GUY IN THE HAT Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 So I have a viewport, viewing exactly what i want it to in model space but it's not where i want it in paper space. When i move the viewport entity in paper space it's changing my view in model space. How do I lock what the viewport is seeing? I've tried locking, that doesn't seem to do it. I've tried yelling at it and that's not working. I'd try beating it with a stick but I don't know if the computer could handle it:twisted:. Help is appreciated. cheers George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 There is no reason why, when you move a viewport that is in your paper space layout, the objects within the viewport should change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph_map Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Are the objects in model space AutoCAD objects or FDO features from a data connect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUY IN THE HAT Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 ReMark, You're right, there's no reason! but it's still doing it! Not sure what FDO features are but specifically they are Excel tables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Post a copy of the drawing and someone here will take a look at it. Can't say I am familiar with FDO features you speak of. I'd have to do some research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUY IN THE HAT Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 okay, so I figured it out...I had two viewports grouped, when I clicked the group and moved them with the MOVE command and nothing moved in the viewport worked fine! But when I moved the group by clicking and dragging the grip everything moved. Peculiar, but good enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUY IN THE HAT Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Check it out. moving viewports.dwg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I'm not on my CAD computer at the moment. Too early and I haven't had my mandatory 10 cups of coffee yet. LoL So, you're saying you had a viewport within another viewport. Yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUY IN THE HAT Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Sorta like a dream within a dream, within a dream. Ha... No, I had two viewports next to one another displaying different parts of the same table (table in model space) and grouped the viewports together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I'm curious. When you say you "grouped" the viewports together just how did you do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUY IN THE HAT Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 used the GROUP command, essentially it makes individual objects into a single entity, can be handy when you're moving stuff around and formatting, all sorts of reasons to use it. It's not the same as inserting as a block, because you don't have to EXPLODE you can just UNGROUP so blocks with in the group remain single objects, rectangles don't break up etc etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 That's what I kind of thought you did. You're the first person I've ever heard use the GROUP command on viewports. An unusual technique to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUY IN THE HAT Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 :lol:Probably why this issue has never come up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph_map Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 ReMark, You're right, there's no reason! but it's still doing it! Not sure what FDO features are but specifically they are Excel tables. FDO= Feature Object Data, created when you use data connect in MAP3D. A way to use data from other formats, databases, GIS stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Thanks for the definition Murph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 FDO= Feature Object Data Shouldn't the FDO be FOD or the Feature Object Data be Feature Data Object? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Shouldn't the FDO be FOD or the Feature Object Data be Feature Data Object? fod for thought. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danellis Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 It's probably a French term Feature Data d'Objet. That's where back-to-front initials usually come from dJE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph_map Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Shouldn't the FDO be FOD or the Feature Object Data be Feature Data Object? Depends if you left handed or right handed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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