topic Re: Viewport Switching in AutoCAD Forum

Viewport Switching

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:41:30 GMT

Hi, I'm having an issue with the viewport in AutoCAD 2016. It's not really an error within the program, but more of a personal / navigation type of issue I'm having, being a Maya user for the past several years and going back to AutoCAD after not using if for a long time.

I find myself fumbling while trying to switch from multiple 2D views & a 3D view. I have a top / front / side / 3D perspective layout. What I'm asking is, is there a way to quick switch between them, similar to Maya, which involves just hitting the space bar?

Double clicking the +/- icon in the top left corner of each window or dragging the divider around between the windows is cumbersome and slower, compared to how I'm used to working.

Thank you.

Re: Viewport Switching

stevetamplen — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 18:06:25 GMT

Hello abobucky, and welcome to the Forums!

You should be able to just double click to move between different VPorts.

Also available is the shortcut key CTRL+R
Cycles through the viewports on the current layout.

I hope that helps.

Please Accept as Solution any post resolves your issue, or reply with additional details if the problem persists.

Re: Viewport Switching

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 18:27:00 GMT

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the quick reply. I probably should have been more specific in my first post. Are you at all familiar with Maya's viewport navigation?

What I'm trying to figure out is if there is something similar to that within AutoCAD. I keep a similar layout of 4 views while working in Maya. Hover over what viewport you want to work in, hit the space bar & it maximizes it.

Is there a way to do something similar in AutoCAD? Rather than clicking a tiny +/-, I've resorted to dragging the dividers around to make the view I want to work in a little bigger since it is a bit easier. I've attached an image that shows what I'm clicking / dragging around.

-Andrew

Re: Viewport Switching

stevetamplen — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 18:43:00 GMT

No, I am not familiar with Maya, sorry.

When you click on the little + it simply takes you to model space.

You can do the same thing by clicking on the Model tab on the lower left hand side of the screen, if you want it to be quicker.

Re: Viewport Switching

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 19:46:54 GMT

With a little bit of digging, I found the command I was looking for.

I can maximize / minimize the viewport with VPMAX. I bound a keyboard shortcut to SHIFT + V, which gives me the quick switching I was looking for.

Thanks,

Andrew

Re: Viewport Switching

daelen_eiberger — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:27:53 GMT

Hi there your solution was great. But I have a question. I know how to use AliasEdit to make new commands. But how did you bind something to Shift + V??? How were you able to use a modifier key to make a keybind like that.

Appreciate your post!

Re: Viewport Switching

cadffm — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:30:25 GMT

Keyboard Shortcuts in your main CUIX file, command CUI

(but to edit standard windows shortcuts is stupid, sorry for my words, but it is my mind and i know why 😉 )

Re: Viewport Switching

daelen_eiberger — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 15:40:52 GMT

Ohhhh goodness not the CUI. That thing is so confusing to me haha time to go watch a video. I appreciate your speedy and informative response!!!

Thank you very much.