views and Viewports u Zooming and panning can be time consuming. u Being able to quickly specify and recall a certain part of the drawing is much easier than zooming or panning.

Views and Viewports16 Creating Views u VIEW command allows you to create named views which can then quickly be recalled. u A view can be any portion of the drawing.

Views and Viewports17 Creating Views u Think of a view as a previously zoomed display that you can recall at any time. u Benefits u Magnification is the “right size”. u Text is legible.

Views and Viewports18 Creating Views u Access VIEWS by: u Picking Named Views button in the Viewpoint toolbar. u Select Named Views from the View pull-down menu. u Enter DDVIEW or V at the Command: prompt.

Views and Viewports19 Creating Views u The Named Views tab is where new views are defined. u The Orthographic and Isometric Views tab provides preset views around the drawing in AutoCAD.

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Views and Viewports22 Creating Views u A list of currently defined views is shown in the Named Views tab.

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Views and Viewports29 Creating Views u To make a view current: u Click on the view and then click “Set Current.” u Or u Double-click on the view.

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Views and Viewports31 The Orthographic & Isometric Views Tab

Views and Viewports32 Bottom View

Views and Viewports33 Front View

Views and Viewports34 Southwest Isometric View

Views and Viewports35 Southeast Isometric View

Views and Viewports36 The Aerial View Chapter 9 – Page 370

Views and Viewports37 The Aerial View u When you work on a large drawing, you can spend a lot of time zooming and panning. u Aerial View is a navigation tool that lets you see the entire drawing in a separate window.

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Views and Viewports39 Using the Aerial View u To open the Aerial View u Pick Aerial View from the View pull-down menu u OR u Enter AV or DSVIEWER at the Command: prompt.

Views and Viewports40 Using the Aerial View u The Aerial view window initially appears at the lower-right of the graphics window. u It can be moved to any location on the screen. u Drag window with the title bar.

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Views and Viewports42 Using the Aerial View u The menu bar in the Aerial view contains three pull-down menus and three buttons. u Zoom In u Zoom Out u Global

Views and Viewports43 Using the Aerial View u Zoom In u Increases image magnification u Zoom Out u Decreases image magnification u Global u Displays the entire drawing area (zoom extents) in the Aerial View window.

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Views and Viewports47 Using the Aerial View u The Options pull-down menu contains: u Auto Viewport u Dynamic Update u Real-time Zoom u Aerial View Help

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Views and Viewports49 Using the Aerial View u Auto Viewport u Two settings: ON and OFF u When ON, switching to a different tiled viewport causes the new viewport to be displayed in the Aerial View window. u When OFF, the Aerial View window is not updated.

Views and Viewports50 Using the Aerial View u Dynamic Update u Causes the Aerial View window to update after each change in the drawing. u Use only with “fast” computers. u Real-time Zoom u Updates the drawing view as you Zoom and Pan in the Aerial View window. u Aerial View Help u Opens help.

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Views and Viewports52 Using the Aerial View u Aerial View window is similar to the Zoom Dynamic command. u Right-click in Aerial View window to see short-cut menu.

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Views and Viewports54 Tiled Viewports Chapter 9 – Page 374

Views and Viewports55 Viewports u The AutoCAD Model tab screen may be divided into several “windows” called viewports. u Each viewport may display a different view or zoom of the current drawing.

Views and Viewports56 Viewports u Another type of viewport called “floating viewports” can be created in the Layout tab. u Tiled viewports - model space u Floating viewports - paper space.

Views and Viewports57 Viewports u Only one viewport is active at any one time. u To activate another viewport, click on it. u When active, the viewport border is “thickened”.

Views and Viewports58 Viewports u You can draw between viewports. u You can start a line in one viewport and complete the line in another viewport.

Views and Viewports59 Viewports u To access Named Viewports u Pick the Display Viewports Dialog button from the Standard, Layouts, or Viewports toolbars. u Enter VPORTS at the Command: prompt. u Select New Viewports from the Viewports cascading menu in the View pull-down menu.

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Views and Viewports78 Views/Viewports u Save: u The current viewport can be named and saved. u Names can be up to 31 characters u Restore: u You can recall a view at any time. u Type the view name or enter a “?” to get a list of all of the views. u Delete: u deletes a viewport

Views and Viewports79 Views/Viewports u Join: u permits merging one viewport with another u one view is the dominant viewport; the other viewport takes on the characteristics of the dominant one.

Views and Viewports80 Creating Tiled Viewports u The AutoCAD graphics window can be divided into tiled viewports. u Tiled model space viewports are created with the VPORTS command. u 48 can be active at one time u Only one viewport contains the cross hairs at any one time. u Preset tiled viewports can be selected from an image tile menu.

Views and Viewports81 Uses of Tiled Viewports u Since each viewport is a separate screen, you can REDRAW or REGEN a single viewport at a time without affecting the others. u REDRAWALL redraws all viewports.

Views and Viewports82 Creating Floating Viewports The VPORTS Command

Views and Viewports83 Creating Floating Viewports u Creating floating viewports in Paper Space is very similar to creating Tiled Viewports in Model Space.

Views and Viewports84 Creating Floating Viewports u A view port configuration can be selected from the Viewports dialog box. u Use the VPORTS command. u The MVIEW command can also be used.

Views and Viewports85 Creating Floating Viewports u When Model Space is active, u the Viewports dialog box creates tiled viewports. u When paper space is active, u the Viewports dialog box creates floating viewports.

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Views and Viewports88 Creating Floating Viewports u Use Spacing to set the space around the edges of the floating viewports.

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Views and Viewports91 The MVIEW Command Options

Views and Viewports92 Creating Floating Viewports u MV, MVIEW or -VPORTS options: u ON u OFF u Fit u Hideplot u Lock u Object u Polygonal

Views and Viewports93 Creating Floating Viewports u ON u Activates the model space display within a view port. u OFF u Deactivates a model space display within a view port.

Views and Viewports94 Creating Floating Viewports u Fit u Default option. u Creates a single rectangular floating viewport that fills the entire printable area on the sheet. u The sub options 2, 3, 4 can be used to create multiple viewports.

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Views and Viewports97 Creating Floating Viewports u Hideplot u Prevents hidden lines in a 3D model from being plotted.

Views and Viewports98 Creating Floating Viewports u Lock u Locks the view in one or more viewports. u When a viewport is locked, objects in the view port can be edited and new objects added u but: u Display commands like Zoom and Pan are disabled.

Views and Viewports99 Creating Floating Viewports u Object u Use to change a closed object drawn in paper space into a floating viewport. u Existing u Circles u Ellipses u Polygons and u other closed shapes u can be used as floating viewport outlines.

Views and Viewports100 Creating Floating Viewports u Polygonal u Draw a floating viewport outline using a polyline. u Any shape can be used.

Views and Viewports101 Creating Floating Viewports u OR u Draw the shape in paper space using the POLYGON command. u Use MVIEW command u Select Object sub-menu option to make the object a viewport.

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Views and Viewports103 Zoom to Paper Space

Views and Viewports104 Zoom To Paper Space u Zoom Scale has two options: u nX u And u nXP u nX scales the display relative to the current display

Views and Viewports105 Zoom To Paper Space u nXP u Scales the drawing in Model Space relative to Paper Space. u Is used primarily in the layout of scaled multivew drawings. u THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ZOOM COMMAND YOU WILL LEARN !

Views and Viewports106 Creating New Paper Space Layouts

Views and Viewports107 New Paper Space Layouts u Create New Paper Space layouts by right- clicking the Layout Tab at the bottom of the screen. u Select “New Layout”.

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Views and Viewports110 New Paper Space Layouts u The new layout will be created.

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