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Can I make a viewport to a Layout view? Or somehow duplicate a layout in real time?

samuel.musgroveZ4BXN
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Can I make a viewport to a Layout view? Or somehow duplicate a layout in real time?

samuel.musgroveZ4BXN
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So the problem is pretty straightforward, I use a black paperspace color on my layouts for drawings, but not everyone does. I work with it all day and it's easier on my eyes. But in doing so, I like to use different colors to represent different things(text, dimensions, hidden vs visible lines, etc.) as it makes it easier to pick them out, and I strongly prefer using yellow for my text/dimensions as it's the easiest to read. But, yellow is hard to see against a white paperspace like most others will use.

 

The obvious solution here is to just make the text white so that it can be white or black, but then it blends in with model lines and anything else that is white, compared to yellow which stands out and lets me easily pick out text. So I figured the easiest solution to solve both sides of the problem would be to just make another layout with a viewport on the drawing that has viewport-specific colors, probably just white/black to make it universal.

 

The second option I considered was if there was a way to make colors change depending on the background, similarly to how white and black will interchange.

 

I know I'm making a mountain out of a molehill here, but I suppose I don't like to just give up because it's easier now, especially when it's something I'm using all day.

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pendean
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You have no control on other users' AutoCAD settings with just your DWG file in any way. Sorry.
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samuel.musgroveZ4BXN
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Well, thank you for your answer, but that wasn't what I was asking. If I have a dwg file I can set layer properties, line colors, etc., and others will see that change. I can't make other people use a black paperspace, however, so I'm trying to workaround that.

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pendean
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No worries: you can test all your theories and wishes noted in your first post on your computer (other than color 7 which does what you want), let us know if you discover something no one else has so far and how to replicate it.
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tboehler
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Can you simply change your page setup (paper space) to reflect "Display Plot Styles"  this will show your layout as if it was plotted per your standards.

 

right click on Tab - Page Setup Manager - Modify - Select "Display Plot Styles" on the Page Setup dialog box

 

 

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samuel.musgroveZ4BXN
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That does help a bit! I still have to check the box before I save the file every time, so that's a bit of a pain, but at least it's simple.

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tboehler
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I'm sure a lisp routine could be done for existing layouts.  Change your standard page setup for future drawings.

 

cheers!

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