Rotation

Sets the viewport rotation; if the viewport was created from a rotated plan view (Vectorworks Design Series required), this parameter can be used to reset the viewport to the world coordinate system

Lock Position (design layer viewport)

(Vectorworks Design Series required)

Select to prevent the viewport from being moved accidentally

Crop

Indicates whether the selected viewport has been cropped (see Cropping Sheet Layer or Design Layer Viewports)

Crop Visible

If the viewport has been cropped, select to display the crop object

Update

Click to update the viewport to reflect any changes that have occurred since the viewport was created or last updated

Description (design layer viewport)

(Vectorworks Design Series required)

Specifies a descriptive name for the viewport

Drawing Title

Specifies a descriptive title for the viewport. This name displays as the drawing title for any annotation objects (drawing labels, sheet borders, and section markers) that are added to the viewport. The drawing title name is limited to 63 characters.

If Use Automatic Drawing Coordination is selected in document preferences, a change to this field for the viewport automatically changes the field for the viewport’s drawing label, and vice versa. (Vectorworks Design Series required)

Drawing Number (sheet layer section viewport, detail viewport)

(Vectorworks Design Series required)

The next sequential drawing number available on the selected Sheet Layer defaults automatically. This number displays on the section marker associated with this viewport, as well as on any drawing label in the viewport’s annotations. This number must be unique on this sheet layer. Additionally, if Text Auto-Fill is selected for the detail callout, a change to this field for the viewport automatically changes the field for the detail callout.

Layers

Specifies which design layers are visible in the viewport and allows changes to some of the layer properties in the viewport; see Changing the Layer Properties of Sheet Layer or Design Layer Viewports

Display Objects Beyond View Plane (section viewport, detail viewport)

(Vectorworks Design Series required)

Shows or hides objects beyond the view plane

Display Planar Objects

Select to display 2D planar objects, when the viewport’s view is other than Top/Plan. For section viewports, visible planar objects are sectioned if positioned at the section line (Vectorworks Design Series required).

Project Screen Objects

Select to display 2D objects associated with the screen plane, when the viewport’s view is other than Top/Plan. Detail viewports must be created from a design layer or non-section viewport to enable this option.

Display Flattened (design layer section viewport)

(Vectorworks Design Series required)

When selected, the viewport always displays a “flattened” section view, similar to a section viewport on a sheet layer; deselect this option to have the viewport display the current view selected for the design layer

Classes

Specifies which classes are visible in the viewport and allows changes to some of the class properties in the viewport, including changes to the properties for annotation or crop objects. Class visibilities can be overridden for a selected viewport; see Changing the Class Properties of Sheet Layer or Design Layer Viewports.

Scale

Specifies the viewport scale relative to the page; select a scale, or choose Custom and enter a Custom Scale value

Custom Scale

When a custom scale is selected, enter the scale value

RW Camera (Renderworks required)

Indicates whether the viewport is linked to a Renderworks camera

View

Specifies the orientation of the design layers displayed in the viewport; select a cardinal view or choose Custom and then click Set View to specify the view

The standard view of a selected viewport can be changed with the numeric keypad shortcut keys (see Using Standard Views).

Set View

When a custom view is selected, click Set View to open the 3D Rotation dialog box for the entry of custom view parameters (see Rotating Precisely for more information)

Background/Foreground Render

Specifies the render mode(s) for the viewport. Select a background mode and specify the render settings, if any. For a composite effect, also select an optional foreground mode and specify any settings (Wireframe, Sketch, Hidden Line, or Dashed Hidden Line are the only render modes available for foreground rendering).

Background / Foreground Render Settings

Some render modes require parameters to be set; click the appropriate Render Settings button to specify them. See the following:

●     Wireframe settings: Wireframe Options

●     Sketch settings: Applying Sketch Styles to Viewports

●     OpenGL settings: OpenGL

●     Custom Renderworks settings: Custom Renderworks Options

●     Artistic Renderworks settings: Artistic Renderworks Options

●     Hidden Line, Dashed Hidden Line, and Final Shaded Polygon settings: Line Render Options

RW Background
(Renderworks required)

Select a Renderworks background from either the default content or the current file’s content to use as a background for the viewport; see Applying Renderworks Backgrounds

If the Renderworks Background choices are not available, the background selection is controlled by the Renderworks style in effect. Set the background in the Renderworks style instead; see Renderworks Styles.

Projection

Select the projection type for the viewport (see Projection)

Perspective Type

For Perspective projection, select the type of perspective, or choose Custom and specify the perspective distance

Perspective Dist

For custom perspectives, enter the perspective distance

Lighting Options

Click to change the ambient light parameters described in Setting Lighting Options.

By default, a viewport’s ambient light is set according to the ambient light settings of the first visible design layer in the viewport. If there are no visible layers, the ambient light is set to on, with a color of white and a brightness of 35% (similar to the default ambient lighting for a design layer).

If the lighting options are controlled by a Renderworks style that is currently in effect (Renderworks required), the Edit Renderworks Style dialog box opens instead; see Renderworks Styles.

Advanced Properties

Opens the Advanced Viewport Properties dialog box; see Advanced Sheet Layer Viewport Properties, Advanced Design Layer Viewport Properties, or Advanced Section Viewport Properties 

Source (design layer viewport)

(Vectorworks Design Series required)

Indicates the source file that contains the original design layer(s) that display in the viewport

Reverse Direction (section viewport)

(Vectorworks Design Series required)

Switches to view the other side of the section line

Section Line Instances (section viewport)

(Vectorworks Design Series required)

Lists the section line instances present in the file (see Section Line Instances)

Detail Callout Instances (detail viewport)

(Vectorworks Design Series required)

Lists the detail callout instances present in the file (see Detail Callout Instances)