Viewports
In Advance Design, the term "viewport" refers to a window within the graphic area that showcases a perspective of your workspace. The graphic area can be split into multiple viewports - up to four distinct views such as front, right, user, and top views - allowing for simultaneous examination of the model from various angles and perspectives.
Each viewport presents a different view of your model, facilitating a comprehensive analysis by viewing it in one or several windows at once.
Available Viewports
How to split the view in viewports
Follow one of the methods presented below to split the view in viewports:
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Menu: select Display > Predefined Views and select a split view type from the drop-down list.
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Predefined Views toolbar: click the icon representing the split view type to display.
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Ribbon > Home tab / Objects tab / Utilities tab > Views panel > click the icon representing the split view type to display.
- Alternatively, use the keyboad shortcut <Ctrl+Space> to enable/disable the split views.
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No Split: 1 View |
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Vertical Split: 2 Views |
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Horizontal Split: 2 Views |
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Split: 1 + 2 Views (3 views) |
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Split: 2 + 1 Views (3 views) |
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Split: 4 Views |
How viewports work
Viewports in Advance Design allow you to simultaneously observe the effects of various interactive actions - such as drawing, selecting, and moving elements - in multiple viewports at the same time.
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It is possible to start drawing an element in one viewport and continue in another one.
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To activate a viewport, simply click within its area.
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It is possible to set different display types for each viewport: for example, you can select different rendering styles, hide the workplane in one viewport and display it in other, etc.
Example of how multiple viewports work (using 1 + 2 views):
Displaying multiple viewports
Use the Mini Console
Located in the top-right corner of the graphic area, the mini console serves as an informative guide, indicating the current view being displayed. This feature helps you quickly identify which perspective or view you are working with:
View-informing mini-console on the Advance Design graphic area