Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
FIGURE 15.5
The Viewports
dialog box
4.
Click the Three: Above option in the Standard Viewports list box. The box to the right
shows a sample view of the Three: Above layout you selected.
5.
Click OK. The Specify first corner or [Fit] <Fit>: prompt appears.
6.
Press ↵ to accept the default Fit option. The Fit option fits the viewport layout to the max-
imum area allowed in your Paper Space view. Three rectangles appear in the formation,
as shown in Figure 15.6. Each of these is a viewport to your Model Space. The viewport at
the top fills the whole width of the drawing area; the bottom half of the screen is divided
into two viewports.
When you create new viewports, AutoCAD automatically fills them with the extents of your
Model Space drawing. You can specify an exact scale for each viewport, as you'll see later.
Notice that the dashed line representing your paper margin has disappeared. That's because
the viewports are pushed to the margin limits, thereby covering the dashed line.
You could have kept the original viewport that appeared when you first opened the Layout1
view and then added two new viewports. Completely replacing the single viewport is a bit sim-
pler because the Viewports dialog box fits the viewports in the allowed space for you.
After you've set up a Paper Space layout, it remains part of the drawing. You may prefer to
use Model Space for doing most of your drawing and then use Paper Space layouts for setting
up views for printing. Changes that you make to your drawing in Model Space will automati-
cally appear in your Paper Space layout viewports.
