I created a drawing with multiple layout tabs, so as to create different maps. My display manager consists of data connections & layers added from the Layer Properties Manager. When I activate a viewport from the layout, I want to freeze some of the Data Connection items (like shp files). How can I freeze these items within the active viewport only?
Thanks,
Robyn
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Hi,
what version of Map3D do you have?
IMHO you need Map3D 2013 to be able to display different map's per viewport.
- alfred -
Hi,
then you can create mulitple maps (within the dialog _MAPWSPACE) having different stylization or on/off settings of datasources.
And when you have created a viewport you can use command _MAPASSOCVPWITHMAP to assign a map-config to a viewport. If you haven't disabled ribbons you just have to change to the paperspace of a layout to get the context-sensitive-ribbon for layout-tools ==> and there are the icons for assigning maps/legends/scalebars to viewports.
Also look to some videos "what' new in Map3D 2013"
- alfred -
I created a new display map in model space, then used the suggested command 'MAPASSOCVPWITHMAP' to update my viewport accordingly. This seems to have worked just fine. Now I need to adjust to the thought process of Map 3D versus AutoCAD. I was very comfortable using 'VP FREEZE' in AutoCAD. So i'm basically doing the same thing in Map 3D, just in model space, verses in the layout...
I think I understand that now, please correct me if I've misunderstood, or am going in the wrong direction.
Thanks,
Robyn
Hi,
you are at the correct way! For all FDO-objects (connected gis-datasources) you have to use the different map-settings to have the aibility for different viewport-visualisation/stylization.
For the plain AutoCAD geometry like mpolygons, polylines, lines, blocks, etc you can use either the viewport-depending freeze or you can also use the map-functionality for stylize these objects (as long as they are selectable by rules). So in this case you can use two different ways to work.
HTH, - alfred -
The Layer Visibility isn't selectable under the Layout Tools tab. It displays grayed out, as your image clip indicates. How is this activated?
You have to select a Display Map ( The command directly to the left of Layer Visibility). Then select the view port to freeze the feature layers.
Jumping ahead of myself. I figured out that the map must be assigned to the viewport before using this tool. Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction though.
I appreciate it!
-Robyn
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