AutoCAD 2005: Maximizing a Floating Viewport
May 26, 2004 An interesting feature of AutoCAD 2005 that is
discussed rarely is the Maximize Viewport button in layouts. The
following tutorial demonstrates how to use this feature.
Note: This tutorial is designed for AutoCAD
2005.
1. Download the
following file:
2005_maximize_vp.dwg.
2. Open the
drawing file. It shows a set of furniture [Figure 1].
Figure 1 - Click on image to
enlarge.
3. Click the
Presentation layout tab. The layout contains some floating
viewports [Figure 2].
Figure 2 - Click on image
to enlarge.
4. Note that
there is a button on the status bar to maximize or minimize
floating viewports [Figure 3].
Figure 3 - Click on image to
enlarge.
5. Select the
border of the viewport displaying the whole furniture set.
6. Click the
Maximize Viewport button. The content of the viewport fills the
drawing area [Figure 4].
Figure 4 - Click on image to
enlarge.
7. Note that
the Maximize Viewport button is replaced with Minimize Viewport
and the Model space is active within the current maximized
viewport [Figure 5]. Therefore if you make any changes to the
drawing it will affect the Model space content no the Paper
space.
Figure 5 - Click on image to
enlarge.
8. Click the
Minimize Viewport button. The previous view of the Paper Space
appears.
9. Either
select of double-click in the area of the viewport that displays
the plant only. Right-click. A shortcut menu appears. From the
shortcut menu select Maximize Viewport. The drawing becomes
maximized.
10. Click the
one of the arrows on the left or right side of the Minimize
Viewport button. You can scroll through the floating viewport
and make them active one at a time.
11. Right-click
in the drawing area. Select Minimize Viewport. The Paper space
view is restored. You could type VPMAX and VPMIN in command line
to maximize and minimize viewports, respectively.
About the Author
lireza Parsai is the founder of cadpanel.com. He is a mechanical
engineer with more than 12 years experience with AutoCAD.
Alireza is an Autodesk Authorized Author, the CAD consultant for HiTech, Canada Institute, a contributing editor
for Augiworld magazine, a writer for CAD Digest, and an
instructor for AUGI Training Program. He has written 8 books in
Farsi, 3 booklets in English, and more than 100 articles for
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