TravisMack
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How do I have an object in model space with north being to the top of the page, but then have it appear rotated in paper space viewport so that north is rotated 90 degrees?
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Viewport views with different rotations
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I am not certain this will work. In paperspace viewport, you could use ROTATE3D command. This command uses UCS icon to realign your object. Hope this helps - John
Original Q: sounds like you simply want a different view of the part in your vport than you have of the part in model space? If so, this is VERY easy:
Since ACAD uses each P-Space vport as if its a complete Model space environment, all you have to do is go to the tab (p-space), click inside the viewport, and use any zoom or rotate-view you want, to get the view you want.
(If I'm doing alot of re-zooming and other work inside the viewport, I like to zoom-w closely around the outside of the vport, to make it almost the whole display, and then re-clicking inside the viewport for my work.)
If you want to convert the image in the vport from the model to a "detail" of the part at the view you've selected, use the soldraw command.
If you later decide to change that detail by altering the zoom of the part for a different look for your detail: in that vport, freeze the 2 layers - hidden and visible - that the detail line work are on, thaw the layer the model(s) is/are on, re-do your zoom/rotate, re-thaw the 2 layers (hidden & visible), ignore that the linework is sitting on top of the model, and re-run the soldraw command. ACAD will clean up the old line-work, create new line work, and re-hide the underlying model, leaving the developed view. Very Cool!
God luck,
C. Fee
Since ACAD uses each P-Space vport as if its a complete Model space environment, all you have to do is go to the tab (p-space), click inside the viewport, and use any zoom or rotate-view you want, to get the view you want.
(If I'm doing alot of re-zooming and other work inside the viewport, I like to zoom-w closely around the outside of the vport, to make it almost the whole display, and then re-clicking inside the viewport for my work.)
If you want to convert the image in the vport from the model to a "detail" of the part at the view you've selected, use the soldraw command.
If you later decide to change that detail by altering the zoom of the part for a different look for your detail: in that vport, freeze the 2 layers - hidden and visible - that the detail line work are on, thaw the layer the model(s) is/are on, re-do your zoom/rotate, re-thaw the 2 layers (hidden & visible), ignore that the linework is sitting on top of the model, and re-run the soldraw command. ACAD will clean up the old line-work, create new line work, and re-hide the underlying model, leaving the developed view. Very Cool!
God luck,
C. Fee
Switch to paperspace use "Mview" to create the viewport to the correct size and location. Then go to the bottom of the screen where you will see a set of buttons go to paper, use it to switch between model and paperspace on the screen. Then use the view toolbar to set the drawing/model to the correct view.
I think what you are looking for is the dview command.
I use this all the time to do exactly what you are talking about.
Create your viewport, double click inside of it to go to model space.
Dview command, (Select a couple of objects for reference, don't need them all)
Twist
-90
Then get back into paper space and lock the viewport so it doesn't change when you are zooming.
This way in your model tab north can be up and your viewport north will be to the right.
I use this all the time to do exactly what you are talking about.
Create your viewport, double click inside of it to go to model space.
Dview command, (Select a couple of objects for reference, don't need them all)
Twist
-90
Then get back into paper space and lock the viewport so it doesn't change when you are zooming.
This way in your model tab north can be up and your viewport north will be to the right.
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