In Paperspace (Layouts) how do you freeze one viewport so that it does not change?

[ktnalive]

I have 4 viewports on one page within Paperspace each viewport needs some of the lines (layers) visible and the other viewports do not. How does one do this? I need each one "frozen" per se so that it does change when manipulating the lines in the other viewports (turning on or off, making bigger or smaller).

[ktnalive]

I have 4 viewports on one page within Paperspace each viewport needs some of the lines (layers) visible and the other viewports do not. How does one do this? I need each one "frozen" per se so that it does change when manipulating the lines in the other viewports (turning on or off, making bigger or smaller).

[Patchy]

Activate the viewport, then use Layer Properties, look for the column VP Freeze, click on the layers you don't want to show.

[Patchy]

Activate the viewport, then use Layer Properties, look for the column VP Freeze, click on the layers you don't want to show.

[pendean]

This is how viewports in layouts work like that (from an almost identical post today):

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-make-a-change-to-one-layout-page/m-p/12749022#M1... 

[pendean]

This is how viewports in layouts work like that (from an almost identical post today):

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-make-a-change-to-one-layout-page/m-p/12749022#M1... 

[cadffm]

Hi,

layers are global (in your dwg), but each viewport can "VP FREEZE" layers.

Layers which you need somewhere visible, have to be ON and THAW.

Now, go to your Layout, jump into one viewport (mspace) and open LAYER palette.

Search column VP FREEZE and use it.

But:

Viewports are just holes in a paper, so you can't have one and the same line in one viewport shorter than in another one , it is the same line!

If you need variants, you have to create copies of your objects 

or you have to copy your file.

[cadffm]

Hi,

layers are global (in your dwg), but each viewport can "VP FREEZE" layers.

Layers which you need somewhere visible, have to be ON and THAW.

Now, go to your Layout, jump into one viewport (mspace) and open LAYER palette.

Search column VP FREEZE and use it.

But:

Viewports are just holes in a paper, so you can't have one and the same line in one viewport shorter than in another one , it is the same line!

If you need variants, you have to create copies of your objects 

or you have to copy your file.

[ktnalive]

freezing did not work.

[ktnalive]

freezing did not work.

[Patchy · Accepted solution]

Which column did you pick?  Use the one with a box .

[Patchy · Accepted solution]

Which column did you pick?  Use the one with a box .

[ktnalive]

Will this work if the object is a block or do I need to explode the block?

Thanks

[ktnalive]

Will this work if the object is a block or do I need to explode the block?

Thanks

[ktnalive]

Does this work with Dynamic Blocks or do I need to explode them?

[ktnalive]

Does this work with Dynamic Blocks or do I need to explode them?

[ktnalive]

Yes, I have my objects in Dynamic Blocks and when I freeze the layer the entire object disappears.

[ktnalive]

Yes, I have my objects in Dynamic Blocks and when I freeze the layer the entire object disappears.

[pendean]

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@ktnalive wrote:

freezing did not work.

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Try again please, first you have to be inside a viewport, not like this

But like this

Then open LAYER command and look for these columns to use in ViewPorts (VP named)

[pendean]

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@ktnalive wrote:

freezing did not work.

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Try again please, first you have to be inside a viewport, not like this

But like this

Then open LAYER command and look for these columns to use in ViewPorts (VP named)

[pendean · Accepted solution]

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@ktnalive wrote:

Does this work with Dynamic Blocks or do I need to explode them?

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Only if the content inside your dynamic blocks are on layers you never VPFreeze, as well as on layers you never VPFreeze either.

[pendean · Accepted solution]

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@ktnalive wrote:

Does this work with Dynamic Blocks or do I need to explode them?

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Only if the content inside your dynamic blocks are on layers you never VPFreeze, as well as on layers you never VPFreeze either.

[ktnalive]

Thanks, then I think the DBlock needs to be recreated since the entire drawing disappears after I hide one of the layers. That is under VPFreeze.

[ktnalive]

Thanks, then I think the DBlock needs to be recreated since the entire drawing disappears after I hide one of the layers. That is under VPFreeze.