Solved: Re: LAYOUT SPACE VIEWPORT AUTOMATICALLY ZOOM EXTENTS

NateWa · ‎05-08-2014

Can I have my viewport in Layout space, automatically Zoom extents the things that I draw into Model space? This is on AutoCAD Electrical 2013

pendean · ‎05-08-2014

Lock the viewport(s).
Enter the viewport(s), turn off UCSFOLLOW variable.

Get in the habit of turning that varaible off in modelspace and every file you are in from now on (I'll assume you never need it): or create a startup Lisp to do it for you.

NateWa · ‎05-09-2014

Thanks for the reply, after switching the "UCSFOLLOW" variale to 1. I find that i still have to enter the viewport for it to automatically zoom extents. Im curious if im missing something?

pendean · ‎05-09-2014

0 (that's a zero) is off, 1 is on. Works fine in plain AutoCAD 2013.

AllenJessup · ‎05-09-2014

It doesn't do a Zoom Extents but does VPMAX help?

Allen

Allen Jessup
CAD Manager - Designer
Did you find this post helpful? Feel free to Like this post.
Did your question get successfully answered? Then click on the ACCEPT SOLUTION button.

NateWa · ‎05-09-2014

"VPMAX" dose not help, all I use the layout tab for is ploting, and automatic title block updates. I was just wondering if there was a way that I could have the viewport automatically show everything that I draw in my model space. As of rite now, I have to go to layout tab activate the viewport and zoom extents in every drawing in my project, befor I can plot the project.

pendean · ‎05-09-2014

Someone move your MODEL content (or even XREFs) and now all your drawings are messed up most likely. Nothing in AutoCAD fixes that sadly except as you are doing.

Drawing a new viewport does what you want by default if you want another option: MVIEW command.

NateWa · ‎06-19-2014

Pendean, sorry that I couldnt reply. I had to much work to do to focus on this issue, I gave the UCSFOLLOW another try today, and got it to work. thank you for the advice! As long as I leave the Viewport active, it zooms to anything that I have drawn in Model space.