Model Space View to match Viewport View

[Bobzy20]

Let’s say you have a large building plan in model space but there is only one small area of the building that the view port is looking at. Is there a way that you can draw around that viewport and then take that into model space and paste it in the same place so now you have the same area located in both views?

 

At the moment I need to try and work out where the view is by drawing a rectangle around the correct area of the building and this is time consuming.

 

I could then trim/delete everything else outside that box.

 

Any help would be great.

[MSasu]

How about to save the current view from desired viewport (command VIEW) and restore it in Model Space?

[Bobzy20]

Copied from: http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?19579-Place-a-viewport-boundary-in-model-space

 

Have you ever needed to know what the viewport boundary is in model space, so you know if you were going outside what the viewport would show?

 

Here is a simple trick to use if you have express tools installed on your system.

 

In paperspace, draw a rectangle over your viewport.

 

In the express pull down menu, go to Layout Tools=>Change Space.

OR

Type CHSPACE at the command line.

 

Select the rectangle you have drawn.

 

Follow the rest of the prompts

 

Now you will have a boundary in model space that matches the boundary of your viewport.

[Bobzy20]

Works like a treat!!!!

[Bobzy20]

This command is fantastic: EXPORTLAYOUT

http://docs.autodesk.com/ACD/2010/ENU/AutoCAD%202010%20User%20Documentation/index.html?url=WS1a9193826455f5ff871a2511502a31f63-76e9.htm,topicNumber=d0e34308