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Change shape of existing viewport

MikeKovacik4928 — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 10:57:24 GMT

Greetings Autocadders around the world

I want to change the shape of an existing rectangular viewport to a new shape defined by a closed polyline

I can easily recreate a new viewport to this shape, but I will lose all my settings and have to reset everything all over again.

Is there a way of just taking an existing viewport and changing its outline from the existing shape to another shape nearby which you can just select.

See embedded jpeg to give a better picture of what I am trying to do. ie modify and existing viewport's shape without having to recreate it.

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Re: Change shape of existing viewport

Alfred.NESWADBA — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 11:06:55 GMT

Hi,

create a polyline which is your new viewport border, then select your existing viewport (with your viewport specific settings) ==> right click ==> use option "Viewport Clip" in the context menu and select your polyline.

- alfred -

Re: Change shape of existing viewport

ВeekeeCZ — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 11:07:02 GMT

Use VPCLIP, select current rectangular viewport, then select (or draw) a polyline.

Re: Change shape of existing viewport

MikeKovacik4928 — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 12:19:50 GMT

Thanks Guys for the quick response

Mike

Re: Change shape of existing viewport

m_ismailWX3NX — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 08:07:20 GMT

Is there a way to reverse from a viewport to normal lines?

Re: Change shape of existing viewport

pendean — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:25:29 GMT

@m_ismailWX3NX Are you just trying to capture the outline?

Or are you wanting to remove the function of the viewport?

Re: Change shape of existing viewport

cadffm — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:37:57 GMT

Or do you want to remove the clip from your viewport?

Command VPCLIP [F1]

Re: Change shape of existing viewport

m_ismailWX3NX — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:53:11 GMT

No I want to convert the lines from a view port to a normal lines something like explodng the view port then you get lines

Re: Change shape of existing viewport

cadffm — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:31:39 GMT

You want to convert a viewport, what is displaying the model space,

to just 4 (or more) lines, by get rid off the view of model space? Sounds crazy..

You can't explode a viewport, you have to redraw the shape and delete the viewport then.

Attached: VP2PL

Creates a polyline

If your really want to delete the viewport, remove the three ";;;" on the left (in this file)>