Changing the Class Properties of Sheet Layer or Design Layer Viewports

The class visibilities and attributes of a selected viewport can be changed from the sheet layer or the design layer. This does not change the class properties or the class visibility for the original design layers or for other viewports. The viewport attributes can be tailored for presentation; several copies of the same viewport can appear completely different.

Class overrides and data visualization cannot be used for a viewport at the same time.

To override viewport class properties:

1. Select the viewport.

2. From the Object Info palette, click Classes.

The Viewport Class Properties dialog box opens. The dialog box functionality is slightly different for referenced (Vectorworks Design Series required) and non-referenced (internal) viewports. Change class visibilities and/or make class attribute overrides for the selected viewport.

 

Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Class list	Lists the viewport classes and their visibility and edited status; click on a class visibility column to change the class visibility for this viewport. Click the triangle in an active column to toggle between ascending and descending sort order based on that column parameter.
Visibility	Click on a class visibility column to change the class visibility for this viewport. ●    Column 1: Visible (displays objects in this class) ●    Column 2: Invisible (hides objects in this class) ●    Column 3: Gray (displays objects in this class as dimmed)
(Source)	Indicates whether the class definition is the same as the source class, or the class definition has overrides specific to this viewport. When a class is edited with the Edit button, the viewport-specific icon displays automatically. Click the Revert button to revert to the original settings.   ●    Non-referenced viewports: All classes use the document class definition by default. To change the appearance of a class in this viewport, click Edit and change the settings; the viewport-specific icon displays automatically. Click the Revert button to revert to the original settings. ●    Referenced viewport: (Vectorworks Design Series required) Because they come from an external file, all classes show as viewport-specific by default. If the same class exists in both the viewport and in the current file, they remain completely separate. By default, the class definition in the viewport will be updated from the source file when the reference is updated.  To change the appearance of a class for this viewport, leave the Source set as viewport-specific; then click Edit and change the class settings. Also set the class to not update from the source file; otherwise, the edits will be removed the next time the reference is updated.  To use the same class definition both in the current file and in the viewport, click the Source icon to toggle the setting. If the viewport class does not exist in the current file, it will be imported. If the class is also set to update from the source file (), an alert message prompts you to verify that you want to reference the class definition. If you answer Yes, the class in the current file and in the viewport will be changed whenever the reference to the viewport source file is updated. If you answer No, the Source reverts to the default setting.
(Update)   (Referenced viewports only)	Indicates whether the class definition will be updated from the source file when the reference is updated. Click the icon to toggle the setting.
Use embedded design layer viewport settings for (Sheet layer viewports only)	When enabled, the viewport retains the class overrides and/or class visibilities of design layer viewports embedded in the sheet layer viewport
Use current document’s class visibilities (Design layer viewports only, Design Series required)	When enabled, the viewport uses the current document’s class visibilities. The option is automatically enabled when layer links or referenced layers are converted into viewports; it is disabled by default for new design layer viewports.
Edit	Opens the Edit Class(es) dialog box, to make overrides to the selected class that only apply to the current viewport (see Setting Class Properties); drawing objects’ class setting should be “By class” to take advantage of class overrides. Edit is not available if the viewport is using data visualization.
Import	Opens the Import Attributes dialog box, to import the class attribute settings from the file. The attributes can be imported for the classes selected in the Viewport Class Properties dialog box, from corresponding classes, or from a specified class in the file or a specified viewport. Click OK to import the class attributes into the selected viewport. (The Eyedropper tool can also transfer class override attributes between viewports.)
Revert	Sets the selected class back to its original document attributes, undoing any class overrides; also removes the override icon in the Source column
Use embedded design layer viewport settings for (Design Series required)	●    Class overrides: If the sheet layer viewport contains a design layer viewport for which class overrides have been set, this option uses the design layer viewport overrides, ignoring any class overrides that may be set here for the sheet layer viewport. ●    Class visibilities: If the sheet layer viewport contains a design layer viewport for which class visibilities have been set, this option uses the design layer viewport visibilities, ignoring any class visibilities that may be set here for the sheet layer viewport
Preview	Click to preview the class visibility and attribute settings in the selected viewport

3. Click OK to apply the class visibility and attribute changes to the selected viewport.

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Changing the Layer Properties of Sheet Layer or Design Layer Viewports

Viewport Data Visualization

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Viewport Properties

Viewport Status

Updating Viewports

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