topic Re: Aligning Objects in Different Viewports in AutoCAD Forum

Aligning Objects in Different Viewports

sbrusco — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 16:41:59 GMT

Hi All,

I have two xRefs in model space and expose each in its own paperspace viewport. Is there a way to align an edge/line in one xRef of one VP with an edge/line of the other xRef in the other VP?

I can do this visually but is there anyway to assure alignment?

TIA,

Sal

Re: Aligning Objects in Different Viewports

john.vellek — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 17:01:17 GMT

Hi @sbrusco,

Is VPSYNC (Express Tool) what you are looking for to do this?

If not, an old-school method is to draw a line for reference in paperspace from an object in one viewport. Then use CHSPACE to drop the reference line into the other viewport. Then you can use a -pan to move the model view in the second one to the reference line.

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Re: Aligning Objects in Different Viewports

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 17:04:54 GMT

OSNAP works through the viewport in PS.

Re: Aligning Objects in Different Viewports

john.vellek — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 19:19:54 GMT

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Re: Aligning Objects in Different Viewports

sbrusco — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 10:42:51 GMT

Hi All,

The two viewports of which I speak (did I just say "of which I speak"?) contain unrelated objects so the sync express tools mentioned is not really relative.

I have two viewports in PS, one above the other. All I want is to make a vertical line in VP1 appear co-linear with a vertical line in VP2. To accomplish this I used the "old school" approach mentioned earlier where I drew a vertical line in PS starting on and snapping to a vertical line in VP1, then I moved the other VIEWPORT so that the vertical line in it snapped to the vertical line in PS.

I know there is a place for the express tools vpsync command works as intended but just not for the simple, visual needs I have.

Thanks all for your input.

Sal

Re: Aligning Objects in Different Viewports

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 11:14:23 GMT

VPSYNC "assures alignment" and there is no reason it shouldn't be more than sufficient to accomplish your needs, but then again so should simple OSNAP's and point filters, without having to create a construction line.