Editing a Design Layer Displayed in a Viewport

Alternatively, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) on a viewport, and select Edit from the context menu.

The Edit Viewport dialog box opens. The options available depend on whether the viewport is on a sheet layer or design layer (Vectorworks Design Series required).

Parameter	Description
Annotations (sheet layer viewport)	Creates or edits viewport annotations and dimensions
Crop	Creates or edits a cropped viewport, and optionally displays the viewport outside of the crop area when in Edit Crop mode
Display Viewport Outside Crop	Displays the viewport outside of the crop with wireframe rendering; objects outside of the crop can be snapped to when creating or editing a crop shape. This option is only available when the Crop edit mode is selected.
Gray Outside Crop	If Display Viewport Outside Crop is selected, displays the area outside of the crop in gray. This option is only available when the Crop edit mode is selected.
Design Layer	Navigates to the selected design layer to edit objects contained in the viewport
Display using Viewport Attributes	Changes the file’s view parameters and layer and class visibilities to match those of the viewport. If the Navigate Back to Viewport option is also selected, the file’s layer and class visibilities return to their original status when you return to the viewport; otherwise, the file’s attributes remain the same as the viewport’s. This option is only available when the Design Layer edit mode is selected.
Add Reference Crop Object	When a viewport has been cropped, this option displays the crop on the design layer so that edits can be made to the design layer while knowing the position of the crop object. This option is only available when the Design Layer edit mode is selected.
Navigate Back to Viewport	Temporarily adds a Return to Viewport button to the design layer that returns you to the viewport when the edit to the design layer is complete (similar to an Edit Group operation). This option is only available when the Design Layer edit mode is selected. To exit to the design layer instead of exiting to the viewport from design layer editing mode, press Shift + Esc. Alternatively, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) in the drawing area, and select Exit Viewport from the context menu.
Display with Clip Cube (Vectorworks Design Series required)	If you are editing a section viewport, and Navigate Back to Viewport is selected, this option displays the design layer with a clip cube whose dimensions match the length, depth, and height ranges set for the viewport. Portions of the design layer outside the clip cube are not visible during editing. You can adjust the faces and orientation of the clip cube as needed, and then either create a new section viewport, or update the current viewport. See Viewing a Model with the Clip Cube for details. This option is only available when the Design Layer edit mode is selected.
Camera (Renderworks required)	Edits a Renderworks camera that is linked to the viewport view. The camera view can be changed or the camera can be deleted. See Editing a Linked Renderworks Camera. If no Renderworks camera is linked to the viewport, select a camera to be linked. Alternatively, the view can be manipulated with the standard view tools (such as the Flyover tool, zoom level, and View menu commands), changing the viewport view upon exit.
Display Viewport Cache	If the viewport is currently in a render mode other than Wireframe, select Display Viewport Cache to display a cache image of the rendered viewport during editing; deselect to display a Wireframe view of the viewport. This option is only available when the Annotations or Crop edit mode is selected.
Keep the Edit View on Exit	When you return to the viewport after an edit, this setting maintains any view changes (zoom and view location) made during edits to the viewport annotation or the crop object. Deselect this option to return to the original viewport view settings after editing. This option is only available when the Annotations or Crop edit mode is selected.
Double Click	Sets the future behavior when a viewport is double-clicked, eliminating the display of this dialog box if desired. If the Edits the Design Layer option is selected, a double-click activates the design layer of the double-clicked object. If the object does not belong to a design layer, the Edit Viewport dialog box opens to select a design layer to edit. If Displays this Dialog is not selected, you can still open the dialog box: select Modify > Edit Viewport, or right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) the viewport and select Edit from the context menu.

Alternatively, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) on a viewport and select Edit Design Layer from the context menu to activate the design layer of the right-clicked object (if the right-clicked object does not belong to a design layer, the Edit Viewport dialog box opens).

● Select Display using Viewport Attributes to view the design layer with the viewport attributes (orientation, projection, render mode, and layer and class visibilities). A rendered viewport displays the original design layer with the viewport’s render mode; however, the design layer’s render mode options for that mode are used.

● Select Add Reference Crop Object to view the crop object on the design layer during editing. However, because the crop object is added to the design layer, it could become visible in other viewports that reference that area of the design layer.

● Select Navigate Back to Viewport to easily return to the viewport when you are finished with the design layer edits. A colored border around the drawing window indicates that you are in an editing mode. The Return to Viewport button is visible in the top right corner of the drawing window.

● If this is a section viewport, select Display with Clip Cube to use a clip cube while editing the design layer.

6. If you selected Navigate Back to Viewport, a colored border displays around the drawing window. Do one of the following when your edits are complete:

● Click Return to Viewport to return to the viewport. This saves changes to drawing objects, but it does not save clip cube edits.

● Press Shift + Esc to exit to the design layer instead of exiting to the viewport. Alternatively, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) in the drawing area, and select Exit Viewport from the context menu.

● If the viewport has a clip cube, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) the vertical cube face where the section line is located; select Update Section Viewport to save the clip cube edits. Then either click Return to Viewport, or select Exit Viewport from the context menu to exit editing mode.

● If the viewport has a clip cube, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) any vertical cube face other than where the section line is located; select Create Section Viewport to create a new section viewport with its section line located at that cube face.

Editing a Design Layer Displayed in a Viewport

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