Creating a viewport in a new layout tab

[shelbyscarab]

Hi. new here.

 

How do you create a new viewport in a new layout tab? I have the drawing done in Model space.

 

I've never used viewports before. or paperspace.....

 

Thanks.

[uddfl]

Command VPORTS?

 

 

And welcome to the forum!

[Grigs]

MVIEW is the command to create a model window in paperspace. Once you have that, highlight the window and goto it's properties. You will be able to change the scale of that window there. And if you don't want the window to plot, put it on the DEFPOINTS layer.

[wannabe]

Or drop down the view menu, click viewports and select new.

[shelbyscarab]

Sorry that did not work.

 

Any directions are going to need to be elementary. I have never used paper space or viewports before.

 

Meaning, do I need to be in model space to start these actions or paperspace?

[uddfl]

Sorry that did not work.

 

Any directions are going to need to be elementary. I have never used paper space or viewports before.

 

Meaning, do I need to be in model space to start these actions or paperspace?

You have to be in paperspace.

[EMS_0525]

The F1 key is your friend.... go into help and search for creating layouts. It will be a big help, you can print it out and follow the steps.

[chulse]

MVIEW is the command to create a model window in paperspace. Once you have that, highlight the window and goto it's properties. You will be able to change the scale of that window there. And if you don't want the window to plot, put it on the DEFPOINTS layer.

 

Once in Paperspace, MVIEW will work. Watch the command line for options. Check out HELP to better understand the options (F1 key)

 

I do suggest you create a VIEWPORT layer and set it to not plot. This is much better than using the defpoints layer. Defpoints is used by autocad functions and should never be used bu the user.