Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
1. Make sure you're in Paper Space. You can tell by the shape and location of the UCS icon. If it
looks like a triangle in the lower-left corner of the layout view, then you are in Paper Space.
2. Click the topmost viewport's border to select it.
3. In the lower-right corner of the AutoCAD window, click the Viewport Scale pop-up
menu, and select 1 32 ˝ = 1´-0˝. Metric users should click Custom and add a custom scale of
1:400. Then select the 1:400 scale from the Viewport Scale pop-up menu. Notice how the
view in the top viewport changes.
4. Press the Esc key once to clear the selection in the viewport.
5. Click the lower viewport border.
6. Click the VP Scale pop-up menu again, and select 3 16 ˝ = 1´-0˝. Metric users should select
1:100. The view in the viewport changes to refl ect the new scale (see Figure 15.9).
FIGURE 15.9
Paper Space view-
port views scaled
to 1 32 ˝ = 1´-0˝ and
3 16 ˝ = 1´-0˝ (1:400
and 1:100 for
metric users)
It's easy to adjust the width, height, and location of the viewports so they display only the
parts of the unit you want to see. While in Paper Space, use the Stretch, Move, Scale, or Rotate
command to edit any viewport border, or use the viewport's grips to edit its size and shape. The
view in the viewport remains at the same scale and location while the viewport changes in size.
You can move and stretch viewports with no effect on the size and location of the objects in the
view. When you rotate the viewport, the view inside the viewport will also rotate.
If you need to overlay one drawing on top of another, you can overlap viewports. Use the
Osnap overrides to select geometry in each viewport, even while in Paper Space. This enables
you to align one viewport on top of another at exact locations.
You can also add a title block in Paper Space at a 1:1 scale to frame your viewports and then
print this drawing from Paper Space at a scale of 1:1. Your print appears just as it does in Paper
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