Preview
and switch between the model space and layouts in the current drawing
with the Quick View Layouts tool.
When you click the Quick View Layouts button 
on the status bar, the model space
and layouts in the drawing are displayed in a horizontal row.
You can plot or publish
when you move the cursor over a Quick View image of a layout. The
toolbar displayed below the Quick View images of drawings has the
following options:
- Pin Quick View Layouts
Pins the row of Quick
View images of layouts so that it is always visible while you are
working in the drawing editor.
- New Layout
Creates a layout that
is also displayed as a Quick View image at the end of the row.
- Publish
Launches the Publish
dialog box to publish the layouts.
- Close Quick View Layouts
Closes all the Quick
View layout images.
You can do any of the
following with a Quick View layout image:
- Click the image to display the associated
layout or model in the drawing area
- Move your cursor over the image to display
the Plot and Publish buttons
- Right-click the image to display a shortcut
menu with additional options
- Use Ctrl + scroll wheel to resize Quick
View images dynamically
TipIf you often work
with many open drawings or many layouts in a drawing, you can use
multiple monitors to display complete rows of Quick View images.
If a row of Quick View
images extends beyond the application display area, scroll arrows
display on the left or right side of the row. You can scroll to
view the other images.
NoteThe Quick View feature
will not be fully functional if the drawing is still opening and
not fully loaded.
Update Quick View Layout
Images
Quick View images for
layouts are not updated dynamically when working on a layout. They
are updated when you switch between layouts or use the UPDATETHUMBSNOW command.
When a drawing does not
have a stored image for a layout, a placeholder image is displayed
instead.
This placeholder image
is displayed in the following cases:
- When the layout is not initialized
- When the UPDATETHUMBNAIL system variable
is set to 0. In this case, the image is not updated even if you
use the UPDATETHUMBSNOW command.
To update a thumbnail image
NoteVerify that updatethumbnail is
not set to 0
- At the Command prompt, enter updatethumbsnow.
- On the status bar, click .
CommandsPLOT
Plots a drawing to a
plotter, printer, or file.
PUBLISH
Publishes drawings to
DWF, DWFx, and PDF files, or to plotters.
QVLAYOUT
Displays preview images
of model space and layouts in a drawing.
QVLAYOUTCLOSE
Closes preview
images of model space and layouts in a drawing.
UPDATETHUMBSNOW
Manually updates thumbnail
previews in the Sheet Set Manager and the Quick View tool.
System VariablesQVLAYOUTPIN
Controls the default
display state of preview images of model space and layouts in a
drawing.
UPDATETHUMBNAIL
Controls updating of
the thumbnail previews in the Sheet Set Manager and Quick View.
