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Layout viewport

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 21:01:27 GMT

I have tried a lot to find the solution but all in vain. So, thought to post it here.

I am creating a viewport in the layout, I have 3 drawings in the model space and want to show 2 of them in one layout with a small view of one of them in the viewport. But, my viewport objects/drawing doesn't show and goes to the background of the big viewport. If I drag my small viewport out of the paper space then I could see the drawings again in the viewport.

What is the problem?

Re: Layout viewport

gotphish001 — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 21:16:53 GMT

I never tried to put a viewport over another viewport. Did you try and use the command DRAWORDER? You can make a polygonal viewport that has a notch where you want to put the smaller version. You could also use WIPEOUT to blank out part of the bigger view so you can see the smaller one.

Edit: Did some testing. Viewports just show through each other. I'm guessing your one viewport is an image and that is why the other wont show up on it. I couldn't get a normal viewport to show up over an image.

Re: Layout viewport

gotphish001 — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 21:20:10 GMT

Post number 4 in this thread tells you how to do it.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-map-3d-forum/inserting-viewport-over-existing-viewport/td-p/3098784

Re: Layout viewport

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 21:39:18 GMT

Thanks for your reply.

Both are viewports. The only solution I could find is to double-click the small viewport and select the objects/drawing and bring them in front (draw order).

But, it happens every time, whenever I switch from layout template to Model space and then switch again to Layout, the viewport drawings goes in the background.

Re: Layout viewport

gotphish001 — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 21:47:03 GMT

Don't make a viewport that is a rectangle make it a rectangle minus the part where the little drawing will be. Or use the region method in the link I posted. Those should be more permanent. I'm not sure draw order gets saved so it can be annoying to rely on.