How do I make a circular viewport in AutoCAD?

How do I create a custom shape in viewport?

To Create a Nonrectangular Layout Viewport

  1. If necessary, click a layout tab.
  2. Set the current layer to a layer that’s reserved for layout viewports (recommended). …
  3. Click Layout tab Layout Viewports panel Rectangular, Polygonal, or Object.
  4. Follow the prompts.

How do you make an irregular viewport?

How do you make an irregular viewport?

  1. If necessary, click a layout tab.
  2. Set the current layer to a layer that’s reserved for layout viewports (recommended). …
  3. Click Layout tab Layout Viewports panel Rectangular, Polygonal, or Object.
  4. Follow the prompts.

How do you add points to a viewport?

Click a layout tab. Click Layout tab Layout Viewports panel Clip. Select either an existing object to designate as the new viewport boundary, or specify the points of a new boundary. Click OK.

How do you reshape a viewport?

Redefine a layout viewport boundary



Click a layout tab. Select either an existing object to designate as the new viewport boundary, or specify the points of a new boundary. The new viewport boundary does not clip the old boundary, it redefines it. Click OK.

How do you clip a viewport in AutoCAD?

To Clip a Layout Viewport Boundary

  1. On a layout tab, click Layout tab Layout Viewports panel Clip.
  2. Select the viewport to clip.
  3. (Optional) Enter d (Delete) to delete an existing clipping boundary.
  4. Do one of the following: Enter p (Polygonal) to specify a series of points to define a polygonal boundary.
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How do you unlock a viewport in AutoCAD?

Click the Lock/Unlock Viewport button to lock the viewport scale. The yellow unlocked padlock changes to a blue locked padlock, and the Viewport Scale button becomes unselectable. Locking the display makes for some nifty zooming. If you’re in paper space, a normal zoom is executed.

How do I crop a viewport?

To crop a viewport:

  1. Select the viewport.
  2. Select Modify > Edit Viewport. …
  3. Click Crop.
  4. Click OK to enter Edit Crop mode.
  5. Create a 2D object such as a rectangle, circle, or polyline. …
  6. Click Exit Viewport Crop to return to the sheet layer or design layer.
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