connecting viewports

Thanks for the previous replies to curved view ports.
Also I'm looking to connect viewports (most of our
machines still use R-14 full version) .
My problem is I haven't found a way to snap the
view ports together to match my defpoints rectangles
in Model space. I can pan them close but doesn't
appear to be a way to snap between paper and model.

 

You could use the "chspace" express tools command to move an object
from PS to PS, then use this as a reference for panning.

Another approach - I believe that in PS you can measure distance
between PS Vport and an object in MS. Now knowing the VP scale, enter
MS and pan the appropriate distance.

HTH!

 

Huh?

 

Huh?
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Well the thing is, if I make two viewports for an
L shaped view (in R14) then I can get all of my
plan view into the sheet and leave space for
curve tables etc in Paper space. But I need a way
to snap them accurately not just pan till it "looks"
right, because they need to connect just like the
Model layout. We do Civil Engineering layouts.

 

OOOOHHHH.

With multiple overlapping ports the only way to keep them exactly aligned is
to either not zoom or pan in them *ever*, or same named views when each is
aligned with the other so that you can return them to alignment if you do
pan or zoom in either port. Call the views "VP1" and "VP2", and you can
restore the port to the right alignment, as long as you didn't change the
position or shape of the viewport in the mean time.

You make one port to cover, say, most of the model. You copy it without
moving the copy. You stretch one of the ports in one direction, making an
"L", and the two remain aligned perfectly. Only if you MOVE one of the
ports, or ZOOM or PAN in one or both of them, do they go out of alignment.

Get it?

 

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You make one port to cover, say, most of the model. You copy it without
moving the copy. You stretch one of the ports in one direction, making an
"L", and the two remain aligned perfectly. Only if you MOVE one of the
ports, or ZOOM or PAN in one or both of them, do they go out of alignment.
Get it?
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Yea I think so, I can see that created as you say they "come into existence"
already aligned. But if I pan in floating Model then there is no way to exactly
get them back.
I will try this tomorrow at work. Thanks.
(unfortunately there is no way to "lock" the view in R14" well at least not
without some copy workarounds that I've read about).
I will just have to hope no one opens my drawing and pans it around.

 

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you can digitize a point in a viewport, you just can't modify an
entity without opening said view. Lord, I hope that makes sense.
move the viewport to line things up.
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Well I wasn't sure I understood the first part but the above
I think I might understand what you are talking about. I will
try that tomorrow at work. I'm new to paper and I did not
realize that I could snap a viewport to a model point in
floating model which is what "I believe" you are saying.
When you say digitize I surmise you mean run a poly around
the viewport (in paper) and then snap it to said common
model point? And then I'm guessing move the actual
viewport to this poly in paper?

 

Other than Zoom>>Previous, Zoom>>Previous, Zoom>>Previous...That does work.
Better to save a view.

Write a warning in PSPACE on DEFPOINTS to the next user about the alignment
issue.

 

BTW, there's an old routine that will align points in different ports that
could be used to get two ports back in synch:

MVSETUP>>ALIGN>>HORIZONTAL (or) VERTICAL ALIGNMENT>>

It's easier just to always return the view thought, IMHO.

 

I do the same thing. I don't understand the problem, I guess ... Anyway, I
salute you !

It did.

Yup, 2 VP's, zoom to the right scale, line the VP's up in PS, stretch them
ét violá !

The Jester