Viewport Tool

The Viewport Tool is responsible for creating Viewport Entities.

Creating a Viewport:

Activate the Viewport Tool:

Activate paperspace layout (Layout1 or Layout2) by clicking small arrow button on bottom edge of drawing screen or select paperspace layout from Drawing Settings. Find the Viewport Tool icon from the Entity Toolbar (color coded blue) and highlight it. While highlighted Click on the tool. The tool is now the active tool and ready for use.

Creating an Viewport using the Mouse:

1.	Click anywhere on the drawing screen to designate the Start Point of the Viewport Entity at that location. Start Point left hand top/bottom corner for viewport.

2.	Click anywhere on the drawing screen to designate the Width of the Viewport Entity at that location.

3.	Click anywhere on the drawing screen to designate the Height of the Viewport Entity at that location.

Reset:

You have just added a Viewport Entity to the drawing. The tool has now Reset and you can either continue with other tools or add in another Viewport Entity. Using Reset at any time while using this tool cancels all previous steps and restarts the tool.

Creating an Viewport using the Property Tree:

To add an Viewport Entity from user supplied data do the following. Move the mouse cursor beyond the right side of the drawing screen to the Tool Property Tree.

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1.	Type in the Start point data into the "Start Point" 3D Point Property Field found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept.

2.	Type in the Viewport width data into the "Width" Scientific Data Field found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept.

3.	Type in the Viewport height data into the "Height" Scientific Data Field found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept.

Reset:

Tool Options:

Escape (Esc): key cancels current tool and activates the default tool (Selection Tool).

Space: key Resets this tool.

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