Creating saved views

Command

Path

Save View

View

To save the current drawing area view:

Select the command.

Alternatively, from the Organization dialog box, click the Saved Views tab, and then click the New button. If Vectorworks Design Suite is installed, from the Navigation palette, click the Saved Views tab, and then select the New command from the Utility menu.

The Save View dialog box opens.

Specify the view options, the active layer and class, and the visibilities of layers and classes.

Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter

Description

View Name

Specify the view name

Save view orientation

Saves the general view parameters of the active layer, including the projection, 3D orientation, and page origin settings. If Vectorworks Design Suite is installed, the plan rotation and the clip cube position are also saved.

Save zoom and pan

Saves the zoom and pan settings of the active layer

Save page location

Saves the design layer page location with the view; if deselected, the current page location setting is used when the view is displayed. The page location of sheet layers cannot be saved.

Save render mode and options

Saves the render mode and options with the view; if deselected, the current render mode and options are used when the view is displayed

Saving the render settings with the view is an effective method of saving and restoring custom rendering options.

Save data visualization

Saves the currently applied data visualization view; see Viewing the drawing by data or by attributes

Save layer visibility

Specifies the layer visibility options to save; if deselected, the current layer visibility settings are used when the view is displayed

Layer Options

Select the design layer display options

Active Layer

Select the active layer; if a sheet layer is selected, the Layers button is disabled

Layers

Opens the Layer Visibilities dialog box; specify the design layer visibilities for the saved view (see Visibility columns for details)

Save class visibility

Specifies the class visibility options to save; if deselected, the current class visibility settings are used when the view is displayed

Class Options

Select the class display options

Active Class

Select the active class from the list of classes

Classes

Opens the Class Visibilities dialog box; specify the class visibilities for the saved view (see Visibility columns for details)

The saved view is available from the Saved Views menu, the Organization dialog box, and the Navigation palette (Design Suite product required).

Editing saved views

Creating or editing saved views using the saved views menu

Setting global visibility with class and design layer options

Visibility columns

 

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