When
you save specific views by name, you can restore them for layout
and plotting or when you need to refer to specific details. You
can create and save views using the VIEW or the CAMERA command.
A
named view created with the VIEW command consists of a specific
magnification, position, and orientation. In each drawing session,
you can restore the last view displayed in each viewport and up
to 10 previous views.
Named
views and cameras are saved with a drawing and can be used any time.
When you are composing a layout, you can restore a named view or
a camera to a viewport on the layout.
Save a View
When
you name and save a view, the following settings are saved:
- Magnification, center point, and view
direction
- View category that
you assign to the view (optional)
- The location of the view (the Model tab
or a specific layout tab)
- Layer visibility in the drawing at the
time the view is saved
- User coordinate system
- 3D perspective
- Live section
- Visual style
- Background
Restore a Named View
You restore a named view to the current viewport.
You can use named views to do the following:
- Compose a layout.
- Restore a view that you use frequently
while you are working in model space.
- Control which model space view is displayed
when the drawing is opened.
To restore the previous
view
Zoom Previous restores
only the view magnification and position, not the previous content
of an edited drawing.
To display the previous
view during PAN Realtime and ZOOM Realtime
- Click View tab
Navigate
panel Zoom
drop-down Previous 
To save and name a view
- Do one of the following:
- If you have more than one viewport in
model space, click inside the viewport that contains the view you
want to save.
- If you are working in a layout, select
the viewport.
-
- In the View Manager, click New.
- In the New View dialog box, View Name
box, enter a name for the view.
If the drawing is part of a sheet set, the view
categories for the sheet set are listed. You can add a category
or select one from the list.
- In the Boundary section, select one of
the following options to define the area of the view:
- Current Display. Includes
all of the drawing that is currently visible.
- Define Window. Saves
part of the current display. The dialog box closes while you use
the pointing device in the drawing to specify opposite corners of
the view. To redefine the window, click the Define View Window button.
- Click OK twice to save the new view.
To restore a saved view
- Do one of the following:
- If you have more than one viewport in
model space, click inside the viewport that contains the view you
want to restore.
- If you are working in a layout, select
the viewport.
-
- In the View Manager, Views list, select
the view that you want to restore.
- Click Set Current. Click OK.
To rename a view
- In the View Manager, click the view name
you want to change. If the view isn’t already displayed, expand
the appropriate View list, and then click a view name.
- In the General section of the Properties
panel, select the view name. Enter a new name.
- Click OK.
To change the properties
of a view
-
- In the View Manager, click the view name
you want to change. If the view isn’t already displayed, expand
the appropriate View list, and then click a view name.
- In the Properties panel, click the property
that you want to change.
- Specify the new property value by entering
a new value or by selecting from a list of values. Click OK.
To delete a named view
-
- In the View Manager, click a view, and
then click Delete.
- Click OK.
To view a list of saved
viewport arrangements
The list of saved viewports is displayed in
the Viewports dialog box, Named Viewports tab.
CommandsVIEW
Saves
and restores named views, camera views, layout views, and preset views.
VPORTS
Creates multiple viewports
in model space or paper space.
ZOOM
Increases or decreases
the magnification of the view in the current viewport.
