rookie37 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 How do I turn on/off the viewport frame? I understand layers and the drawing I'm working on is not done that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asos2000 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 what is the meaning on/off? You can create a new layer named VPORT and turn on/off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocturne00 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I think he means the hiding the Line of the Viewport. im also curiuos if there is a variable for this coz i only toggle to switch the frame off via turning VP layer off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabe Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 You can right click and choose whether or not to display the objects in the viewport (or in the properties). You can click the the little printer symbol in layer manager next to the layer your viewport is on, to not print the the items on that layer. Is eithet of these what you mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichterGMC Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Wannabe is right. Simply make a layer (called Viewport, VPORT, whatever you want) and scroll to the right in the layer manager, and click on the little printer symbol in there, which will make it have a red slash through it. This then means that anything on that layer will not be printed. After doing so, click on all viewports so they are all selected, and then put them on the layer you just created. They will still appear in paper space, but they will not plot. What the viewport is showing will still plot, just the frame will disappear. Hope this helps! If not, please clarify what you mean by "I understand layers and the drawing I'm working on is not done that way" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabe Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 He might mean to to make them invisible but with their objects visible when editing the drawing. We all await his answer............. ................................ ................................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziemerd Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Go to Format - > Layer and select the layer your viewport is on. Then click on the sun so it turns to a snow flake. This will freeze the layer and make the viewport lines disappear. Hope that helps. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbyrd31 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I agree that you can create a layer named "vport" (or whatever you would like) and tick the printer icon in the layer properties so it shows up while you are working but does not print. The way that I do it (which I got from my CAD teacher, and who knows where she got it, or if it is even "correct" in CAD practice, somebody correct my post if it is so I don't corrupt anybody!) is to put my viewports on layer "defpoints" If you create a layer called "defpoints" CAD automatically knows not to print it. So your viewport boxes will show up in paperspace but not print. (It is also handy if you need to leave a note to yourself, such as floor level, on a plan in model space that you don't want to print when you get to paper space!) Sorry to stray... but does anybody know what "defpoints" actually does? I read the help file... which was absolutely no help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soleary Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I agree that you can create a layer named "vport" (or whatever you would like) and tick the printer icon in the layer properties so it shows up while you are working but does not print. The way that I do it (which I got from my CAD teacher, and who knows where she got it, or if it is even "correct" in CAD practice, somebody correct my post if it is so I don't corrupt anybody!) is to put my viewports on layer "defpoints" If you create a layer called "defpoints" CAD automatically knows not to print it. So your viewport boxes will show up in paperspace but not print. (It is also handy if you need to leave a note to yourself, such as floor level, on a plan in model space that you don't want to print when you get to paper space!) Sorry to stray... but does anybody know what "defpoints" actually does? I read the help file... which was absolutely no help! Defpoints is a layer that is created automatically by AutoCAD when you create a dimension. I could be wrong but I think it stands for 'definition points' as in definition points for your dimensions. It's an interesting one to put the viewport on that layer. Never heard of that before, or of anyone actually going out of their way to create a layer called 'defpoints' for that mattter, but I suppose it would work the way you have described alright. By the way, you can't delete the layer defpoints. Funnily enough, you can rename it, but the next time you create a dimension, the layer is re-created. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabe Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I've worked for major engineering firms and small companies on projects ranging across the globe (as most of us probably have) and the convention for viewport layering is they have their own, unless there is a specific reason otherwise. Maybe the defpoints layer was used when viewports were a new concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie37 Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 Sorry. my mistake it isnt a vieport problem at all. I know turning on and off vieports can be done with layers. I do this often. It's a different problem. The raster image that was imported (im doing maping) has the frame turned off. How do I turn it back on? All layers are on and none are frozen I briefly saw this done before on another drawing but I can't remember how. It Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soleary Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Sorry. my mistake it isnt a vieport problem at all. I know turning on and off vieports can be done with layers. I do this often. It's a different problem. The raster image that was imported (im doing maping) has the frame turned off. How do I turn it back on? All layers are on and none are frozen I briefly saw this done before on another drawing but I can't remember how. It Command is IMAGEFRAME Set to 1 is on Set to 2 is on but doesn't plot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie37 Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 By the way, I seemed to have sparked a debate whether the viewport should be on defpoints or have it's own layer. I put it on defpoints Layers are very usefull however they get used too much. things often get their own layers for no reason. It irks me when I have to scroll through 4 pages of layers finding 1/3 of them are absurd to have their own. I'll give you an exaggerated example Instead of creating a layer called ground, they have many layers called; dirt twigs granite bassault mulch litter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocturne00 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Instead of creating a layer called ground, they have many layers called; dirt twigs granite bassault mulch litter LMAO! :D I really hope you are joking on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie37 Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 It is an Exaggeration but not by much. Layers are often used as a way to write notes on what an object is and are never intended to be used to turn off but leave the adjacent ones on an example would be (not exaggerated this time) is a survey drawing layer; cyclone fence barbwire fence gate fence post sign post and all the same color I get many survey drawings like this This is the primary reason for ending up with 4 pages of layers even after everything is purged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dipali Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Sorry to stray... but does anybody know what "defpoints" actually does? I read the help file... which was absolutely no help! have a look at this http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=22835 here is an article about the layer defpoints, which you may find informative: http://autocad.wikia.com/wiki/Defpoints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie37 Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 Sorry to stray... but does anybody know what "defpoints" actually does? I read the help file... which was absolutely no help! You didn't stray and no need for apology. actually I quite liked your post. Not that you're having trouble but I don't feel so alone when I complain that the help files don't explain things well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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