How do I mask an area in Autocad?

How do you mask a viewport in AutoCAD?

In MODEL SPACE place a wipeout behind all of the objects in the drawing. Now in paper space your viewports will all have a mask. Use “draworder” on the viewports to control which one is masked.

When to draw isolate or hide?

To hide objects

1. Select the objects in the drawing that you want to hide.
2. Right-click, and click Isolate Objects Hide Selected Objects. Alternatively, you can click on the right side of the drawing window status bar, then click Hide Objects, and select the objects you want to hide.

How do I add a background mask to text attribute?

Double-click the attribute (text) and then click the ellipsis (…) as shown. You will now be taken to the text formatting editor. Right-click on the attribute (text) and select background mask from the menu as shown in Figure 3. Apply a background mask and select Use drawing backgrond color as shown in Figure 4.

How do I make text background transparent in Autocad?

In the Type Properties window which should now be on screen, select the Text type from the drop down list or create a new one. Then under Graphics ►Background, click Opaque and switch it to Transparent.

How do you use Vpclip?

How do you use VPclip?

1. Type vpclip in the command bar, then press Enter. You are prompted: Select viewport to clip:
2. Select the viewport. You are prompted: Polygonal <Select clipping object>: A prompt menu displays.
3. Do one of the following: Select the clipping object.

How do you isolate or hide an object?

To hide objects

1. Select the objects in the drawing that you want to hide.
2. Right-click, and click Isolate Objects Hide Selected Objects. Alternatively, you can click on the right side of the drawing window status bar, then click Hide Objects, and select the objects you want to hide.

Which icon is used to isolate or hide object?

Click <Object> tab General panel Isolate Objects drop-down Hide Objects. Tip: You can also use the icon in the drawing window status to hide objects. A red icon ( ) means that there are already objects hidden.

How do you remove objects from a selection set?

Turn off Shift+Left Click Image Select. If you’re inside a command, selecting objects, and at the Select Objects prompt, you can type R <enter> and you will be prompted to Remove Objects. This removes them from the selection set.