Manage viewports

Tools tab > Layout group > Viewports

A layout displays the design that you have drawn in the design mode or a part of it – to be able to display these views, create a viewport in the layout. You can edit the display in the viewport by zooming and panning.

You can create several viewports in one layout, and display different parts of the drawing in different scales.

Create new viewports

Create new viewports in the print mode (see Workmodes).

You can create viewports in different ways.

Do the following:

Create a single viewport:
1. Select Viewports > New.
2. Indicate the first corner of the viewport or enter its coordinates on the command line.
3. Indicate the second corner of the viewport.
Create a fitted viewport by selecting Viewport > Layout viewports > Fit.

Create several viewports:

Select Viewport > Layout viewports > Create many.

Select Create two viewports:
1. Select whether you want to divide the viewports horizontally or vertically.
2. Indicate the corners of the viewport.

Select Create three viewports:

On the command line, enter the keyword that matches with how you want to divide the viewports.

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Indicate the corners of the viewport.

Select Create four viewports: Indicate the corners of the viewport.

You can also create viewports by using the Set drawing area function. For more information, see Set and edit drawing area.

When you create a layout viewport for the first time, the program scales it to display the same view as in the design mode. The following new viewports adopt the zoom scale from the previous viewport.

You can set the relative scale of the viewport by zooming. You can create up to 64 viewports in one layout. If you create more than that, the program does not display some of them but does print them all.

Show or hide the contents of viewports

You can show or hide the contents of a viewport. Select the print mode before this command.

Do the following:

Select Viewports > Show contents or Hide contents.
Select the viewport whose contents you want to show or hide. You can select several viewports.
Confirm the selection by pressing Enter.

Lock or unlock viewports

You can lock a viewport to prevent accidentally changing its contents. You can unlock a locked viewport. Select the print mode before this command.

Do the following:

Select Viewports > Lock or Unlock.
Select the viewport that you want to lock or unlock. You can select several viewports.
Confirm the selection by pressing Enter.

Change the shape of viewports

When you create a viewport, it is always rectangular. You can change the shape by clipping the viewport. Select the print mode before this command.

Do the following:

Draw an enclosed object in the shape that you want the viewport to be.
Select Viewports > Clip.
Select the viewport that you want to clip.
Select the object whose shape you want the viewport to be.

The program clips the viewport to the shape of the object that you selected.