Arch00035.pngCreating Standard Viewports

Stories must be created before creating standard viewports (see Setting Up the Building Structure with Stories).

To create standard viewports:

  1. Select File > Document Settings > Create Standard Viewports.

  2. The Create Standard Viewports dialog box opens. Select a drawing category from the Type of Drawing list. The available drawing types display in the Drawing Types list on the left, with a short description beneath. Select the viewport to be created in the Drawing Types list and then click Add to move it to the Viewports to Be Created list on the right.

    For auxiliary view viewports (sections and elevations), types with a -Man suffix (such as Sections-Man) typically indicate that the elements of the section or elevation are to be drawn manually on, for instance, Mod-Section or Mod-Elevation layers, which are created along with the viewports. The visibility of all other layers is set to Invisible for these viewports. Types with a -VP suffix (such as Sections-VP) are for creating a view or a section viewport of the model from existing Mod- layers. No new layers are created and the visibility of all existing Mod- layers is set to Visible for these viewports.

  3. Once the list of viewports is ready, click OK. Any sheet layers specified that do not already exist in the drawing are created along with the listed viewports (and views if the Create Corresponding View option is selected).

In a new drawing, the viewports display with a red X, indicating that they are currently empty. As the drawing is developed on the design layers, the viewports will display the contents appropriately. Depending on the rendering mode specified, some viewports may require updating with the Update Selected Viewports command.

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Standard Viewports

Standard Naming

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