I can't hide a polygonal viewport when plotting

[augdog74]

I brought a normal 4 sided viewport into my layout, but needed to clip and make a viewport with 6 sides.  I have also tried to redraw this by using a polygonal viewport.  When I go to plot the page, parts or all of the viewport boundaries are on.  It doesn't matter if I go to layer control and turn the layer off or freeze or select the non-plotting icon.

Any suggestions?

[tcorey]

What version of Civil 3D and can you post a drawing?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

A polygonal VP consists of 2 entities a viewport and a poly line. They both need to be on the frozen layer. when you select it, it typicaly brings up the vp change properties to all and verify both are on the same layer.

[augdog74]

Yes, they are on the same layer.

[rl_jackson]

Dont freeze the layer just turn it off, or place it on a no plot layer

[ccoles]

We put our viewports on a no-plot layer. Frozen or unfrozen, they do not plot.

[Joe-Bouza]

post the drawing if you can - only the layout is needed

[augdog74]

2013-- I have also georeferenced lines from a .shp file that some lines randomly plot or don't plot, within the same layout. My .dwg seems to be too large to send. (6.5mb)

[augdog74]

Joe,

   My .dwg is too large to attach, but if I try to export my layout, Autocad ends up stalling.  Is that what you were wanting me to do when you said only the layout?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

A simple method would be to use Quick Select Tool to select the polygon (P line) that was used to clip the viewport. Then you set that polyline to your viewport layer (on no plot). 

Hope that helps. 

[Anonymous]

1) Pick/Select the viewport border line.

2) In the viewport (1) , select yes on Display locked.

3) Go to layer & select freeze (create a viewport layer first)

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@augdog74 wrote:

I brought a normal 4 sided viewport into my layout, but needed to clip and make a viewport with 6 sides.  I have also tried to redraw this by using a polygonal viewport.  When I go to plot the page, parts or all of the viewport boundaries are on.  It doesn't matter if I go to layer control and turn the layer off or freeze or select the non-plotting icon.

Any suggestions?

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@augdog74 wrote:

I brought a normal 4 sided viewport into my layout, but needed to clip and make a viewport with 6 sides.  I have also tried to redraw this by using a polygonal viewport.  When I go to plot the page, parts or all of the viewport boundaries are on.  It doesn't matter if I go to layer control and turn the layer off or freeze or select the non-plotting icon.

Any suggestions?

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[Anonymous]

worked