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You also can plot the area defined by a named view. See Chapter 16 for in-
structions on plotting views.
New in AutoCAD (but not AutoCAD LT) this time around is an extremely
handy set of model space viewport controls. There are three of these in-canvas
controls at the top left corner of the drawing area:
[-][+]: Double-click [-] to toggle between a single model space viewport that fills the
drawing area and (by default) four equally-sized viewports configured for 3D view-
ing. Click once to display a menu with options to reconfigure the viewport layout,
and to toggle the display of the ViewCube, SteeringWheels, and Navigation Bar.
[View name]: Click the current view name ([Top], for example) to open a menu list-
ing all default and custom views in the drawing. Click a menu item to switch to a
different view. You can also open the View Manager, and switch the view projec-
tion between parallel and perspective.
[Visual Style]: Click the current visual style name ([2D Wireframe], for example) to
open a menu listing all the visual styles defined in the drawing (visual styles are
most useful in 3D modeling, and I discuss them in Chapter 21). Click a menu item
to switch to a different visual style, or to open the Visual Styles Manager palette.
In both AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, you can set named views current without
having to open the View Manager dialog box. Just go to the Views panel on the
View tab and choose a named view to restore from the list.
Looking Around in Layout Land
All the zoom, pan, and view operations I describe in this chapter work in paper space
layouts as well as in model space. (Chapters 4 and 5 describe the differences between
model space and paper space and how to navigate between the two.) One little complic-
ation exists, though: In a paper space layout — that is, any drawing area tab except for