You asked: How do you split a viewport in AutoCAD?

Under the View tab on the Ribbon move to the Model Viewports panel as shown above. Click the dropdown for Viewport Configurations as shown above. You will have several different pre-configured options to select from as shown. Select your desired view to split your views in model space.

How do I change a viewport to multiple viewport?

To select a viewport that is completely contained within another viewport in a layout, double-click within the larger viewport to activate it, then use CTRL+R to switch activated viewports until the desired viewport is selected. The viewports will shift according to the order in which the viewports were created.

How do I open two screens in AutoCAD?

Open a second instance of AutoCAD.



When double-clicking a DWG file in Windows, the drawing opens in AutoCAD. Then, launch a second instance of AutoCAD from the Start menu or desktop shortcut and use the OPEN command to open a second drawing. This will allow to position the two AutoCAD instances side by side.

How do I save multiple layouts in AutoCAD?

To Export Multiple Layouts to a PDF File

1. Hold the Shift key down and click to select the layout tabs.
2. Right click and select Publish Selected Layouts.
3. In the Publish dialog box, select PDF from the Publish To: drop-down list and click Publish.

How do I save a DWG layout?

Exporting a document to DWG or DXF format

1. From the menu bar, select File > Export > DWG/DXF. …
2. Navigate to the location where you want to save the file.
3. In the File Name box, type a name for the file.
4. In the Save As Type drop-down list, select DWG or DXF.
5. Click the Save button.

How do you activate a viewport?

To select a viewport that is completely contained within another viewport in a layout, double-click within the larger viewport to activate it, then use CTRL+R to switch activated viewports until the desired viewport is selected. The viewports will shift according to the order in which the viewports were created.

How do I change the size of my viewport?

Using the Properties palette . . .

1. Select the layout viewport that you want to modify.
2. Right-click, and then choose Properties.
3. If necessary, click Display Locked and choose No.
4. In the Properties palette, select Standard Scale, and then select a new scale from the list. The scale you choose is applied to the viewport.

How do you move a viewport?

To Move a Scale Area or a Viewport (AutoCAD Mechanical)

1. Double-click the viewport or scale area border (1).
2. In model space the Scale Area dialog box appears, in layout the View dialog box appears: Under border, click Move<. Choose OK.
3. Select the target position for the viewport (2).
4. Choose OK.

How do you combine drawings in AutoCAD?

To combine multiple drawings in AutoCAD, use the command XREF to insert a reference to the original drawing or use INSERT command to work on the original data without a reference.

How do I view all drawings in AutoCAD?

Solution:

1. On the command line in AutoCAD, enter TASKBAR.
2. Change the value to 1 to display a separate taskbar item for each open drawing. Entering 0 displays only the name of the current drawing.

How do I export layouts?

To Export a Layout to Model Space in a New Drawing

1. At the command prompt, enter EXPORTLAYOUT.
2. In the Export Layout to Model Space Drawing dialog box, enter a file name.
3. Specify the location where you want to save the file.

How do I export AutoCAD layout to DWG?

How do I export a layout to DWG?

1. From the menu bar, select File > Export > DWG/DXF. …
2. Navigate to the location where you want to save the file.
3. In the File Name box, type a name for the file.
4. In the Save As Type drop-down list, select DWG or DXF.

How do I copy a layout from one AutoCAD file to another?

Solution:

1. Open the drawing that you want to import a layout into.
2. Right click on a layout tab and select “From Template…”
3. Change the Files of type to “Drawing (*.dwg)”
4. Browse to the drawing that you want to import the layout tab from.
5. Select the Layout(s) from the Insert Layout(s) dialog and select OK.