Rotating entire layout in Autocad LT 2008

[Architerm]

I have a drawing I've created in Autocad LT 2008 (wall sections) that are viewed in the sheet on their side, I'm tied of drafting sideways. If I group the entire page and rotate, dimenssions and model viewports will not coorperate in the rotation. UCS will allow rotation for view ports, but the command "plan" will not be recognized in paper space. Any suggestions on taking a landscape LAYOUT view and flipping it to portrait that won't wreck notes, leader, dims & viewports?  

[pendean]

If I remember correctly, LT2008 still has DVIEW command with the TWIST option: use that inside your viewport to rotate to the angle you desire.
Explore usage in HELP in LT2008 and experiment.

[Architerm]

unknown command "dview"

[Architerm]

unknown command “dview”

Peter A. Edivan RAPC

[pendean]

See this option then using UCS command:
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-LT/View-in-viewport-wont-rotate/td-p/4366180

[Architerm]

You have refered me to the following:

"Did you rotate your USC about the Z axis in the view you want to rotate and then type PLAN; C;  ?"

 Although I can manipulate the USC and the Z value, when I type "plan" the responce is "command only valid in model space". I'm trying to rotate the entire paper space view.

[drjohn]

Oh ... OK ... go to PS, zoom back a bit, make sure all layers are on and thawed, then select with crossing window all you can see, select your base point and rotate the way you need to rotate it.  The viewports will still be the same in reference to the titleblock but turned 90

HTH

Regards,

DJ

[pendean]

Are you INSIDE the viewport when you do both? You cannot rotate paperspace (outside the viewport). Works fine here.

[drjohn]

A quick example.

Not sure it's a good idea, but if that's what you want this is how to get it.

HTH

Regards,

DJ

[Charles_Shade]

That was asked in another Forum in the DG recently and did not believe it was possible. I just did what DJ suggested and it worked fine on 11 x 17.

Essentially you want a Landscape page setup to be Viewed as Portrait in Paperspace.

So if your title block is on the right side normally (in Landscape) it would be at the bottom when viewing.

I just did what DJ suggested and it worked fine on 11 x 17 after rotating everything and changing the print orientation from Landscape to Portrait.

"that are viewed in the sheet on their side, I'm tied of drafting sideways" Do you not draw in Modelspace?

Now I have to go and find that other post...

[Architerm]

I think you may have inadvertantly answered the question - Assuming I have no viewports in my layout, and just wish to reorient my view of my layout sheet, other than zooming out and manually capturing/rotating (which screws my associated dimenssions), a paper space view can not be rotated in autocad 2008 lt. Am I correct?  As I do have some viewports in my layout sheet, when I do capture and rotate, the view ports do not rotate, unless I was to go in to each view and USC command the "z" coordinate

[drjohn]

Charles is right about if you want this to be permanent you will need to change text orientation and other things that may crop up. I changed nothing in my example, just rotated everything I had in my drawing  90%%d  90 degrees.

Again, not sure it's a good idea but ....

Regards,

DJ

[drjohn]

Are your viewport borders turned on so that they rotate with the rest of the drawing.

My example has associative dims (dimmassoc 2) and they stayed associated just fine when I rotated the drawing.

Regards,

DJ

[Charles_Shade]

The similar thread, updated and linked to this one as well:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-2010-2011-2012-DWG/Rotating-the-paper-space-quot-view-quot-not...

[Bob_Zurunkle]

OP just a hint here about dimensioning. If rotating your view puts dimensions under the line or facing the other way, you can override that in properties by telling it to read right to left and under instead of over. Try plaiyng with those overrides and see if you get results you like 🙂

[ScottHodges]

I don't know if this is the original poster's intention: Have you rotated your UCS to the direction you want to view and then typed plan to reorient the space ? Viewing direction is independant of the WCS. Also once the view is how you want it, save the view, so you can easily restore it later.

[Architerm]

“plan” does not work in paper space

[Charles_Shade]

Did you try what DJ suggested? Works like a charm here and prints correctly

I've done so and changed my template to work this way.