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Top left is a view from the
top
of the model. Note that the
front view
viewport is surrounded by a thicker line than the other three, which means
it is the
current
viewport. Any one of the four viewports can be made
current with a
left-click
within its boundary. Note also that three of the
views are in
third angle
projection.
When a viewport system has been opened it will usually be necessary
to make each viewport current in turn and
Zoom
and
Pan
to ensure that
views fi t well within their boundaries.
If a
fi rst angle
layout is needed it will be necessary to open the
Viewports
dialog (Fig. 13.5) with a
click
on the
New
icon in the
View/Viewports
panel ( Fig. 13.6 ) . First select
Four: Equal
from the
Standard
viewports
list; select
3D
from the
Setup
popup menu;
click
in the
top
right
viewport and select
Left
in the
Change View
popup list;
enter
fi rst angle
in the
New name
fi eld. Change the other viewports as shown.
Save the settings with a
click
on the
Named Viewports
tab and
enter
the
required name for the setup in the sub-dialog which appears.
Fig. 13.5
The Viewports dialog set for a 3D fi rst angle Four: Equal setting
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