Modifying viewports

Command

Path

Edit Viewport

Modify

Context menu (Edit)

There are various ways to modify viewports; their appearance can be completely different from the original design layers, for presentation purposes. For a styled viewport, you might need to edit the style or change the viewport to be unstyled before making modifications; see Creating and editing viewport styles.

Modification	Description
Change the settings for the viewport in the Object Info palette	Viewport properties
Edit the viewport style	Creating and editing viewport styles
Modify the viewport with various 2D and 3D tools and commands; copy and move viewports	Moving and editing viewports
Add annotations and dimensions to the viewport	Creating annotations for sheet layer viewports
Crop the viewport	Cropping existing sheet layer or design layer viewports
Edit one or more design layers in a live section or elevation	Editing design layers from a section or elevation view
Edit a design layer displayed in the viewport	Editing a design layer displayed in a viewport
Edit or delete a linked Renderworks or video camera	Editing a linked Renderworks camera or video camera
Change the properties of the viewport’s layers and classes	Changing the layer properties of sheet layer or design layer viewports Changing the class properties of sheet layer or design layer viewports
Change the attributes of the objects in the viewport based on their data (Design Suite product required)	Applying a data visualization to a viewport
Change the visibility and appearance of structural grid lines in viewports	Structural grid visibility in viewports and Grid line instance visibility in viewports

To modify a viewport:

Select the viewport and select the command. The Edit Viewport dialog box opens. The options available depend on whether the viewport is on a sheet layer or design layer (Vectorworks Design Suite product required).

Click to show/hide the parameters.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. Drawing label styles can be set by the viewport style.
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 Suite product 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	If you're editing a sheet layer viewport or section viewport (Design Suite product required), 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. Make any clip cube edits as described in Viewing a model with the clip cube.
Camera (Sheet layer viewports only)	Edits a Renderworks camera or video 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 or video 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.

Modifying section viewports and section lines

Overriding viewport display

Viewport status

Updating viewports

Viewport styles

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