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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