Your question: How do you exit a viewport in Draftsight?

How do you get out of a viewport?

Increase the size of your layout. If your stuck in the viewport then you should be able to do as above and type PS then hit enter to get out of it. just for the record Control+R will jump from viewport to viewport.

How do you get out of a viewport in paper space?

If you are in model space and want to switch to another layout viewport, double-click within another layout viewport, or press Ctrl+R to cycle through the existing layout viewports. To return to paper space, double-click anywhere outside the layout viewport.

How do you use a viewport in Draftsight?

Activate a Sheet tab and the Sheet workspace. Click View > View Tiles > Horizontal or View > View Tiles > Vertical (or type Viewport). Specify the Align option.

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To turn on Viewports:

1. Type Viewport.
2. Specify the On option.
3. In the graphics area, select the Viewports to turn on. The model displays in the selected Viewports.

What key do you need to press to close out the point command?

Press Ctrl+Spacebar. Use the arrow keys to select Close, and then press Enter.

How do you fit a drawing to a viewport?

For example, you’ll need to click a desired viewport and change its standard scale to ‘Scale to fit’. ​Solution #2: Set UCSFOLLOW system variable to 1 (ON). A viewport scale will automatically change to fit the entire drawing (zoom extents) if you double-click on the viewport after a UCS is changed.

What does the command viewport freeze do?

Using this command, you can make layers that display in one or more viewports invisible in other viewports within the same drawing. The terms freeze and thaw are used in conjunction with this command to mean the visibility or invisibility of a layer in a drawing.

How do I freeze a viewport only layer?

Type in LAYFRZ > Settings > Viewports and ensure VPfreeze is selected. VP freeze will freeze layers in selected viewports, Freeze will freeze layers in all the viewports.

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To do this:

1. Double click on the viewport you want freeze the layer in.
2. Type in LAYFRZ.
3. Choose an object on the layer to be frozen.

What is VP freeze?

VP Freeze allows you to freeze a layer in a specific viewport. That layer will act as if it is frozen but only in that specific viewport. This allows you to show that layer in one viewport but not in others. NEW VP Freeze will automatically freeze that layer when a new viewport is created.

How do I create a detail view in Draftsight?

Creating a Detail View / Detail View Profile

1. Click the Drawing window, and click the Detail View icon. from the Views toolbar (Details subtoolbar).
2. Click the callout center.
3. Drag to select the callout radius and click a point to terminate the selection.

How do I change the page size in Draftsight?

To set custom paper sizes for printing:

1. Type CustomPaperSize at the command prompt.
2. Specify the name of a built-in printer (PDF, PNG, JPG, SVG, or DWF).
3. In the dialog box, select Custom sizes.
4. Click Add to create a custom paper size.
5. In Name, edit the name of the new custom format.