Modifying Viewports

There are various ways to modify viewports; their appearance can be completely different from the original design layers, for presentation purposes.

To modify a viewport:

1. Select the viewport.

2. Select Modify > Edit Viewport.

Alternatively, right-click 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).

►    Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Annotations (Sheet layer viewports only)	Create or edit viewport annotations and dimensions. See Creating Annotations for Sheet Layer Viewports .
Crop	Create or edit a cropped viewport. See Cropping Existing Sheet Layer or Design Layer Viewports.
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
Gray Outside Crop	If Display Viewport Outside Crop is selected, displays the area outside of the crop in gray
Section In-Place (Design Series required) Elevation In-Place (Architect required)	Interactively edit the design layers from a section or elevation view. See Editing Design Layers from a Section or Elevation View.
Design Layer	Navigates to the selected design layer for editing. See Editing a Design Layer Displayed in a Viewport.
Display using Viewport Attributes	Changes the file’s view settings and layer and class visibilities to match those of the viewport. The file’s attributes remain the same as the viewport’s unless Navigate Back to Viewport is selected.
Add Reference Crop Object (Sheet layer viewports only)	When a viewport has been cropped, this option displays the crop on the design layer so that edits can be made while knowing the position of the crop object
Navigate Back to Viewport	Navigates back to the viewport and restores the file’s layer and class visibilities to their original status when editing is complete
Display with Clip Cube (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
Camera (Sheet layer viewports only)	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.
Keep the Edit View on Exit (Sheet layer viewports only)	When you return to the viewport after editing, this setting maintains any view changes (zoom and view location) made during edits to the viewport annotations or crop object. Deselect this option to return to the original viewport view settings. 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 on the viewport and select Edit from the context menu.

3. Select the editing options, and click OK.

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Modifying Section Viewports and Section Lines

Overriding Viewport Display

Viewport Status

Updating Viewports

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