Saving and Retrieving User-defined Views

A view is a display of the drawing on the screen. You can give any view a name and save it to display later.

The Views command lets you save, restore, and control named views.

To manage views:

• Click View > Named Views (or type Views).
  
  The Views dialog box distinguishes between three view types: Model, Sheet, and Defaults. Each type displays a list of named views.

To save named views:

1. Click View > Named Views (or type Views).
2. Click New.
3. In the View dialog box:
1. In Name, type a view name.
2. In Class, type a new class name or select a class. Or, you can leave Class set to <None>.
3. Under Boundaries, set options:
• As displayed: Uses the boundaries of the current display.
• Specify later: Allows you to define a windowed area of the current view. Click Specify later  and define a rectangular area in the graphics area, then press Enter.
4. Click OK twice.

To restore named views:

1. Click View > Named Views (or type Views).
2. Under View names, select a view to restore.
3. Click OK.

To edit view boundaries:

1. Click View > Named Views (or type Views).
2. Under View names, select the view whose boundaries you want to edit.
3. Click Edit.
4. In the graphics area, specify new boundaries, and press Enter.
5. Click OK.

To delete named views:

1. Click View > Named Views (or type Views).
2. Under View names, select the view to delete.
3. Click Delete.

  You cannot delete the view Current, or preset Defaults views.

Access

Command: Views

Menu: View > Named Views