VPORTS command

Creates one or more viewports in model space.

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Alias: VIEWPORTS, VPORT, VW

Description

Creates one or more viewports in model space and allows you to see more than one view of the same drawing.

Note: To create viewports in paper space, use the MVIEW command.

Options within the command

?: Lists the names and x,y coordinates of saved viewports.; Note: Press F2 key to open the prompt history window.

Save: Saves the current viewport arrangement by name.; Note: If the name already exists, you are asked to overwrite the existing configuration or not.

Yes: Replaces the viewport configuration with a new one.

No: Saves the configuration with a different specified name.

Restore: Restores a named viewport configuration after entering the name of the configuration to restore.

Delete: Erases a named viewport configuration from the drawing.; Note: Only one configuration at the time can be deleted.

Single: Creates a single viewport of the current viewport, removing all others. This option can be used to return the drawing to its original single-viewport state.

Join: Joins two or more viewports to a single viewport after specifying the dominant viewport and the ones to join.; Note: If the two viewports were to join to form a non-rectangular shape, such as an L or a T shape, BricsCAD displays the message” "The selected viewports do not form a rectangle." The 'Select viewport to join' prompts you to try again.

Create 2 viewports: Splits the current viewport into two rectangular viewports.

Horizontal: Creates two horizontal viewports, one above another.

Vertical: Creates two vertical viewports, one beside another.

Create 3 viewports: Splits the current viewport into three rectangular viewports.

Horizontal: Creates three horizontal viewports, one above another.

Vertical: Creates three vertical viewports, one beside another.

Above: Creates a single wide viewport above two side-by-side viewports.

Below: Creates two side-by-side viewports above one wide viewport.

Left: Creates one tall viewport to the left of two stacked viewports.

Right: Creates one tall viewport to the right of two stacked viewports.

Create 4 viewports: Splits the current viewport into four rectangular viewports.

Note: This style is sometimes called "engineering" viewports, as it allows you to see the top, front, side, and isometric views at the same time. Once you adjust the viewpoint in each viewport, which can be done with the MVSETUP command.