lt 2004

[zennis]

2 part question:

1) in AutoCAD LT 2004 can you create viewports from any closed object, like you can in the full version?

2) in paperspace for a floating viewport is there a way to cut out/clip a viewport so a circular/rectangular window is blank inside the floating viewport, i.e. the model space is not showing through the viewport, this is for the purpose of putting a text on the paperspace drawing and not having lines cross that would be showing up from the model space drawing. In short, is there a reverse vpclip command or similar?

Thanks

 

[CADSTUDENT]

Zennis
In Ps, just create another viewport using VPORT command viewport toolbar and instead of rectangle - use the circle function. Once the viewport is created, select the viewport and use MOVE command to locate whatever in your drawing. If the Viewport has part of the drawing in it then move the cursor inside the viewport and double-click. The selected viewport will be highlighed and press the scroll wheel to move the viewport into a blank area. To switch to another viewport use Cntrl + [R] function. Hope this helps - John

 

[zennis]

CADSTUDENT,
Thank you for your response, how do you "instead of rectangle - use the circle function", I can create create a circular viewport only after I have created a circle and made that a viewport. Which, in that case, I have tried by placing a floating viewport on top of another (even with a circle or a polygon), however the viewport behind always shows its layers.

 

[borgunit]

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[CADSTUDENT]

Zennis
This is the approach that I take. In MS, create a new layer in which I call viewport and set current layer. When you switch to PS, the viewport layer becomes the default viewport layer in PS. Use the circle command to draw your viewport. Autocad assumes using the same layers in all viewports. In AutoCAD 2000i version and above you can save/restore layer setting. Also, you can use layer filters. This function is used to assist in drawing management. Having all layers names showing at the same time in the layer list can make it more difficult to work with your drawing. The Named layer filters area of the Layer Properties Manager provided options for filtering out unwanted layer names. To copy layers and linetypes from another drawing, use the DesignCenter. Just type ADC or ADCENTER or use [Cntrl] + 2 key combination. I don't know if this post will answer your questions. Just leave me a post if you have any other questions or problems. Hope this helps - John

 

[aepaul]

Couldn't you use the wipeout command (on the Draw menu) in MS to create a "covering" for the portion of the drawing that you don't want to show up in PS?

Adam